What a lovely little spot in the world you live. Not far from me, there is a wild beehive set up in a shrub in a neighbors yard. I really hope they call a bee keeper to relocate them instead of trying to kill them...

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

Perhaps you could call in and suggest it?

I don't believe I've ever seen anything as beautiful as your home.

You have a wildflower repository on your roof! 🌻🌸🏵️🌱 You two remind me of my cousins on Ards Peninsula... ❤ Cool community, too.👍

I love the way your house looks as though it Blends into the hill. We live on a slope and are considering building something with an Earthen roof

This is such a wonderful concept. It's the best of living with nature.instead of taking over.

Your videos are so well put together. Thanks!

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jeb. Praise from an expert

I love you guys! I just started gardening! But just at my balcony haha. 😘😘😘

What a beautiful Roof 😍 I see the Ash trees are trying to take over!!

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

Yes they are. What's interesting is that we rarely find one on the ground, so thousands of seedlings must be eaten by rabbits/rats/sheep

what a fantastic looking life you all lead .Im certain you haul a heavy line to make it so, but I appreciate the product of your endeavours.

It's amazing all the plants that made their way up there... It will be crazy in 50 years!! I've been painting the house too! Dad's fathers day gift is to finish the job! You're house looks great! We put some green on our house this year.

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

You'll be the only one around in 50 years time, Colm, so you can come and check it out then : - )

@gijsvanderwaal1166

7 жыл бұрын

jep, i will be an old man than

How lovely everything is. The flora on the roof could suit for a doctoral botany dissertation.

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

exactly. Having nothing that grazes up there makes it so interesting

This was quite a pleasure to watch. Thank you!

Prairie roof! Wow!!

Surprised how damp it is given the slope. In our little meadow having kept the equine out we now have common spotted orchids. Today while I was hand scything I heard the song of Jeremy Cricket, first time in several years & lovely to learn that they have returned, but so far no grass hoppers, but I hope. Alas though no swallows this year, seriously miss them.

@springwoodcottage4248

7 жыл бұрын

Tam McDonnagh Yes, Jeremy is the lost brother!

Thank you for sharing your piece of beautiful with us!

Wow i Iove your house soooo... beautiful a lot of flower roof

cheers and much love, I make videos of my garden!

In 50 years it will be the Galapagos Rooftop!

Love this! Do you get many trees seeding on the roof? I get so many sycamores self seeding in the garden.

also, im a second subber. :) can you do more roof updates. i always liked the roof cos it was an interesting concept. also can you take some soil samples on your roof? just wondering

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

Soil samples would be very interesting - you're right. One day...!

beautiful roof!

Despite the title, it took me 20 secs or so to realize you were already on your roof. That looks like a meadow! That's *very* cool. I'm guessing the insulation factor is immense?

@qualqui

7 жыл бұрын

lol....AWESOME Meadow on these folks home indeed! Insulation factor,...hmm...something like cool in the summer, warm in the winter? This is a must do for us, up here on the central plateau(cen.Mexico), sadly most folks here tend to favor adding on new additions(cement and brick)to their homes instead of favoring green spaces, thus during the summer our home is HOT and during the winter its COLD, well not north country cold, but "extra blanket cold type" weather.

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

The insulation is mostly in the rockwool between the joists, but certainly in summer the grass/soil will keep a lot of heat out

Beautiful I love wild flowers and herbs Thank you Lord 💞

Way out West? I was thinking you're in Washington or Oregon, Northern Cali or maybe British Columbia, Canada, ah in the west of Ireland!!! Beautiful countryside ya all have, I remember a NatGeo article saying the land with the most shades of green is beautiful EIRE! It sure would be great to visit the Emerald Isle, especially since I've Irish in me, descended from an Irish guy with the lastname 'Scanlan',...well, thank you for the COOL tour of your rooftop garden, greetings from Mexico! :)

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Joe! Greetings from Ireland

I'm lucky here in Canada. It is more than dry enough for flowers to product nectar. First year and I already have more honey than I can use. What do you guys do with all your honey?

Ye are great and I love the meitheal group concept. An old tradition. Tell me why didn't you put a door upstairs in your house instead of climbing in an out a window?

@WayOutWestx2

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Anne. There isn't room for a door - the outside roof level is higher than the inside floor. But we don't go up there so often that it's a problem : - )

Bog bodies? What are you two getting up to in your spare time?!

I love your blogs

Love your roofs so much withe flowers , you should grow strawberries and other edibles plants too

It must provoke some puzzled expressions when you tell people that you water the daisies on your roof.

I just found you guys , such an interesting house. ,,. wondering what the roof is made out of to support all that weight..Did you do videos on the building of the house and tours of the inside? Ill check your older videos.

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

Have a look at this one.. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lpx4yctyidHYobg.html

Kool. 👍

Hello Sandra and Tim please can you do a tour of your farm

@WayOutWestx2

6 жыл бұрын

Good idea, Mike. Did you see this one? kzread.info/dash/bejne/hKp7qJSPlaaupNo.html

Tim and Sandra I'm fascinated with your channel since way way back. when o when can I take a quick little day visit down to see your beautiful Irish Tropicana? I've 3 beautiful little daughters aged 4, 6 and 8 and I know it would be an amazing experience for myself, the wife and them. By the way your under no obligation either. If you guys are too busy that's okay.

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

so sorry but I have to attach this.. Thanks so much for your interest in visiting our place. Unfortunately we get just so many requests (sometimes a few in one day) that we have to turn you down. While it would be great to meet everyone, and we would undoubtedly learn a lot and have great fun, if we said yes then we just wouldn’t get anything at all done.We hope to have another open day in 2018 and we’ll be telling everyone about it on the channel. Perhaps we could see you then? Sorry to have to turn you down - we hope you understand. Best wishes, Tim and Sandra

@WayneCarolan

7 жыл бұрын

Way Out West Blow-in blog that's absolutely perfect. 2018 sounds good to me, thank you for replying.

Very nice. I have been noticing the work pants many are wearing, with pockets on the legs and all. Can you tell what they are called and some name brands please?

What is the construction of your house like?

maybe I missed something in your house construction video, but what is preventing those plants' root systems from creeping in to the roof and damaging the structure over time?

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

A thick nylon membrane. So far, so good. It's supposed to last 60 years..

@b_uppy

6 жыл бұрын

Way Out West Blow-in blog How did they used to manage sod roofs before membranes of nylon?

too wet for bee keeping ,This summer and spring has been a good one, what dies ur roof weigh with all that soil?

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, we had a great start for the year - but then we had nothing but cold rain for three weeks recently just when things should have been rocking along. In beekeeping you have to take long-term decisions. In general the summers have been too wet to guarantee a harvest for me - but there will always be exceptions. I had built up to 120 hives and that took a lot of work whether the summer was wet or not. In the end I decided it was too risky (I have to pay a mortgage whether I harvest honey or not).

So lovely, and fascinating! Will be very interesting to see how it develops! Would anyone mind identifying the flower is at 1:51...I have it in my garden, but I don't know what it is. I can't find it in my flower books. I was wondering if it was maybe some kind of onion or garlic, but the flowers never puffed out into a ball, they just drooped. I hope someday I know as much about plants as you two do! Going to have to study lots!

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

Thank, Ginmaree. That's a white clover

@Ginmaree

7 жыл бұрын

Ahaha So it is. I see it now. It's just a very close shot. It looked like something I had in my garden which got quite tall around the end of April. maybe 8 inches (25 cm) or so. It had droopy pale bells, but much bigger than the other white clover I have around. I wish I could send a photo. hmmm.

You should put a family of bunnies up there and just go full on fairy tale!

Wow

I gave up on bees also. We have had "colony collapse". After 3 years I gave up. Also, I lost fruit trees and roses as I didn't dare spray anything for fear of killing the bees.

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that, Frank. I haven't given up though - just not commercially anymore.

@wayoutwestblowinblog Can you make a video of a tour of your house please? I would love to see it

@WayOutWestx2

6 жыл бұрын

It's still not finished, Rose. But one day..

Passive farming is interesting for some plant types that work well for your local environment you just plant an area let nature take its course and then harvest a percentage of it letting it spread and renew itself for those areas you have but don't really use as a garden or grazing. You can do this on empty public land "Guerilla Gardening" it is a nice food stock buffer for hard times.

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

Not many edible plants can survive without help here, and we already grow most of them, I think. blackberries, raspberries, onions, nettles. What else?

@Barskor1

7 жыл бұрын

I think nut bearing trees would be a good addition with good long term storage potential at minimal effort beech, walnut, pecan, hazelnut, acorns if you don't mind taking the tannin out. How do you feel about importing non-native species? Chickweed, here is a good link www.sustainablehomesteading.com/edible-and-medicinal-plants/growing-cold-hardy-food-forest-berries-vines-fruit-trees/

Hmm... i see your dandelion has reddish looking stems. I find that interesting, since i only ever see *green* stems on dandelions where i live. Is that camomille, all over your roof?

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

Most of ours have green stems too. Not camomile - perhaps you mean the trefoil?

What types of flowers is that call the names ????

Why does increasing rain make you not continue as a commercial beekeeper?

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

because flowers need to be dry and warm to release their nectar and pollen

Isn't it a bit of a problem ? Imagine if the roots pierce the waterproof membrane... Granted, not with thoses flowers, but bigger plants like bushes or even young trees?

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, it would be a problem if that happened. We will have to cut the trees down in the winter

do you have any colonies of bees ? I miss seeing your videos of beekeeping. I got the idea for customised supers from you! We only have a few colonies, here in Newfoundland we have similar flora and fauna.

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

I still have lots of bees - but I don't try to produce much honey any more. Mostly I let them do their own thing and I just watch them

I would be concerned with the weight load on your roof.

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

We would be too, except we built it strong enough : - )

in holland there is a interesting plant legalized

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

We know many people who smoke dope around here; sadly some of them are no longer funny or clever : - (

@beethovenalexander

7 жыл бұрын

Way Out West Blow-in blog did it make them dull?

yea.... what about those bees!? when you gong to do another video, hmmm? ;)

bring back the hamsters on the roof! :)

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

Guinea-pigs, you mean? Sadly it's not safe enough up there for them : - (

@MistressOP

7 жыл бұрын

to bad. i guess a chicken tractor style setup would kinda be too much. it just looks like such a happy home up there.

please dont pull the wrong plant. nuts , there goes the whole roof. neat.

Considering the fact that there are ants, it may be difficult for your roof to last 50 years. The ants will find their way to it sooner

@WayOutWestx2

2 жыл бұрын

?? Ants don't eat nylon.

All that moss! I bet it'd be a great nap spot ;)

@WayOutWestx2

7 жыл бұрын

Lots of ants though!

@Sapel56

7 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, we share our house with them, it's a bit of a hassle!

I hate to say it but in 50 years your roof will be at ground level. None of today's roofing (rubberized or other) will last that long under a wet soil bed.

@WayOutWestx2

5 жыл бұрын

I hope so, Josh! But, I'm afraid it's much more likely that nylon sheet will last for hundreds of years..

@joshblick

5 жыл бұрын

I hope so for your sake but I don't believe it will be free of leakage 100%. Remodeling/construction happens to be my job. Let me know in 50 and 100 years.

@WayOutWestx2

5 жыл бұрын

That's the whole point, Josh! I won't be here in 50 years. I probably won't be here in 20 years. I would be delighted if the house disappeared back into the ground then - but as I say, I don't think it will.

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