I encourage all of you to watch one video a day to see an incredible transformation take place. To see what was, to now what is, is incredible. From the first tree Shawn fell, to his now wonderful garden. What a masterpiece of a life 😀

Right on... Your viewing public loves you. Thank you for the inspiration, the escape from reality, & the instruction you have provided these past few years.

Nothing I love more than gardening. Planting and nurturing and then watching the growing process, nothing more satisfying.

Anyone Else Hyped to see that garden in full bloom! I am!

That is so cool subscribers are sending you seeds!! 🌿🥒

What a beautiful life, nature, agriculture and tranquillity.

@davidmerwitz6564

4 жыл бұрын

Nice work. Check out Ruth Stout no dig gardening. She used a lot of hay.She also didn't have to weed.

@timothybowen2481

4 жыл бұрын

Delia Veronica Şulea Do you really think that? So, where do you live that is not destroying the surroundings, or nature? Get real!

@ramit439

4 жыл бұрын

@@deliaveronicasulea3461 Excuse me? This is no hobby what you see, it's survival in case you haven't noticed. BTW, you realize animals reproduce, right? So he is hardly destroying the "multitude of animals".....really, grow a brain!

@Brildanne

4 жыл бұрын

@@deliaveronicasulea3461 wrong

@TRIPONTHIS

4 жыл бұрын

@@deliaveronicasulea3461 sounds like you live in a building down town.

I love your show ....... as a 60 year old male in Sydney I sit entranced many evenings looking at your new challenges ! Well done and THANK YOU !!!

It’s wonderful to see the land being cultivated. Makes me think what huge effort your forefathers had to initiate to survive.Very well done, it’s so calming to watch you.Good luck and thank you.I look forward to the progress.😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥰

30 years ago when I was an avid gardener I always had a subscription to Mother Earth News. They had an article about tomatoes using fish carcasses. 3 x 3 x 3 foot hole. Three large carp in the bottom of the hole. Sand, mulch, peat moss and some other stuff went in the hole. They planted one non determinate tomatoes in this witches brew. It covered the entire side of a two story house. Point being, the fish were deep. The nutrients tended to rise and the tomatoes went after them. Kept the animals away.

I add crushed egg shells and fish emulsions too. The egg shell gives the calcium that prevents butt rot in tomatoes. Love your garden!

i ADMIRE THIS GUY , HARD WORKER , PROATIVE , INGENIOUS , VERY SKILLFULL

Not only are your vids educational and inspirational, they are a respite amid a tumultuous world. Thanks

It was sweet how, Cali, looked up to the sky, as that needed rain, fell down on the garden! Shawn, your labor of love, is showing through in the garden, now!! Take care

Thank you , Shawn .

cali smile + rain = all blessings.

Elizabeth L Johnson from far northern California: As I watch you, I also see the tv on in front of me, and my husband next to me on his tablet, and I think to myself, "I have the better part!" Shawn, you bring to us, right into our living rooms, beauty and quiet in the forest, wildlife we can see and hear, humor from Cali, and satisfaction watching you progress day after day, reaching your goals. I get this feeling like watching my child grow and mature. It's a special kind of pride and admiration for you. I cannot thank you enough for your transparency, sincerity, and consideration towards us, your audience. It brings me, for one, tremendous satisfaction!!!!!

You learned the first principle of growing food, you must first grow the dirt and after, just ad more mulch never till it up only the first few inches so as not to disturb the microbes Great Job. Remember to let some of you plants stay in the garden until they die and throw their seeds. The more you do this the more you start having volunteer plants and they seem to know when the best time is to come up.

@cyborgvampirebell3059

4 жыл бұрын

I find it so cool that God told us through the Bible that when sin entered the world man began to till the field; we lost touch with Gods original plan but that 'Good book' can direct us back to what we were meant to be in EVERY aspect of life. Reconcile with God, reconcile with man, reconcile with the Earth.

@bIackstreetboy

4 жыл бұрын

@@cyborgvampirebell3059 It has nothing to do with that at all.

That coming greenhouse should add a great dimension to your garden expectations and productivity . Build a scarecrow.

Huge amount of work, huge amount of joy and harvest to come. Keep on Shawn. Kali is the best.

I am 74, but young at heart You are young, in fact most people on You Tube are young. But, is really interesting that all these people share their life, without being too personal . SOCIAL Media can be an interesting thing . I have lived life fully and I have experienced many similar things. It is really nice that you guys share your ways of life. I like to see how people figure things out in other circumstances. Thank you and all other You Tubers that I follow. Keep up the great videos. If I was younger, I would put things on You Tube also. But, I am very busy living life . ( downhill skiing, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, woodworking, carving wild life, fishing, painting pictures and spending lots of time with my grandkids. ) So, I can live through you You Tube people. Looking forward to your next videos.

Shawn, someone in a post several weeks ago, asked you , "What are you needing to prove?" And watching you in the garden just now...I have the answer. You are not trying to prove anything. Shawn, you love the land, this earth, the living water. I know that feeling. And the only way , I know how to honor that passion in me...is to immerse myself in it. That is why everything you do seems like you are a perfectionist. But that is a wrong assumption. You, my friend are Holy, and you treat the land, rivers and wildlife as sacred.

@paulatwood998

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent statement!

@deborahpellerito6117

4 жыл бұрын

Perfect!

@greywolfwalking6359

4 жыл бұрын

SacredStoneCards , well said!

@varyanashwin9976

4 жыл бұрын

Sums up his channel well.

@deborahperez5430

4 жыл бұрын

yes, shawn has reverence.

Shawn, I have some years of experience with growing various kinds of fruit and vegetables , and other edibles,in an Ontario forest and lake Huron area. You will do fine. I just have to say that eventually I resorted to a solar powered electric fence for the field. Nothing kept animals away during harvest time, despite 2 large dogs, various deterrents, and even me (I am not small and non intimidating) standing there. Raccoons and deer were most common culprits,and birds. If you are planting blueberries and raspberries, you will need netting. Birds are relentless. Good luck and all the best.

Perfect!!🙂...l'amour des végétaux..vous n'avez pas peur de vous salir les mains.. magnifique cette vidéo.. très belle musique..j'adore!!

Thank you! I watch both your channels on a super regular basis. Please please keep your videos coming and stay ever so wise!

Keep it up, I love how you always put 100 percent into the things you do. I’m a 33 year old female, and this is one of my favourite channels to watch, thank you for everything you’ve taught me. I appreciate you 🙂

@irmibullinger1421

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a 79 year old female and this is also one of my favorites. Brucke is another one, from Japan I believe. Shawn is doing an amazing job with the garden!

@aidiaa

4 жыл бұрын

Irmi Bullinger I’ll have to check out Brucke, thank you for the suggestion :)

I remember reading about Native Americans using fish as fertilizer when I was in early grade school...amazing that I still remember reading this in a library book almost 60 years ago.....

@markpashia7067

4 жыл бұрын

And they did this in mounds with the three sisters. Corn in the center, surrounded by bush type bean plants with squash around the edges like pumpkin, acorn, and other types. Those companion plants supported each other and were the three staples in their diets. Along with game, fruit and berries gathered. complete nutrition for thousands of years. Oh, they never missed the nut gathering either for minerals and the oils and protein.

It is amazing with how much love and attention you care! Beautiful to watch!!

Man, the attention you are giving to this plants, is romance.. and hard labor:)) God bless brother!!

It's Friday is a movie. Great, great, great. Good job. Greetings from distant Poland. Like.

One of the best things I've done for tomatoes is removing the leaves 8" to 12" from the surface. It really cuts back on disease.

@benningtoncamper2852

4 жыл бұрын

Another thing I recently learned is to put a calcium tablet into the hole before you plant - it helps prevent blossom end rot.

Thank you ,Shawn , and Mrs Shawn ,

Truth is I watch you at least 5 hours a day binge watching your way.... wish I was able to be mobile again, but very nice to have someone to watch the way I would have loved to live their dream... can't wait to see more of you and the wife working together. Thank you so much for making this little old lady smile again.

I started watching this off grid show a few months ago I find them peaceful and I love the scenery I’ve watched some of the other off grid shows and all they do is talk about themselves I love the outdoors so this is great and like other people I can’t wait till you get another one out I have eight tomato plants in buckets and eat off them all summer I spend six dollars every week year round on tomatoes so anything you can grow to feed yourself is helpful and fun even if their in a bucket it’s fun to take care of them and get up each day and see how much they’ve grown planted potatoes one time and I would dig them up every week to see how big they were so now I stick to above ground vegetables it was fun to look at them and put them back they did survive me

Its amazing how all thing come together nice and beautiful😍😍

@VelvetRedRoses

4 жыл бұрын

Lookin' really nice!

Wow! I did not want it to end. Thank you Shawn James. 🤗

Que bien me siento feliz por que la tierra te va regresar el amor que le has dado y mucha paciencia

I remember reading a long time ago, probably in school, that the Indians taught the pilgrims how to plant corn using fish for fertilizer.

Shawn, We used to sell fish, blood and bone in the shop. It was a powder. It did stink. It was great for plants. I worry your raw fish and poultry will attract something big. Here, it would only be a dog or a fox. Not so for you. If you need nitric solvents, then pee on your garden every morning first thing. You don't have to share! It will ward off predators and improve the soil!😁. Regards Stephen.

Thank you Shawn...great video! I especially enjoyed the moments of nature and frolic with Kali!

You can even build a water system right beside your cabin connected with the river or spring ... what a sufficient life indeed you can enjoy peacefully out there in the forest...🥰

that will work, we have a deal with fishing boats in Kemah TX we get their "stuff" the remains and we use it all over the farm

@markpashia7067

4 жыл бұрын

I use to live in Kemah, before it became a boat basin. Last I saw the old house was gone and a sail boat was parked in what was the front yard! Miss those fresh shrimp from the docks. Sure were a lot of good restaurants in that area as well. The draw bridge was a pain on weekends but the new bridge solved that.

I was a gardener in Kelowna BC in my other life as a mother, job holder, mortgage hldr ... it was the glue in my life 4 many years. Such good lessons learned ... the least of which is patience. A creative expression. Love your garden, Shawn James.

I was in scouts 45 plus years ago and we did alot of camping and survival training off the outdoors and my dream was to live in the forest and live off the ground, streams and wilderness but never got to do it but watching you Shawn is like a dream coming true, love your videos and pictures of all the wildlife that we don't realize its there.

I have never seen a man work soOOoo hard to try and provide food for his 'loved ones'. I find your bod too small to contain the size of heart within. You accept well your limitations and share humblings about yourself and this makes for a well-balanced combo. I'll just bet the fishing trip came right after allllllll the garden work...and if so, I'm happy to know there was a 'treat' awaiting after the work was well done. Thanks for sharing your APPRECIATION of life with us = Inspiring. Health and God Bless you n' yours!

I like the use of marigolds for pest control.

Shawn, thanks for all you do. Seems like you have started a new trend of playing music during work time. Long time viewers like myself have come to appreciate the silence except for ambient noise during work time. Would love if you could leave the music for the slide shows and adventures. Keep up the great work.

@burhanisik3919

4 жыл бұрын

👍

@davidmesser8619

4 жыл бұрын

The music is fine. Adds to the ambiance. 🤠👍

@browsedeweb8834

4 жыл бұрын

I'm really enjoying the beautiful music. Very tastefully done.

First thing to plant should be potatoes and cabbage 1st it May. Waiting for last frost is a good idea! Yellow Sweet Spanish onions will store well for winter! Kennebec potatoes store well for winter! Yellow and red potatoes don’t store well! Neither do purple or red onions! Cabbage and carrots will store well! Turnips do well in storage! Oak leafs sour the ground! Herbs grow up by the cabin! Great video ! Also late cabbage is to store! Plant seeds in July keep watered when they get 2 to 3 inches tall dig up and transplant same with late cauliflower and broccoli! Brussels sprouts seed now and harvest after frost! Stalks will keep in freezing weather so don’t harvest until you want to eat them! This is how I raise by kids we farmed 1500 acres of produce in Michigan! Stored a lot for winter! Feeding 3 boys is a full time job!

Hi! Am tony and my wife pamela are from the philippines. We are following you shows in KZread. We want to tell you that we like the values you share with your followers. We hope you continue doing especially for the young people.

Hey mr shawn im 21 and bought some land in arkansas hopefully as a women i can build a cabin with some help

@JF-fx2qv

4 жыл бұрын

CAN DO ATTITUDE.

@CabinDweller

4 жыл бұрын

You CAN do it!!! There's so much info out there, you can learn so much on your own and the more you do the more confident you'll get in taking on new projects! (I'm a cabin dwelling woman living alone too!)

@imanibroadnax5580

4 жыл бұрын

@@CabinDweller Thanks for that motivational boost !

@rosehaydon6009

4 жыл бұрын

The only failure is when we don't try, have a go, don't be afraid to ask for help, and accept that it will take a life time and still not finish the dream, but what an amazing adventure it will be, good luck 🥰

@imanibroadnax5580

4 жыл бұрын

@@rosehaydon6009 will do mrs.rose

Growing some big rocks in that garden! Haha, with enough water you'll have a helluva vegetable garden this year, take care Shawn...

@jeffreywhite3318

4 жыл бұрын

Ii TVs

@jeffreywhite3318

4 жыл бұрын

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@monkeymanwasd1239

4 жыл бұрын

Rocks actually create a more stable microclimate and condense water

I know that’s it’s such a thrill to see your little seeds come to life and grow. It does something to your inner farmer to see what you have planted come up and flourish. Good luck to you and may you enjoy the fruits of your labor. It’s always a joy to see what you’re doing next

Thanks for the lovely video Shawn. A lovely treat in this lockdown for Corvid 19, in England 👏👏👏👍🇬🇧

Buonasera Signor James, un magnifico orto, complimenti. Un caro saluto da Alberto e Simona Milano 🇮🇹 Italia.

@zambonicorse84

4 жыл бұрын

Mitico, io lo seguo da Verona ;) Ciao

@albertopompei8175

4 жыл бұрын

@@zambonicorse84 Ciao, un caro saluto.

Nice thumbnail ! :D

Man I never comment but I’ve followed you since you started building the cabin. Your videos are good for the soul. This life you have chosen is so simple and wholesome and whole hearted. Keep it up. You’re doing the right thing.

All of your hard work will result in a bounty that will feed your family well. Thank you for sharing your journey to Self Reliance. Kind Regards, Randy in Arizona, USA

I remember when we tree planted in North Ontario they use some kind of fish scale fertilizer for the trees. I think you're bang on with this

@zacknolet8436

4 жыл бұрын

Canadian Prepper I see you are also a man that likes Shawn James

@cristinaioanamihalache9046

5 ай бұрын

😊❤

Have you ever thought about building a rain water tower or is something like that even possible?

Love both channels but I’m a big fan of you talking us through your life and projects on this channel. Thank you for this video!

Calli is wandering what those flowers are. She loves to be with you.

You need a 3rd channel, "Gardening Ninja"

@greywolfwalking6359

4 жыл бұрын

shawn donohoe , indeed!!!

i heard about this and this came to mind: A team of US researchers has found that sockeye salmon carcasses has helped boost tree growth by up to 20%. Over a 20-year period, students from the University of Washington tossed the fish from a stream on to a river bank. Data shows the nutrients from the rotting flesh boosted growth in the area's trees."There was a significant increase in the growth of the trees on the side that we fertilised relative to how well they have been doing prior to the experiment."

@sacredstonecards9051

4 жыл бұрын

Bears have been doing this for years. The Salmon runs actually feed and nourish the whole earth. Salmon are Life...Water is Life. There is other research that shows this whole cycle. It is fascinating. Thank you for reminding me.

@blahbleh5671

4 жыл бұрын

literally everyone knows this

@icecastles1432

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine what fish does for the brain? If you can't get fish take capsules.

@young-soonkim6730

4 жыл бұрын

Native American Indians used this method!

@shirleyanderson8441

4 жыл бұрын

@@sacredstonecards9051 MNI WICONI. Natives have been fertilizing with fish for centuries--right?

We used to do this when i was a kid. We lived in the bush where there was no road and you only had what you carried in on your back. It was a great life. Our garden thrived because of all the fishing we did

Excellent job! It is amazing watching you steadily reaching your goals! Thank you so much Shawn!

Quite a short growing season in Canada, ever thought about erecting some poly-tunnels to extend it?

That’s cool. You should do this on an island.

I’m just so proud of that garden, and of you how you turned that place of rocks and trees into something one can be proud of. You are a special kind of man, I have to admit. You always end up doing what you say you’re going to do. I believe that’s what ya call integrity.

Hi again SHAWN A good job ! Welcomed rain! Warm sunshine yay! Grow veggies grow!

The Inca peoples would place a small fish into the planting hole of their corn, maze etc...

@timstewart8690

4 жыл бұрын

That's a lot of small fish . . .

@margaretlarriva4573

4 жыл бұрын

The American Indians also did!

Have you answered this question already? How are you going to stop every living thing in the forest from eating every plant you are growing?

@D-B-Cooper

4 жыл бұрын

Erik Klein , those fish will bring them in for miles.

@Mister510

4 жыл бұрын

He's putting a fence around the garden. It's partway done, you can see some of it in this video.

No doubt this year will do well. Next year will be better. The soil will acclimate and you will learn every year. Bless you Shawn.

You and your family sure did make the right decisions at the right time to be able to avoid the pandemic. Always enjoy your channels. Give Cali a treat for me!

Coloca legenda em português para nós os Brasileiros por favor

Is Shawn's wife still living with him?

@marthamorrison7380

4 жыл бұрын

We never see or hear about your wife anymore?

@jennysmith80

4 жыл бұрын

He explains in the video description .

@dulceamaya8603

4 жыл бұрын

@Ijusthopeitsquick I hope so, I haven't seen her in his videos for a while now. Maybe she's quarantining with their daughters where they live.

@lindanwfirefighter4973

4 жыл бұрын

Jenny Smith no he doesn’t

@danieloliver20

4 жыл бұрын

It's pretty clear his wife and daughters want their privacy, good for them!

It looks so good. Anyone who works that hard at growing food should have tons of it.

I’m just loving your garden Shawn. God bless you! 👍👍👍💯💯💯🌱🌱🌱

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@carsonturner8392

4 жыл бұрын

Nope. You weren’t.

Nothing better than watching the Blue Jays on a Friday night haha.

Loving watching you build this garden!! So looking forward to seeing how it expands/builds over the years!! Thank you Shawn

Great stuff Shawn, your imagination, hard work and dedication are good to see and fantastic. Thanks for posting.

Make some cold frames with the old windows you bought. You can start your seedlings in those you’ll get a much longer growing season. The cold frames could be full of lush salads.

As per usual,taking meticulous care with the vegetable patch, I’m a great believer in “you get back out what you put in” amazing the fish carcasses transferred from one area to another? Amazing input to the soil? And so close to that total self sufficiency 👍...so pleased for you and your wife, best wishes and kind regards from 🇬🇧 UK.

Garden glory! Looking forward to your week of summer!

I think that's the first time I've seen Cali swim for her toy, very cute!

Wow I would almost want to sleep out there to protect the garden -you have done so much! It looks great!

WoW Shawn, I love how carefully you nurture everything you are doing to grow your garden. I love it. You are amazing. Thanks for sharing all you do. 💜💜💜

One of my favorite and memorable moments will be your Garden. Great video!

your care and your patience, makes everything happen ... congratulations ..

Shawn, super excited for your garden. Wishing you and your family a great harvest this year!

I love those shots where you get ready and then you stop, look around and think! I do the same thing!

I can't wait for the next week video. It so pleasantly to watch how you are covering this in an arable land.

I see you are way ahead of me with the hay. Good luck and happy gardening.

Flashes of lightening woke me up at 4 am this Saturday morning, so I decided to watch your video as I watched and waited for the rain to start falling. Still waiting. The dry lightening here in Southern Oregon is a dreaded event each summer, as we are in a drought like so many areas. Your video inspired me to get dressed and get out into my own garden at daybreak to see how things are coming along. Your forest garden is so impressive. I can’t wait to see the fruits of your labor!🥦🥕🥒

Never underestimate the power of positivity!

The garden is really taking shape now. Good work!!!

Love that your growing your own food!!! Thank you for valuable content and information.

Un régal votre vidéo...je parle du travail accompli..un boulot énorme pour apporter des nutriments. ..planter..pailler....ça pousse de tous côtés..bravo!...j'ai assez vu mes parents, mes frères..je participais aussi, pour évaluer les difficultés, mais c'est tellement satisfaisant ensuite!...vous prenez le temps de vous occuper aussi de votre douce Cali...beau votre chapeau!... bonne continuation 🙂

Looking at the overhead shots at the beginning of the vid shows just how much you have progressed... You have probably put more effort into getting the garden and out-buildings ready than you did getting the cabin built.... just wish people realised how much effort you put into building your self reliant area as well as doing all the video editing... it takes a lot of time and you combine it well.... thank you Shawn for all you do... It's well appreciated here.

Thanks Shawn..! Quite the adventure on the river...! =)

I'm astonished by the amount you've accomplished in the last month or 2 in the garden. Looks amazing. Cant wait to see the fruits of your labour!