G'day Everyone, I'm trying to "up" the content delivery here on our Channel as many of you have requested more vids and I love making them for you! Anyway, thanks a ton for your ongoing support! Cheers :)

@JohnDoe-dr9ff

9 ай бұрын

Any update on your bees?

@stuartclough915

9 ай бұрын

Excellent. Would love to see more. My blueberry pretty stunted at this stage. Need some acid it would seem. Im currently focussing on mushrooms up on mt mellum. Using the elephant grass (fire hazard & weed) and turning it into gourmet mushrooms.

@richardlove4287

9 ай бұрын

Ivermectin will cure your flu/cold….get it at the rural hardware shops, 1.87% horse dewormer.

@Ccal488

9 ай бұрын

❤️🙌🏻

@wazza9089

9 ай бұрын

Does that tape also work in Fruit Tree's? Be great if it did!

i grow my blueberries in the ground in Brisbane, it nearly died the second year after struggling the first year.Then I started routinely adding coffee grounds around it, not only did it save the tree, it flourishes and fruits beautifully for months on end now.

@kayleepolston9789

9 ай бұрын

This gives me hope! I've been trying real hard to baby my blueberry bush that I planted this spring and it's leaves keep turning purple/red/yellow. Then I started adding grounds to it and it's resprouted from the base. I hope that it'll keep growing but im glad to hear that someone else has had success doing this.

@frankytrevor7

9 ай бұрын

It is the only plant you add coffee grounds? Thank you...

@oopmeister1

9 ай бұрын

​@@frankytrevor7raspberries mulberries all the acidic loving fruits...citrus...

@kimberlylamantia7794

9 ай бұрын

Excellent tip! My blueberries have never done well. Can't wait for the next growing season to try it. Thank you 😊

@serenaaltea755

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, I’ve got two Blueberry plants in a pot also here in Brissy, I’ll be implementing that tip 👍🏼

That tip about the azalea mix is a beaut. Thanks Mark!

Mark. I am finally presenting myself here and tell about my garden with 9 only raised veggie beds. I and my wife have been doing this for 3yrs now. I do only following exactly what you instructed. My garden are going well even in east Texas, USA. I still need to improve some. But, I appreciate to you so much with deep down from my heart. I keep listening to you and apply to my garden. Thanks a lot again. Have a good day.

@MandyOnderwater

9 ай бұрын

That sounds amazing. If you have questions, or simply want to share your progress, did you know Mark has a forum? It's called Self Sufficient Me, and his community all learn, share and grow together there. We pride ourselves on being a friendly community for all ages, wanting to see everyone thrive. It's called Self Sufficient Culture, and I help Mark moderate on there; www.selfsufficientculture.com/

@TheCrazycrab2

8 ай бұрын

Yes good job. I think you have done well, great job. Much support many success, moving forward, Bye now.

So good to see a genuine presenter these days - and with useful information!

Kate is awesome. Her answer to your 'will it cure my cold' question was so filled with nuance and truth that I had to pinch myself to check if I was still on the internet

@changbinhyung6788

9 ай бұрын

+

Blue flax lily is an Australian native plant with blue edible berries 😊

@jameswaterston8570

9 ай бұрын

Thought of that and also the Davidson plum

@HLBear

9 ай бұрын

So many food crops we call "blue" are really a shade of purple. I'll check those out, thanks.

@lifemasterkris1865

9 ай бұрын

@@HLBearAlso check out Lonicera caerulea.

@pasb1234

9 ай бұрын

Natives are overlooked 99.9% of the time. They aren't capitalised in the modern world.

@captainmcderpyderp

9 ай бұрын

The Canadian Haskap is also blue

Got 9 Blueberrie plants Flowering now looking good NZ ❤

Hi Mark, I like this format. I am unlikely to watch a long live stream, buy these quick videos of good content and salient points is excellent. PS - Your Blueberries look amazing and I will be trying out your bird tape down here in Melbourne this season. Cheers Chris

I work for a company that grows raspberries, strawberries, blackberries and blueberries on a large scale (think 1000's of acres). I eat a strawberry every now and again. I can't stand raspberries and blackberries. I could eat my way out of a shipping container full of blueberries in about an hour.

@alexmounce7648

7 ай бұрын

Brad. This is HR. We need to talk.

@Bobdinkins666

7 ай бұрын

Ok

@Silver-Freddy

Ай бұрын

Cuz of the seeds?

I like this format. I don't have time to watch a full live stream in one sitting so cutting it down into shorter videos is great.

I'm very glad you did this - it's quite difficult to find an hour+ to listen to the entire livestream. I've had two interruptions listening to your edited version today. but there's a lot of useful information. Thank you very much.

Glad you're on the mend. And I can't thank you enough for this blueberry video. I learned a great deal. Thank you.💙

Enjoyed this! Yes, please keep the videos coming. I love watching and learning from you. Love 💕 and hugs 🤗 God bless you and your family 😊

Makes my mouth water - Yum!!! Thanks Mark. I'm loving the lessons, as always. Much love from the USA.

"I've put them in my gin" 😝👌 Lol - healthier for sure!!

@LostWhits

9 ай бұрын

Gin is made from another blue fruit. I thought that was pretty funny.

You're an inspiring man. I hope one day I get to use all these good tips you give us

Great idea and great format. I will watch these all day long .

Mark keep the videos coming. They are so educational, you are da man.

"Italian Prunes" also have blue-colored fruits.

@rosemaryogilvie6842

9 ай бұрын

Yes!

I’m just here for your accent and cheeriness ❤ helps me when I’m feeling anxious or down. Plus love the health benefits!

@carolstockden5875

5 ай бұрын

Me too 😘😘

i really like the livestream snippets, I am always like I don't want to watch a whole livestream but by doing the snippet it helps me get intrigued and into the commitment. Smart!

Thanks Mark! The livestreams are difficult for me. Really appreciating this 👍

Lad I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for sharing your expertise and that of your guess. It was very informative and I enjoyed it immensely. God bless you and family!

She’s a great addition to your channel, very informative in a easy to understand way 👍😁

Thank you Mark & Kate 🌹

Great idea cutting it down into shorter bits. I rarealy watch replays of live streams and this had me watching. Better for us all.

I have wanted to plant blueberries for yrs. Now, after seeing this, I am going to do it this yr! Thank you!

Love this video, very informative! I am going to try and grow blue berries now. Thank you for sharing.

Thumbs up for the bite sized pieces, time is precious and we can't always watch an hour or more long live stream. Great video again. Thank you for sharing.

Very educational segment. I am going to grow blueberries next season. I live in Phoenix AZ USA and it is not the time to plant blueberries at this time, also this is the end of my first season of growing a patio garden for me. You have been such an inspiration. God Bless

Love this lady 👍 excellent as always Mark 👍 Best wishes from Britain 🇦🇺🇬🇧

Yep, have 4 blueberry bushes and picked 2 punnet fulls this morning. I have to say that my grown blueberries are a lot sweeter and juicier then store bought. May I ask where we can get the anti bird tape?

@HLBear

9 ай бұрын

Garden centers (or usually, Amazon).

@nargesm5231

9 ай бұрын

From Bunnings

Love the video! Love the garden! Keep it up!

That thumbnail description of antioxidants gave me a better understanding of what antioxidants are and what they do. It’s a word I often feel bombarded with. I get it now. Thanks!

I appreciate this format, thanks!

Excellent, fun video! Thanks from a blueberry lover 💙

I love the channel Mark and keep on the hard work maybe next video you can do another potato or garlic video but anyways I love the channel I’ve been subscribed for you for two years now and I’m proud to watch all your successes in the garden.

It's nonsense that vegetables and fruit are bad for you. I love vegetables and fruit - delicious and healthy! I hope to start growing a few blueberry bushes in my next garden. It was great to watch the livestream and the replay. I like this format a lot too, Mark, where you break the interview down into parts. Very nice! 👍

Really liked this video, watched both but this was more helpful to me!

Have 90 bushes and we freeze around 10 kilos because we eat them every day. The health benefits aside, I love the flavor.

Just wanted to mention that oxalates in certain different plants can actually be an issue for certain people. I have been reducing my intake of them and feel much better. I recommend doing some research on that if you have chronic health issues and see if there is a connection for you and your health.

I cannot wait to try the reflective tape on our blueberries next year. I’m going to try it on our peach trees too 👍

Got some of the tape for my bushes, so far, so good. Thanks for the tips.

Thank you for good and useful information ❤

your new dog looks very chill. That says a lot to me. Post more .. Please

Thanks for this it was so interesting. Im just about to purchase some blueberry bushes so will definitely look at planting a few different types

I could eat blue berries by the handful, I love them so much. One day I will grow my own. Also that tape is a really good idea.

Always informative content. We harvest the wild blueberries around my area. That is if the black bears do not get them first. two people to harvest blue berries is required. One to pick, one to stand guard.

Just purchased my first blueberry bush so thanks for the tips. My mother used to hang broken old CDs in her garden to keep the birds off. That blueberry frame would be a perfect place to hang them.

I love blueberries also I've been watching since April 2022 and you even inspired me to make my own garden and yt channel

I live in the part of the United States where blueberries grow wild, but they are getting harder to find because logging has destroyed a lot of them. I have a couple different cultivars growing in my yard and they produce even in drought. I much prefer jams and jellies from the wild berries although the southern high bush comes very close.

@L4nd0C4lr1s14n

9 ай бұрын

As a blueberry harvester, I advise you try the edges of cuts, or places where tag alders have sprung up in the cutovers. You’ll find them again don’t give up.

I have 3 blueberry plants in my backyard and they are fruiting very well. They are 3 years old. Blueberries are smaller in size than the ones in shops but much tastier. They dont need a lot of maintenance. I love blueberries

I'm glad the reflective tape is working for Mark. I used it to keep Indian mynas off my veranda railings and not only didn't it work they tried to pull it off.

Love your stuff kick on love it 👍 ❤

Great info Mark!❤

I have throat cancer that is on the way out. What saved me was the red onion 2x a day, citrus, and vegetables overall speaking. I cleared the intestines with the onion, and now I am getting healthier. The red onion goes well together with blueberries when eaten raw. There is this thick gooey feeling in the gut when both are eaten and it is a good feeling.

As far as I'm concerned this video only had one question unanswered and that is what is the preferred soil pH for blueberry bushes. Have a ripper mate!

@woofwoof9647

9 ай бұрын

Ph 4.5 is best bro

That's perfect information I needed to hear

Love thos bite sized peice! I cant spend time watching a live stream, but i can certainly enjoy this!

From US. Brilliant interview, brilliant video. I’m not very good at growing things- lots of failures but never giving up

I'm going to try the azalea mix and bird tape! Thank you for this info. BTW I love your videos!

getting big, fella keep up the content cheers

Growing blueberries in Canberra, on to the second season from seedlings. Got a handful last year and this year the branches are filling up. Possums are the bane of growing anything where I live and I have every plant behind mesh.

Blueberries! I'm from Southern New Jersey, USA, only miles from the Blueberry capital of US...love blueberries, our soil here is a bit sandy as well..currently nurturing 3 old blueberry bushes here, harvested many quarts this year...wonderful fruit...makes great wine as well as jellies..

Good show mate.

Love blueberries! We have had our rabbiteye and northern highbushes in the ground now for 4 years. Planted with azalea mix (2x bag per plant) and can attest they go really well. If you do get leaf chlorosis from soil being too alkaline you can counteract this by applying chelated iron via foliar feed. Im also trying saskatoon berries to supplement the blue berries. Took over 2 years to sprout from seed but are now coming into their second summer since germination and are taking off like rockets!

Wow, I'm going to give it ago😊 I love blue berries

Hi, Mark. For whatever reason, your videos haven't been showing in my feed. I really enjoy your videos and find them very informative. By the way, I am watching from the South of the US.

Hi Mark😄 My goodness, your Subscribers have grown immensely since I last saw your videos. Congratulations 👏 Could you please do a video on Blueberry pruning, when and where also how to grow from cuttings to make new plants. Thank you for sharing your skill👍🤗

Fantastic content! I'm not a fan of shorts at all 😑 but bytes of your longer videos, like this, are super welcome! Blueberries thrive here in Tassie ❤️ Tom bowler size are available to the chosen few 🤗

Glad you're feeling better, but you still sound a little under the weather. Continue taking care of yourself. Love this format.

Thanks Mark, good info

Had some blueberries in my Isagenix protein shake this morning for breakfast. So yummy and healthy. Have to try growing again. Have had no luck so far. And inspired to try again in our new garden beds.

Thanks for the "bite-size" or "quickie"! Im another that has trouble finding time for long vids! 🤗

You thought perfectly. I like the information of your videos but don't always have time for anything long. Thank you for getting to the point on this 🤠

Mark, thanks for helping me to keep my thumb green with this info from Florida! I now have 5 plants that produce tons of berries.

@FloridaGirl-

9 ай бұрын

What type of blueberries? (name, do you know) I have blackberries growing. But I didn’t think blueberries would do good down here. I’m in SW FL. Thanks for info if you have it. 👍

Absolutely enjoy your video. I live in Tauranga NZ I have 2 blueberry plants. Lots berries on plant. Very exciting to see so many. Will be freezing some for my gin. 😊keep up great work

❤ thank you a lot of good and some surprising information in this video. Always listening out for anti inflammatory foods for arthritic conditions and bone diseases, grabs my attention. A cure all plant would be awesome hey.😊

Blueberries (and lots of other things) in carbonated drinks will move up and down thanks to the bubbles forming on their skins. The tiny bubbles form at 'nucleation sites' (tiny imperfections on the skin just as bubbles stream away from the tiny imperfections on the inside of the glass). As the bubbles grow in size and number the fruit becomes bouyant and rises but when enough bubbles detatch near the top of the liquid (where the pressure is slightly less) the fruit will sink again to repeat the process.

@crayzeape2230

8 ай бұрын

Was going to say exactly this, but you beat me to it. Raisins and soda water is a good search for anyone more curious.

I love blueberries & will try growing bushes in raised beds this spring. I live in NE Texas & we are currently going into winter. I am also going to get some of that bird tape!

Great video thanks. Blueberry plants are expensive here but I do need to get some.

Thank you❗

In my area blueberries grow relatively easily but I was not aware of the anti bird tape... I will give that a go this spring 👍

I enjoyed the short topic specific video.

I'm salicylate sensitive & eat a very broad range of fruti & veg including high salicylate foods! It's all about degrees/percentage of intake over the week for me & things like blueberries & apricots (& heaps of other stuff) are so worth it! Happily nurturung my blueberries in pots of azalea mix!

It’s great! Thanks.

The "bloom" is a yeast, it is present to some degree on most fruits and veg, but can seen most prominently on blueberries, grapes, silverbeet, and cabbages, and it aids in the breakdown (fermentation) of the fruit or leaves. It was the original yeast source for early fermentation, like wine and sauerkraut, and is still used by those who like to do wild fermentation (myself included). Grape skins with the "bloom" (or "must") used to be used to make the starter for yeast raised breads. I just noticed you have over 2 million followers now. Wow! I remember when I first subscribed and you had just over 200 thousand. Congrats.

Thank you. 🍻Cheers.

wow so good i love Blueberrys

Early crew from Florida US!!!

My son just made blueberry and white chocolate cookies. 🤤 Delicious. Our 3 blueberry bushes are giving us at least 300 to 500 grams every two days. Best year ever. Think the weather has been great (Nth NSW) I grow in half barrels. Cut branches bottom layer, soil, azalea/Camellia soil and wood chips as mulch. Thriving. Top up with Azalea/Camellia soil in Spring.

i like the short version thx

Good morning, Mark! I saw the live stream, but, I was in another one at the same time ( I think) 😆I have been on the fence with blueberries because we have a farm just a minutes drive up the road. The issue now is the COST. I can buy a bush for what they are wanting for the berries. And, as always, this is perfect timing. I am in the planning stage of moving my raised beds. We got a greenhouse and now the beds are not set up right. I hadn't thought of using a raised beds for berries- put that on the think about list! 😊 Say hi to Ms. Nina for me!

I really enjoy blueberries and often wondered how to grow them without birds eating them. Thank you.

Thanks, mate, really interesting. Would love to grow blueberries

Good information

Hi...... Mark nice to see you Love watching your video nice growing vegetables and fruits I really enjoy thanks you bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋👍👍👍👌👌👌

That tape is genius! 😮

Definitely need to get some of that tape