I Bought A Degraded Forest In Texas... Here's Why

I bought an abandoned woodland in Texas, meaning I found the cheapest land possible that was rural and close to a major city.

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  • @the_it_clown
    @the_it_clown4 ай бұрын

    Omg I hope one day Paul Plantu’s nature reserve is open to the public for tours, I’d love to learn more about the native plant species 🌱

  • @JosukeUrameshi
    @JosukeUrameshi4 ай бұрын

    dude this is my dream! just having land and making it my own little nature preserve. so excited for you! ERF IS MAH PLONET! 🌏

  • @user-rr4wg6dh6f

    @user-rr4wg6dh6f

    4 ай бұрын

    Wouldn't people be disruptive with touring?

  • @JosukeUrameshi

    @JosukeUrameshi

    4 ай бұрын

    @@user-rr4wg6dh6f who said anything about giving tours? it would be for me only

  • @erikad1497
    @erikad14972 ай бұрын

    As a native Houstonian, this makes my heart happy!

  • @Hayley-sl9lm
    @Hayley-sl9lm4 ай бұрын

    Living vicariously through you bro. You should connect with Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't, he is in Texas and maybe he can help you ID some of the rare plants you might have there. I'm so glad you were able to bring this land under your protection & stewardship, now it will have all of the benefits of your interest.

  • @victorevans6639

    @victorevans6639

    4 ай бұрын

    Joey from crime pays is awesome! A collab would be awesome

  • @jonathannavarro2865

    @jonathannavarro2865

    4 ай бұрын

    Yes That would be a good collab

  • @terrenetherapeutics

    @terrenetherapeutics

    4 ай бұрын

    Love Joey! Great suggestion! ~ Patricia

  • @jonathanmiranda9400
    @jonathanmiranda94004 ай бұрын

    6:37 "life aspirations fulfilled on a budget" you said it all paul !

  • @sharabenson
    @sharabenson4 ай бұрын

    I just discovered your channel tonight when looking up Tangerine Crossvine and haven’t stopped watching yet. I’m so happy to have found you! Honestly, my other favorite gardener is Laura from Garden Answer- your channels couldn’t be more different however you both share a unique way of teaching and genuine love of what you’re doing. I’m so excited to go along as you do what you do to this new property. Congratulations!

  • @michellepollino4986
    @michellepollino49864 ай бұрын

    Congratulations! I’m happy you got the land that you wanted. I can’t wait to see what you create on your new land. I will be watching.

  • @ivanrodriguez268
    @ivanrodriguez26814 күн бұрын

    I hope you preserve all those trees and native palms!

  • @anaisabeldelrio6902
    @anaisabeldelrio69022 ай бұрын

    I love this! You saved this space from developers. The animals are so displaced, hawks, cyotes, and rabbits wander in our neighborhood because the cow pastor and forest behind us became apartments and houses 😢 ( houston- alvin area 😢)

  • @The_Savvy_Satyr
    @The_Savvy_Satyr4 ай бұрын

    I'll wager that your son will have a magical childhood on such a great wooded area.

  • @foragingandurbanfarmingatt4745
    @foragingandurbanfarmingatt47454 ай бұрын

    Inoculate some logs with mushroom spores! Plant native foraging plants! Excited for you!

  • @Lou_Mansfield
    @Lou_Mansfield2 ай бұрын

    so glad you'll restore it for migrating birds and native pollinators. you can make your own trail in it. or a off grid tiny house thing. or your own campsite. plus a permaculture food forest section. put some rain barrels or well/pump. a mini Miyawaki native forest. etc

  • @michaelbrady2307
    @michaelbrady23074 ай бұрын

    Awesome bro! That's the dream, having a piece of nature you can keep preserved. Happy for you dude, and I hope to have the same one day.

  • @MagicalZach
    @MagicalZach4 ай бұрын

    Good luck brother keeps us updated with the natives you plant and the ones you remove

  • @melonywilson7630
    @melonywilson76304 ай бұрын

    Just hearing you talk about your property and your plans and your smiles is everything. You are so happy and we are happy for you. Do your thing I'm just happy to watch more upcoming videos. Your joy is everything. 🎉Congratulations

  • @Kymo883
    @Kymo8834 ай бұрын

    What a great project, look forward to the transformation 😊

  • @darklighter2838
    @darklighter28384 ай бұрын

    Congratulations, happy to be a part of your yourney!

  • @thecollegepicker
    @thecollegepicker4 ай бұрын

    Great purchase dude, land and growing eatables is so underrated.

  • @rebekahwells3737
    @rebekahwells37374 ай бұрын

    We live between Houston and Galveston. Can’t wait to watch the transformation! Maybe you can do tours one day.

  • @margievaughan2456
    @margievaughan24564 ай бұрын

    Congratulations I’m happy for you & proud of you. It’s so refreshing to see a young man with your interest and determination & work ethic instead of setting in front of a computer game all day. I find your channel so interesting & will definitely follow the journey.

  • @WarriorofSunlight
    @WarriorofSunlight3 ай бұрын

    Man, what you’re doing for your local ecosystem is amazing. I can’t even imagine how different the world would be if everyone put as much effort into protecting and restoring nature as you do.

  • @randalllevy5307
    @randalllevy5307Ай бұрын

    Such an amazing idea. You're just the 1 to tackle this.

  • @kerijohnson8781
    @kerijohnson87814 ай бұрын

    I can’t wait to see how it turns out! I’ve got 3 acres in Nacogdoches and don’t know what to do with this place, I don’t even know where to start. I’m standing by waiting to be inspired! Keep up the awesome work I’ve learned a lot from you homie

  • @kareharpies

    @kareharpies

    4 ай бұрын

    Check out Flock Finger Lakes channel for inspiration. They have a video where they planted millions (yes, you heard right!) of bulbs into their prairie. Very cool land restoration/homestead channel.

  • @johnpaskell4431
    @johnpaskell44314 ай бұрын

    I will for real come down there and help with any tree work you need there.

  • @discoj7112
    @discoj71124 ай бұрын

    This is the dream! Some people might have a dream car or a dream home, but having a huge garden to see grow and improve is even better. I think if you want to build somewhere to stay, you should put it on stilts or build a treehouse to keep things dry. 100 year floods are becoming more common than they used to be in a lot of places, so it's a good idea to plan ahead.

  • @nippolitica
    @nippolitica4 ай бұрын

    Another great video, Paul. You have been such an inspiration to me as I planned and then picked up my home in Japan, which is in the same zone as you. I made the same decision regarding what I could afford and have definitely spent "truck money" on my house and land. Renovations will begin soon and the total amount is looking like only $130K all in. I've saved back money for retirement.

  • @jacobogarrido17
    @jacobogarrido174 ай бұрын

    Bro bout to be the next bama bass Lfg!

  • @300blkreepin
    @300blkreepin4 ай бұрын

    Way to nail down those aspirations young man.

  • @Antsinherpants
    @Antsinherpants4 ай бұрын

    Bro been watching you since you got them the Oreo 6’s from the thrift. It’s amazing to see you grow to this!! Got me into thrifting and now into plants for the last two year!! Keep it up!!

  • @northeasthardytropicals541
    @northeasthardytropicals5414 ай бұрын

    This is cool as hell man. This is going to be an awesome project for years to come.

  • @michellemoeckel4770
    @michellemoeckel47704 ай бұрын

    Awesome! Looks a lot like our acreage. So much potential.

  • @BeautifulEarthJa
    @BeautifulEarthJa4 ай бұрын

    Can't do better than starting off with words from Bob Marley! Love from Jamaica :)

  • @terrenetherapeutics
    @terrenetherapeutics4 ай бұрын

    So excited to follow this journey! ~ Patricia

  • @rickyt3961
    @rickyt39614 ай бұрын

    congratulations! This is going to be exiting following you through this new journey.

  • @bile897
    @bile89715 күн бұрын

    This sounds godly, this is what i want to do. Can’t wait to see the outcome!

  • @buckyjennings8854
    @buckyjennings88544 ай бұрын

    Congratulations Señor Plantu! We bought some property north of Houston and we're trying to improve the land. We had to put cages around all the trees because the deer are vicious

  • @jeffreyrossi5084
    @jeffreyrossi50844 ай бұрын

    Great news! At one point you need to put up a diagram of the property so we can see the areas you're working on as they happen. I would think treed areas are hard to come by in Texas. I see your new property as upgraded not degrading since it starting to revert back to its original state.

  • @JaydonLandworth
    @JaydonLandworth4 ай бұрын

    That's huge! Congrats, stoked to see what comes next

  • @michellemakeupandnails
    @michellemakeupandnails3 ай бұрын

    I love watching you do & learn on your channel, really love your videos so much

  • @charlesdavenport4640
    @charlesdavenport46404 ай бұрын

    Can't wait to see how it turns out!

  • @caranwysong3065
    @caranwysong30654 ай бұрын

    Congrats! Can't wait to see your progress!

  • @MJArt13
    @MJArt134 ай бұрын

    Your land is beautiful. Congratulations!

  • @mishkybishky
    @mishkybishky4 ай бұрын

    Amazing!! Can’t wait to see what you do

  • @ydmf2
    @ydmf24 ай бұрын

    Exciting! Congrats bro! ✊

  • @jujuray169
    @jujuray1694 ай бұрын

    Congrats dude! You'll kill it whatever you do...🎉

  • @user-rr4wg6dh6f
    @user-rr4wg6dh6f4 ай бұрын

    I'm excited to see what you do with this forest.

  • @Treegrower
    @Treegrower4 ай бұрын

    This is awesome! Congrats on getting the land. I can't wait to see what you have planned for it. You are living the dream I am jealous!

  • @sjustice3487
    @sjustice34874 ай бұрын

    I'm excited to see it come together!

  • @christylou28
    @christylou284 ай бұрын

    what an exciting project, can't wait to see your progress with this!

  • @Hipporacle
    @Hipporacle4 ай бұрын

    How fantastic! Congratulations!

  • @DicksonClaim
    @DicksonClaim2 ай бұрын

    Im here for this project!

  • @HomeLifeRenos
    @HomeLifeRenos4 ай бұрын

    Congratulations 🎉 I’m excited to follow along on the journey.

  • @coltonprins5995
    @coltonprins59954 ай бұрын

    Alright man, I’m all in now. When can I come birding? That Plantu eBird hotspot is going to be rad. It would be cool if you got into birding, set a baseline of species observed this year and watched the list grow year after year.

  • @jwh1997
    @jwh19974 ай бұрын

    This is great, Paul. I can't wait to see what you do with the property.

  • @demeterkristin260
    @demeterkristin2604 ай бұрын

    Congratulations🎉 so happy for you😁🌳🌱🌲

  • @matt.endlesscourage
    @matt.endlesscourage4 ай бұрын

    I wish you all the best with this new endeavor Paul! I think your plan sounds wonderful. Excited for all to come with this!

  • @BrandonChapin
    @BrandonChapin4 ай бұрын

    Cant wait to see whats to come!

  • @travisjantzer
    @travisjantzer4 ай бұрын

    This is a really sweet project man. I have very similar ideas for my own land here in Oregon. Food Forest, Permaculture, etc. We also deal with deer and racoons. My dad has seen a cougar out here and about once a week we hear coyotes screaming in the valley. Good luck dude, I'll be keeping up with your progress.

  • @BWlXX
    @BWlXX4 ай бұрын

    1000% you should build a small cabin on the property. KZreadrs like bushradical or KylesCabin are both really good resources to get an idea of how long it'd take & what the cost is. You already invested a lot of money on the property so making it some place you can take your family and get away for a weekend would be the best use of land & increase the value even more

  • @drb996
    @drb9964 ай бұрын

    Find a construction company that hauls dirt and pay them to drop maybe 10 tonnes of soil/dirt and make an island. Create culverts etc to manage the water and take it from there...maybe add some goats to help with the mowing 😊

  • @kellycarroll6829
    @kellycarroll68294 ай бұрын

    love the plan! migrating birds are so wonderful! blessings and peace to you and your project. 🌲☮🕊

  • @linakhoury6623
    @linakhoury66234 ай бұрын

    Hi. Congratulations on your new land . You can bild a cabin and rent it to family in the summer Have a nice day .

  • @nicolebergelin6200
    @nicolebergelin62004 ай бұрын

    Congrats! Try to keep all that organic matter that you need to clear on your property if you can. I bet you could inoculate the wood piles with some dope edible mushrooms.

  • @allenslater9234
    @allenslater92344 ай бұрын

    So happy for you!

  • @rubytrujillo4199
    @rubytrujillo41994 ай бұрын

    OMG goodluckk! I can't wait to see how it turns out!

  • @Bluesage2024
    @Bluesage20244 ай бұрын

    Congratulations!!!!!! You are amazing!!!. Thank you for taking us with you on your journey. I have a notebook ready for your Planet Plantu class to begin. I am sure we will learn so much watching you restore the amazing land to its wild life refuge. Thank you for what you are doing.

  • @spookyduzit
    @spookyduzit4 ай бұрын

    Im sure your creativity will create a nice environment to share. Anxious to see it in the works

  • @joak.vintage
    @joak.vintage4 ай бұрын

    This is sick! Can't wait to see what you do with the land! And I gotta say, very impressive 'dialogue', not that much cutting in the edit and yet the talking is consistent and informative without a lot of filler words - not common on youtube.

  • @antonenero
    @antonenero4 ай бұрын

    Good luck the journey Paul ❤❤❤ ...I follow your journeys🌿🌿🌸🌸🌸🌸

  • @mrdakotameeks
    @mrdakotameeks4 ай бұрын

    Excited to see it happen!

  • @monicavaldez2369
    @monicavaldez23694 ай бұрын

    Congratulations!!

  • @catiepower3550
    @catiepower35504 ай бұрын

    Heck ya!! That’s how you do it! Please share the journey.

  • @bh300
    @bh3004 ай бұрын

    Love the property. Bro! 🌴

  • @TheLivingBackyard
    @TheLivingBackyard4 ай бұрын

    Well.... put it that way, it is a wonderful idea 💚💚💚 if you build a cabin, make it on a tall foundation, so you can sleep in peace even in rainy season😁 CONGRATS!

  • @MonoiLuv
    @MonoiLuv4 ай бұрын

    Congratulations!

  • @Braddy_Daddy
    @Braddy_Daddy4 ай бұрын

    Dude!!!! Congrats man

  • @philipmorgan6984
    @philipmorgan69844 ай бұрын

    Congrats, bro bro!

  • @SCR357
    @SCR3574 ай бұрын

    Dope idea brother that is so cool

  • @walkflx
    @walkflx4 ай бұрын

    lookin forward to it

  • @kathytravis9256
    @kathytravis92564 ай бұрын

    Way to go Paul!!

  • @lalaydade3364
    @lalaydade33644 ай бұрын

    Awesome idea! Maybe one day you will let your subscribers come check it out. 🙂

  • @cromulentparty
    @cromulentparty4 ай бұрын

    Damn you're so wholesome Paul.

  • @LilaLacktrichterling
    @LilaLacktrichterling4 ай бұрын

    Awesome

  • @TekedixXx
    @TekedixXx4 ай бұрын

    So I work with guys who buy and sell land, and a lot of it is in Texas. My first kneejerk reaction to your first video (I didn't comment) was that you're overpaying for the land. From my experience, I've seen a lot of lots in Texas with more buildable lots sell for less, but I checked out the area and the size and compared it to a few of my clients properties that are similar and I think you paid a generally fair price, considering how close it is to a major city. That's within 10k of other similar properties which have more features but are in worse locations. The way people get good deals on land is they either do targeted mail to people who own land or find property through the public tax records (Which isn't as reliable as you would think), and you can buy properties for 20%-40% market value, if you have the cash (No bank is going to finance an empty lot with $1,500 in back taxes).

  • @glendanavarrete1618
    @glendanavarrete16184 ай бұрын

    You are amazing😊

  • @tysonkturbo
    @tysonkturbo4 ай бұрын

    congrats dawg. show me that damn bayou

  • @danielvelez4001
    @danielvelez40014 ай бұрын

    U could build a tree house ❤❤😂😂😂

  • @paulplantu

    @paulplantu

    4 ай бұрын

    FACTS

  • @Ricard0_
    @Ricard0_4 ай бұрын

    Congrats man. I’m sure you’re gonna turn that into a paradise. Get you a metal detector, I think you’d be surprised what you can find on undeveloped land. Also look for Indian artifacts along the streams.

  • @xUNCVLx
    @xUNCVLx4 ай бұрын

    Flea market in the forest?!? We might need that

  • @dikanpatel9687
    @dikanpatel96874 ай бұрын

    Congrats Paul on your land purchase. I agree they ain't making more land and hey only one life to get your dreams. Way to go. Earth is my planet...One day I will get there too. Enjoy.

  • @donnam4260
    @donnam42604 ай бұрын

    Yiipppeeee Floods just bring more goodies to the soil from time to time❤

  • @samrachui6556
    @samrachui65564 ай бұрын

    i wish i could like the video a million times

  • @theplushfrog
    @theplushfrog4 ай бұрын

    If I had a nickle everytime a young youtuber bought a few acres of land to make it into a native plant and animal reserve, I'd have 10 cents. It's just kinda cool it's happened twice now.

  • @martymarr8307
    @martymarr83074 ай бұрын

    Congrats

  • @FasinFRANKclothing
    @FasinFRANKclothing4 ай бұрын

    This is fuegooooo 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @Lynxajb
    @Lynxajb4 ай бұрын

    More Perma Culture. Awesome. Well done.

  • @dangray
    @dangray4 ай бұрын

    Too cool.

  • @wilavrilien2791
    @wilavrilien27914 ай бұрын

    Camp out on that bruh 💚🤙🏿

  • @oh5148
    @oh51484 ай бұрын

    Nice

  • @_Mastermind04
    @_Mastermind044 ай бұрын

    Proud of you thats the dream right there