I’ve given up reading the paper in the morning and watch this channel instead. Suddenly the worlds a nicer place and my veg garden is too. Good on ya Mark.

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin! Mate, I agree, reading and watching too much of the news these days is simply depressing... I love getting into the garden instead. Cheers :)

@gartjone1846

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Turn off the news and build a garden.just like the Willie, Lukas and willies other son sang the song. The world's a better place.😁👍

@yardleyj9391

2 жыл бұрын

And, in so doing, you will rise your vibrations.

@scholasticbookfair.

4 ай бұрын

​@@yardleyj9391vibrations don't exist. Not in the context you're speaking of. The LORD created the earth and we're to take care of it.

@Pat206

19 күн бұрын

@@scholasticbookfair. He may have meant have 'good vibrations', as in making you feel good/better.

"My name is Citrus Maximus Gargantuas" -Russell Grow.

@that_auntceleste5848

3 жыл бұрын

🤣😆😂

@melaniehouston6633

3 жыл бұрын

So right! I am almost craying from your statement! I just love watching him!

@aamirahmed5784

3 жыл бұрын

I came here to put a similar comment 😂

@chucklevision3961

3 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂 That comment, has made my 'gluteus maximus' quiver & wobble with hilarity!🤷‍♀️🤣

@IHC66

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 too funny

This guy lights up my day! He is the most fun way to learn gardening!

@davinamichaeli3640

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@conniesison4250

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he is

@cucumberboi945

3 жыл бұрын

agreed him And James lol

@coniferous4637

3 жыл бұрын

Lol Australians make great nature educators

@tracywilliamsliterature

3 жыл бұрын

@@coniferous4637 hhh! As soon as he says "let's get into it" I start impersonating his accent... So much fun!

Here in the Philippines we don’t cut the pomelo like apple otherwise it will taste sour or off to tastebuds. We usually cut the top off (delicately not cut from outside to flesh, just until to white layering only) and we just peel it like orange. You must peel it off that way for best taste. 😊

@sniffyjesus

6 ай бұрын

Hello, do you ship cuttings or seedlings am located within the PHL

@g.j.r4069

Ай бұрын

He said he cut it that way just for the video

Your citrus maximus joke is even funnier because my husband thinks you look like Russell Crowe🤣😜

@TXJan0057

3 жыл бұрын

He looks like Russell Crowes brother or cousin. Just enough similarity so you see it but not so much you get confused.

@honda-s2k

3 жыл бұрын

He is master and commander of the garden 🤣

@couragecoachsam

3 жыл бұрын

I must say, I AM entertained 😂

@minkles1330

3 жыл бұрын

You're gonna make his head, I mean fruit swell even more.

@lauranyc4966

3 жыл бұрын

He does look like him 😁

"My name is Citrus Maximus Gargantuan, commander of the orchard and grower of the biggest citrus known to mankind" ... This should be on a plaque at the entrance to your orchard

Here in the Philippines, we prepare a dip sauce for that. We mix vinegar, a little bit of salt, and some chili pepper. BTW, we have 2 kinds of pomelos, white and red. Like you, I prefer red since it's more juicy especially in summer.

@BillyBobBeauBenson

3 жыл бұрын

That dip sounds amazing!

@catherinegrace2366

3 жыл бұрын

@@BillyBobBeauBenson right? Yum!

@LaNoir.

3 жыл бұрын

What's the best way to know if it's ripe? I often get dry ones from the supermarket...

@beelot1511

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaNoir. the color, it changes in to yellow color when it's ripe.

@wfhesltutordea8072

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaNoir. Sorry, I don't know. My mom and uncle always get them from the tree themselves. But we usually smell the citrusy smell everytime we pat the skin. Also, we prefer eating them in summer. They are not really juicy in autumn or winter season.

Oh man! I live in Northeast India and Pomelo is one of the tastiest fruits here and so refreshing eating under a tree on a hot and windy day 🔥😉

I had a tree of these , it was literally 2 story’s high! The whole backyard sky was taken by the tree, it was awesome, the fruit would slowly rip so we would have the pomelos half the year. The clippings of over growth, can be re rooted to make a new tree if you want , put in glass o water, it might make roots

Mark is the type of gardener that keeps a knife in his back pocket for "safety"

@cucumberboi945

3 жыл бұрын

Yup! Lol

I love pomelo. I was served pomelo by a Thai lady. She peeled all the pith around the whole fruit first, then separated each piece by pulling them apart and then peel the fibrous skin, OMG, the best!

Love Mark's fun and refreshing approach to gardening.. his enthusiasm is deliciously contagious! 👍😀

Love your sense of humor! Thanks for the video

Love pomelo. Peel it like an orange and then take slices for snacks at work :) if you don’t cut it open like that it is very clean to eat, portable snack in it’s own wrapper.

Love all of your information. You must have been the funny one in the army. Your Special Forces Team was lucky to have you. Thanks for serving your country.

Pomelo is my favourite citrus fruit and I'm just amazed that a video about it popped up on my feed just now.

I love Pomelo! The pith is so thick its perfect for candying then you get this great pomelo cocktail syrup

These big boys fascinated me when I went to China. Just blew my little mind. Everyone I visited had these individual lobes each the size of a banana sitting in a bowl. Not super sweet or juicy, but just nice to eat. Pretty filling.

That's the biggest pomelo I've ever seen! 😲 But, I've only seen them in the grocery store. With that knife, you were sort of looking like a gladiator.☺️ Thanks for taking us along! 💜🇺🇸

@suzieq2268

3 жыл бұрын

Hope to try the fruit one day too. 😋

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, thanks Trish! Cheers :)

"Sweet grapefruit" is the perfect description. I love them and am trying to germinate 10 trees from seeds now. It might be better buy more mature grafted trees, but I'm having fun anyway.

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

Great to experiment with Charles and you never know! Cheers :)

@LachskoenigIV

2 жыл бұрын

With citrus you often get sterile plants when grown from seed. They might never ptoduce fruit, but you'll only know in at least half a decade :/

"I'll put this in my back pocket for safety!" Just after saying the ground is muddy! You're risking a knife in the back doing that mate! One slip in that mud and that knife is going straight in your back!

@yamanmustafa7574

3 жыл бұрын

*You're

@colinsavill3459

3 жыл бұрын

We all know the knife would bend...

@kokoslegend4850

3 жыл бұрын

@@colinsavill3459 haha

Definitely gonna need that low budget gladiator, shot for shot, remake now

@richardwainwright507

3 жыл бұрын

It has to take place entirely in his garden

Citrus Maximus !! lol I love it ! And grown by the Russell Crowe of veggie/fruit growing !! A big citrussy thumbs up Mark from Ontario Canada ! ;)

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

LOL... Thanks Mike! Cheers mate :)

Where I'm from we call these Bali limes and oddly the tree at my grandmothers house is a variety sweeter then any other of its kind ive ever tasted

@godtroll749

3 жыл бұрын

I bet in a blind taste test you wouldn't be able to tell the difference

I've missed watching your channel. And it's good to be back. Thank you for another great installment to my brother from across the pond 🙏❤️🙏❤️

Pomelo is my favorite citrus! I like to just peel the whole thing apart. And the flavor is the best!

Thank you for always sharing such wonders as a fruit tree first giving fruit, I can't grow many things in my current living conditions but hope to one day have such a great family orchard like you

We in north India take out the pulp add little sugar,salt red chilly and green cilantro , garlic(optional) and eat it quickly... because its gets bitter quickly.... Its a winter fruit here and is best enjoyed in sun 😎... Its tastes amazing the way I told u so please give it a try

I love pomelos! We always have them during the Lunar New Year! If you open them a certain way, you can wear the rind as a hat!

@edwardcarrington3531

3 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome

@bgram7866

3 жыл бұрын

Explain how to make a hat please

@thepaperwar00

3 жыл бұрын

@@bgram7866 Instructions for pomelo rind hat (usually reserved for the youngest of the family, but we're all babies to someone): 1. Slice off top part of rind, so that the top is flat. 2. Score (cut the rind, but do not cut into the fruit itself) the sides in a kind of "X" design, but do NOT score to the bottom. Score a little bit past halfway to the bottom, otherwise, you will just have separate pieces of rind. 3. Carefully peel the rind away from the flesh. It should come off in one whole piece. It will look similar to a fat squid. 4. Cut off one of the wedges of rind (one of the squid's legs) for the face. 5. Find the youngest in the family, and place on head. You may also wear it yourself. It is very aromatic. 6. Save the hat to make braised pomelo rind, or just toss it in the compost.

You can also make a wonderful pomelo marmalade from those things. Boy, those look fantastic!

You are so great, some people are just meant to be teachers and you are one of them. Thanks for all the great videos they keep gardening fun and realistic!

I can't tell you how grateful I am to have come across your channel! I am beginning my garden journey this year in Wisconsin, USA. I seem to have found myself doing a number of things wrong, fixing or adapting, and then making it right or using it as a learning experience! Your expertise, as well as your personality, has made this learn - as - I - go process a bit easier! Thank you so much for the content you put out. I greatly appreciate it!

Lol I’ve been hoping you would post soon!! Been spending all day “getting into it” in my garden. Blessings to you mark!

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

Good on ya Arianna for getting into it! All the best with your garden this season. Cheers :)

I was introduced to pomelo in Singapore when we lived there. I liken it to a cross between a grapefruit and an orange

Goodness! That is HUGE! Love your channel and humor!

You are my favourite person to hang out with on KZread Mark. I am currently renting a house in Coffs Harbour after recently making the move from Sydney and although I cant have raised garden beds I spent the day planting out a heap of containers of different vegies today. Thank you for all the hard work and love you put into your videos, you are so inspiring ♥️

I had to replace all of my citrus trees this year. My orange and grapefruit trees died in the Texas winter storm. I replace them with a republic of Texas orange tree and a Meyer lemon tree. I’m also growing a flying dragon, that I will use as a rootstock for grafting next year.

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about your fruit trees dying but it's great to know you have already got back into it! Cheers :)

@ThirdCoastGardening

3 жыл бұрын

@@Selfsufficientme yeah, there’s always a silver lining. I got to plant new varieties.

Chinese Cooking Demystified has a recipe for pomelo skins

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, good video, thanks! kzread.info/dash/bejne/eoWjz7h9npe-cZc.html

I have two yellow pomelo trees ,planted from seed 10 years ago. We are in the lockyer Valley queensland Australia and have had ripe fruit for the last month. Fruit fly were bad at the start but good now. Our trees have been fruiting around 100 fruit each year. I blend them, eat as snacks. Amazing fruit

Thanks Mark; lovely fruit! What a wonderful garden you have!👵😊🌱🌱🌱

I love Pomelo! But that Gladiator joke was the best thing I've seen all year! Hahaha :D

We get them here in France from the store. They’re the yellow flesh type and they are called Chinese grapefruit, with a sweeter taste than regular grapefruit. They are imported from China.

@lordjaashin

3 жыл бұрын

i hope they stopped importing anything from China.

It is absolutely amazing that you have such a wide variety of fruit growing on your property. Extremely envious!

I loved your intro, lol! I really needed a good giggle and that did the trick! Thank you for taking the time to share with us this very unique fruit. When you opened it up I thought immediately of grapefruit too. If I ever see one of these citrus fruits, I will defiantly try one or two out!

Greetings from Latvia!🇱🇻

@lacplesis484

3 жыл бұрын

Eyyy, nedomāju, ka te būs latvieši :D

@Ernescme

3 жыл бұрын

Vaine?! :D

@lacplesis484

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ernescme Vēlviens uzradās?!?!!!

@livingonhighvibe

3 жыл бұрын

@@lacplesis484 un vēl viena. Ne slikti priekš vienas dienas? lol

@lacplesis484

3 жыл бұрын

@@livingonhighvibe Tā gan :DD

Loving these videos, it's my dream to have semi-self sufficient property. You are giving me a lot of inspiration even though I live in a different climate so I can't really grow what you have. Just to see someone doing it is really motivational.

@saraandhughtuckey1284

2 жыл бұрын

Grow what you like and what you can in your region , I agree mark has rekindled my gardening interest

Great video, we have two palmello trees and one is REALLY producing (much older tree) and we just LOVE IT!!

Nothing beats a Pomelo. Love it! Incredible that you can grow it in your garden!

I suppose if you keep the cuttings, you could start your own base stock for future cuttings of other fruit trees. Thanks for all you do.

@catherinegrace2366

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I was thinking when he pruned the suckers

Haha, I thought the same thing with the Roman Warrior of the orchard. Thought it, then you said it. So good!

I love the way you explain the details I feel like I am there .in your garden and can feel the freshness of your fruits and vegetables stay blessed

I like your videos so much i like them before even watch them. Great garden !

I love this channel and I think it's underrated! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

Looks delicious, I’m thinking the ones I’ve seen at the store are inferior to fresh ones. When I used to live in Florida, I’d eat oranges from a friend’s tree and they were heaven, better than anything I’ve ever found at the store. Great video 😃🤗

Thanks for another great video Mark. Love your channel!

Pomelo is so amazing, it makes a brilliant citrus base for salad dressings with a mild undertone

I’ve never heard of Pomelo! I bet you’ve been eyeing that one on your tree for a while!!

My Mother who lives on Guam, has these tree's and we just call them grapefruit. Nice to know it's real name.

I love it! You made my day. So playful and light way to learn. Thank you!!!

Those pomelo fruits look like little moons at night time, I planted one just to have the same effect on my backyard, love the fruits too🙂

"and in this life or the next, I will have my revenge" :D

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

LOL...

The punster is at it again. Well done Mark . Citrus brings out the best in you . Living well down under . Good job by you.

Delicious fruits. Looks like paradise to me!

You are related to Russel Crowe!!! I knew it!

Known in the Philippines as "Suha". Pinoys love this fruit :D

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your information about Suha! Cheers :)

Love your chanel! So informative and you seem so passionate about what you're doing!

What an interesting video! I’ve never heard of pomelo. Thank you very much for sharing!

I used to have a tree laden with those fruits but a big vine killed it beyond revival :[

@WilliamHollinger2019

3 жыл бұрын

I have an apple tree and vines nearly killed it so I trim the tree to get rid of the vine.

@blakereid5785

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, that stinks.

@lelleithmurray235

3 жыл бұрын

@@WilliamHollinger2019 why didn't you cut the vine down instead of the tree?

My neighbor growing up had a 20 foot tall red pomelo, I stole a fruit off it when I was 10 years old and was mind blown by such an enormous fruit! I remember it tasting very similar to the way you described

I have planted the seeds and had about 4-6 small plants/trees in a height of more than one meter (took like 6-7 years in Sweden). As we need to move my dear friend Marco-Antonio adopted them, so I hope he will take really good care of them! When I move to a warmer climate I defiantly will grow these citrus trees as the whole family loves them. Mostly the red ones but also the honey pomelo (white flesh).

I'm addicted to these videos. Can't wait to tune in every spare minute I get. I have been inspired to put in 7 new birdie raised garden beds. Looking forward to my first harvest. Thanks Mark. Big thumbs up. Dale

Pomelo is one of the best fruit out there, we don't cut straight through the middle but score the outside and peel it like an orange 😂 also I believe the reds taste sweeter than the normal one according to my mom 👀 your pomelo tree looks amazing!

@Skashoon

3 жыл бұрын

They’re big in China. Personally, don’t like them at all. Taste is like a dry grapefruit.

It's one of those self sufficient 50 year-old Valencia's.

I agree. Tried a red Pomelo for the first time. Really like the taste. Looking to grow one in my yard. Thank you for the information. Appreciate your post and humor. 🙂

My family and I love your videos so much!! Thank you for doing what you do!!!!

More Russell Crowe impressions, please!

I can't believe you don't have your own gardening show on tv yet!

What an amazing harvest. Thanks for sharing.

That fruit juice looks so good! Thank you for sharing a fruit I've never seen before.

My pregnancy app is saying my 25 week baby currently weighs the same as a pomelo, but it says they are 670g not 2 kg 🤣

@jhrhiggi

3 жыл бұрын

I bet you’re glad your baby at 25 weeks gestation is not 2kg! What would it be at 40 weeks? 🤣 all the best for the next 15 weeks!

@catherinegrace2366

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha that’s hilarious - happy baby on their way ❤️

@southaussiegarbo2054

3 жыл бұрын

@@jhrhiggi thats only about 4pound

so you've been hiding these beauties all this time! they are just wonderful plants as usual

Great info on the citrus trees and the fruit fly. I will be adding my 2nd citrus tree this season, but haven't decided what to purchase yet. My first citrus tree is an Eureka variegated lemon tree that has taken off like crazy. LOL. Thanks so much!

You seem like such a genuinely nice guy. And I'm jealous of your garden.

That arm scar tissue looks like a painful story.

@lobodelosfeliz

3 жыл бұрын

croc bite from when we has in the service

@blakereid5785

3 жыл бұрын

@@lobodelosfeliz Can’t tell if that’s a funny Australian stereotype or a fact.

@kokoslegend4850

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I thought I heard he was in service in the army.

@thebigorangecouch6261

2 жыл бұрын

It was from a nasty parachuting accident he had while in the army. It's from a muscle graft.

What an awesome fruit. I have never heard of a Pomelo before, thank you for sharing!

your vids make me happy, i just like seein stuff grow

I absolutely migrate to your videos and watched your testimony. My family loves watching your videos. Keep on keeping on.....

I love ur vids man I just watch u when I’m annoyed or tired not only are u funny and enjoyable to watch but I also gain gardening knowledge and wisdom ITS A WIN WIN lol

More videos please Mark, I’m running out and need your channel for my daily chill out time here in Britain 👍🇦🇺🇬🇧

Always love your videos. Keep up the great work

Never seen or heard of this fruit but wish I could grow it in NY. That tree would be a great conversation piece in the garden.

Yum, that looks good👍. Peace and good fortune and good health to you and your family.

pomelo is very handy for citrus breeding, its DNA adds sweetness to the seedlings, and it is the only citrus that doesn't have some seeds that are an exact copy of the parent ( non - parthenogenesis ) in other words it's babies (seeds ) have 1/2 mother's DNA and 1/2 fathers DNA, other citrus have some seeds that are just copies of the parent.

Ooh, please do try the braised pith recipe and let us know how it turns out!

I Love how you keep 3000% !! You stay completely human with the explanations, tutorials, show & tell grammer & all. It's Awesome!!! Keep Up The Great Work!! 👍👍👍👍

Enjoying your videos from British Columbia, Canada!Different growing conditions here but still interesting to watch. Thanks for Sharing your passion and humor.

thanks for all the great information. great videos and channel.

Fantastic to be living somewhere , where you can grow such fabulous pomelos and other tropicals. The tree looks so healthy. The size of that fruit became apparent as soon as you picked it up. I use the 'rind' to make the candied peel sweet treats. I bet the juice is lovely mixed with some grated zest and crushed ice! Enjoy!

One of my favourite fruit to eat. My kids love it too! It’s easiest to just cut the ends off the top and bottom, then score the pith a few times and peel the chunks off by hand. Basically peel it whole.

That was some skillful knife work without a table, Mark! Really enjoying your videos as we start to make a long term plan to turn our 1 acre yard into big food machine. Very helpful information, thank you! Cheers from Vermont USA!