Category: Podcasts

Composting is yet another piece of the self sufficiency puzzle that can seem like a daunting subject to understand. However, it doesn’t need to be. In this episode we attempt to demystify it by talking about all the things you can compost, and how you can think about which of them you want to include in your composting system.

Join us on Facebook-

Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/235726027726637/?ref=share

Contact us via email – SelfSufficientContact@gmail.com

Find us on YouTube-

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC33RtwynPm1s7xP709KMQcQ

Support the Show –

https://www.patreon.com/SelfSufficientHub

—

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-sufficient-hub/message

Adam is a friend of the show and offers his time to share some tips on summer care for our fruit trees, this time we focus on pests and disease advice.
Find Gardeners Tale on Youtube –

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd7zaSCD83eYSx6z9obXb2w
Gardeners tale on Instagram – https://z-p3.www.instagram.com/gardenerstale/

Summer apple tree pruning video – https://youtu.be/aFqTvowq9o4

Join us on Facebook-

Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/235726027726637/?ref=share

Contact us via email – SelfSufficientContact@gmail.com

Find us on YouTube-

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC33RtwynPm1s7xP709KMQcQ

Support the Show –

https://www.patreon.com/SelfSufficientHub

—

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-sufficient-hub/message

In the first of our new Monday series looking at annual vegetables we are taking a deep dive into the world of cucumbers.

Join us on Facebook-

Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/235726027726637/?ref=share

Contact us via email – SelfSufficientContact@gmail.com

Find us on YouTube-

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC33RtwynPm1s7xP709KMQcQ

Support the Show –

https://www.patreon.com/SelfSufficientHub

—

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-sufficient-hub/message

Another oddments episode, talking about summer hedgerow foraging, bee quarantine and lockdown, mole problems, nettle cordage, meat chickens, Jam making day and lots more…

Join us on Facebook-

Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/235726027726637/?ref=share

Contact us via email – SelfSufficientContact@gmail.com

Find us on YouTube-

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC33RtwynPm1s7xP709KMQcQ

Support the Show –

https://www.patreon.com/SelfSufficientHub

—

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-sufficient-hub/message

Adam is a friend of the show and offers his time to share some tips on summer care for our fruit trees, including some essential summer pruning advice.
Find Gardeners Tale on Youtube –

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd7zaSCD83eYSx6z9obXb2w

Join us on Facebook-

Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/235726027726637/?ref=share

Contact us via email – SelfSufficientContact@gmail.com

Find us on YouTube-

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC33RtwynPm1s7xP709KMQcQ

Support the Show –

https://www.patreon.com/SelfSufficientHub

—

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-sufficient-hub/message

There are several micro nutrients our plants need in small quantities to be healthy beyond the big three of n, p and k. Today we are running through them along with how to spot deficiencies and how to amend for them.

Join us on Facebook-

Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/235726027726637/?ref=share

Contact us via email – SelfSufficientContact@gmail.com

Find us on YouTube-

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC33RtwynPm1s7xP709KMQcQ

Support the Show –

https://www.patreon.com/SelfSufficientHub

—

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-sufficient-hub/message

Adding a milking animal to your self sufficient home is a really important step towards real self dependence. The ability to make homemade, home produced, cream, butter, cheese and ice cream to name just some opens up an impressive range of foods that we can produce ourselves.

Join us on Facebook-

Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/235726027726637/?ref=share

Contact us via email – SelfSufficientContact@gmail.com

Find us on YouTube-

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC33RtwynPm1s7xP709KMQcQ

Support the Show –

https://www.patreon.com/SelfSufficientHub

—

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-sufficient-hub/message

Todays Wednesday interview is with Anna Stickland who makes beautiful weaves baskets. Weaving is a skill that goes back millennia, and is something we can all try our hands at using materials from nature! Find Anna online – http://Wwww.annasticklandweaving.co.uk

Join us on Facebook-

Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/235726027726637/?ref=share

Contact us via email – SelfSufficientContact@gmail.com

Find us on YouTube-

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC33RtwynPm1s7xP709KMQcQ

Support the Show –

https://www.patreon.com/SelfSufficientHub

—

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-sufficient-hub/message

Potassium is the final of the big three nutrients your plants need, and it’s the simplest to amend for.

Join us on Facebook-

Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/235726027726637/?ref=share

Contact us via email – SelfSufficientContact@gmail.com

Find us on YouTube-

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC33RtwynPm1s7xP709KMQcQ

Support the Show –

https://www.patreon.com/SelfSufficientHub

—

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-sufficient-hub/message

A plant guild is a way of creating groups of mutually beneficial plants that do allot of the work for us. By taking up the role of weeding and feeding, among others, it is just yet another way of increasing our yields while reducing our workload. Sounds good to me!

Join us on Facebook-

Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/235726027726637/?ref=share

Contact us via email – SelfSufficientContact@gmail.com

Find us on YouTube-

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC33RtwynPm1s7xP709KMQcQ

Support the Show –

https://www.patreon.com/SelfSufficientHub

—

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-sufficient-hub/message