Fruit Trees Part 2, peak oil, economic collapse
Posted by admin on Dec 2, 2009
Robert Henry of the Survival Report brings you the second part of a series of videos on starting out with fruit trees. He includes tips on buying the right types of trees for your area, how to care for them, irrigation solutions as well as information on diseases and treatments. With the ever growing possibility of an economic collapse or depression and with food shortages currently being a daily news item, now more than ever it’s important to works towards some level of self-sufficiency …
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I notice you dont have yours protected from deer, is that not a problem?
4 dogs tend to keep the deer at bay, it’s the wild rabbits that we have to deal with.
Great videos and good advice.
Try replacing the grass with herbal understorey- mainly nitrogen fixers like clover,lucerne,+ comfrey etc. Slash them every few months & let the tops mulch down on the spot- will fix nitrogen, build up the soil and increase yields even further, as fruit trees hate having grass underneath.. it can kill a young tree. Looking good otherwise though, thanks for posting
Interesting, never had that problem with grass killing a tree. Of course anything you can do to help the soil will bring back many benefits to you. Thanks!
That bayer soil drench your talking about may be linked to colony colaps disorder in honey bees
Interesting. Got some documentation on that? I’ve seen people blame everything from cell phones to cow farts for CCD.
honey bee association just google it Just seems like a coincidence that CCD started at the same time that chemical came out. Some other country’s have banned the stuff
video not very clear
Even the low definition uploads take over 3 sometimes four HOURS to do. Tried one video at high definition and a day later it had not finished. I’ve already received several “warnings” about being over the “fair use policy” on my sat net. No way to do high definition. We will be putting together a DVD with homesteading and other topics soon, you can buy the DVD in high def.
Happy to discover someone talking about planting fruit frees. We’ve planted 8 fruit trees over the last 6 years renewing our orchard. We try not to use pesticides, but have a range of fruits and varieties (cherry, apple, plum, peach) some will do better in different years.
Have you considered setting up mason bee habitats (blocks or tubes) to encourage native bees? You’ll have a better rate of pollination – rather than fight against other bugs for the few fruit, you’ll increase the yield.
Most of the orchards shown have at least 5 colonies of bees within 50-100 yards of each one. Thanks for watching
Thanks for replying. So you have honey bee colonies. Do you have or encourage solitary or mason bees?
Just run of the mill Italian bees and then whatever wild ones are out there. Have quite a few wild ones that look similar to honey bees but with green stripes.
Great information. You make a good case for the local nursery man. I’m going to invest this year.
I wonder if you tried colloidal silver on your peach trees. It is totally harmless. Add it to some water and spray it directly on the plant and fruit. I would also try real oil of oregano (p73 only). The critters don’t seem to care for that, it has extreme anti fungal properties as well in case it is systemic. Good luck with this year’s harvest!
Really wonderful info! Thanks for doing this.
Can I suggest the Anastasia Ringing Cedars series. It has what has turned me on to permaculture and reconnecting with our earth. Also contains a lot of interesting spiritual outlooks for everything from sex to burying your loved ones. Crazy ride.
Thanks again. Peace.
how did you protect them so well from deer? When I lived in Pennsylvania, I had apples and the deer killed them all pretty easily, they looooove apple bark.
I guess they are scared of the dogs, attack chickens and mutated sea bass we have on guard???
Deer are like wild dogs- S.O.S.
just wondering-if someone has a garden that is 1/3 of an acre and wants to start keeping bee’s for their own honey and also plant a few trees (I think pear) do u think that is too small of an area. I am clueless and just starting to think about all this stuff. The land is like wrapped around my house not like a back garden as such.
The bees will forage over a wide area, not just your 1/3 acre.
Damn, nice job man. All i have is a lime tree that i use for coronas. Love the vids