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That climate reminds me much of Ontario! I would love to hear you talk about preserving, storing and canning the things that you grow!

One thing to consider is the amount of extra sunlight due to the late sunsets and early dawns. It affects plants in several different ways.

Its not freezing to be fair and growing most things is no problem at all.

You can apply Riistakeskus to pay for the fence material if you need to protect garden from deer. They "own" the animals and that is why they also take part in fence building in some specific cases. Did you check that option allready?

Valmet 565 is a nice old machine and not too fancy. No cabin so you don't feel too much like you are doing it with a machine. Simple tech from 1965 and made in Finland. You do need a warm overall and karvalakki when using in winter but that is what still gives that handmade feel.

Flowers on your meadow are Lupiini invasive species that you can get fined for having on tour land. Its everywhere now but exactly for that reason it should be taken out..

Great to have this update

great coop. chickens live in excessive cold, and do fine. So, the issue, with chickens, is likely keeping them cooler, and not warmer in some areas. I love the bar under the coop. In my high wind area I would attach to an outer wall.

Firewood is best.

Here in my US suburban garden I had to fence dear, rabbits and groundhogs out. A tall dear fence, combined with an electric fence at about 8inches off the ground works great. The rabbits, groundhogs try to dig under the deer fence and hit a mild shock and back out. Eventually we learned where they were trying to get in and were able to block those areas, so when our first electric fence died we didn't need to replace it.

Its funny when you need something you can save money by buying the needed item from "wrong" category :P

It would look like USSR

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This spring has been strange. Very warm, sunny and humid. I have eaten cucumber from my greenhouse for a month and today I ate my first ripe pepper. That was a normal greenhouse plant, not those expensive ones which are sold in may with fruits in it. Normally I have had them ripen in late august. My blackcurrants are already ripening too, with a month ahead of schedule. I dug a huge hole for my greenhouse and put something like 6t of big rock in top of the insulation. I washed them well and poured a concrete slab on the top. I have a fan circulating the air through the rocks so I can cool the air in sunny days and get heat on nights.

Brilliant 👏 stuff danny

This is like watching Sir Tony Robinson. Only ancient artefacts are missing.

I'm from Lapland and people have been farming for ages also. My parents have their own field on their back yard and also a greenhouse. They grow potatoes and other root vegetables, onions, cucumber, apples, strawberries... And the forests and swamps are great for berries and mushrooms. I'm not sure if you noticed, but many in Finland grow something on their yard, especially the older folk. There is just something about growing your own food.

We ended up with a pre-owned Chinese Tractor, combining the simple technology of historic tractors with a lot less tired structure. What I had been looking for was a small tractor around 1.5to and 35 HP, preferrably with a loader, what I got was a wee bit smaller (25hp) and no loader, but a number of attachments.

You are a very intelligent, broad minded and hard working man, gotta say I respect that very much. You try to count every possible scenario as the best as you can and listen feedback/critique very well and also try to address those as you do things. I have no doubt in my mind that your life here in Finland will be a successful one and undoubtedly a generational one. You also seem have to established good communications with your neighbors around you which is very important in Finland, especially if a disaster strikes like a storm or such. We have a good community of neighbors too around my summer cottage where life is quite hard without any modern pleasantries. Nobody has everything but everyone has something so we frequently loan equipment from each others, like a tractor. Before you decide to invest in a tractor, establish good connections with your neighbors and see if they are willing to lend one in exchange of something. Usually works very well in Finnish communities, just a hint! :) Keep up the good work! I enjoy your videos very much! ☺

I love watching your self sufficiency adventures , yes , very inspiring . The cold frame/mini greenhouse is just fabulous ! 🌿🌿🐝🐝🐝🐝

Quote from an American outdoor magazine, field and stream: “Most experts agree that a whitetail could clear an 8-foot high-jump bar (or garden fence) from a standing start without too much difficulty. Give that same deer a running start, and you can add 25 to 50 percent to that height, making a 12-foot leap entirely possible” So I would advise a fence of at least 2.75 meters, since they will generally only jump higher if they feel threatened.

Welcome. You came to place that indeed has plenty of space, and hence cheap land. Resources that the land provides easily: water, space, wood, and safety. Resources you will need to work for: Heat, growing season, light during winter, and sometimes arable topsoil is scarce. I strongly recommend getting to know your neighbors. That can save you a lot of work and money sometimes.

Potatos. Potatos are the only thing that might enable self sufficiency here.

There is a wry saying in Finnish which is not elegantly translatable to English: "Kesä Suomessa on lyhyt, mutta vähäluminen." "Summer in Finland is short, but (endowed) with little snow." PS: Greetings from another Turku resident.

Think you need solar powered electric wire above the fence you are putting in as they will jump that 2 fence!

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Funny coincident, indeed, this video. Yesterday I was offered the possibility to get a mechanical splitter. Well, to be more precise "I" would not get it, but it would be bought to the summer cottage where I fell the trees and split all the firewood. I said no, because I enjoy splitting logs by hand. It's the best part of the whole process. I have tested mechanical splitters and they are slow and boring. Working with the axe, finding the best position and rhythm, it is so rewarding (I could compare it to yoga, I do that, too). And, of course, the sound when logs are splitted, it is like music. PS. I am tall. I split logs standing on my knees. It mimimizes all movements, makes everyhting so smooth. And also makes it really easy for my back, as standing means bending your back all the time. Standing on my knees, my back is straight all the time, all work is done by the legs. Just working through the pile of logs like that.

don't show this video to the mice of finland

In Finland, we utilize four-wheel drive vehicles equipped with snow removal equipment. Additionally, the cost of replacement components is relatively economical.

I am no tractor expert by any measure but I would guess an old tractor would be fairly easy to repair, there were no complicated systems 50 years ago and farmers were expected to be able to repair it in the field by themselves. They were built tough the old machines

I'm not really into self sufficiency but I still find your channel interesting. I hope you will succeed and I will look forward to more updates on the progress. If you get homesick maybe you could grow some barley and hops and then brew yourself a proper Irish pint? I guess it's easier to buy the malt as the malting process seems a bit cumbersome but at least growing your own hops could be fun.

what a beatfuil part of the world regards from cork

Old tractors hardly ever brake up too badly if only maintain with care and lucky for you, there is no sparkplugs either😂 Hook up with some dude who knows and look up some Massikka for you. Good luck.

im finnish and i live norther than you and i still can grow multiple things

Right after pruning heavily it is quite normal to get a bumper crop of Prunus spp. :) Folllowing year might be very low on fruiting though

Daniel, the last I remember of you, you were in Ireland complaining about the midges. You are in need of constructing a Walipini. They were invented to counter act the harsh cold conditions of the high Andes mountains. They are simply underground green houses.

Alive with insects, does that include lots of mosquitoes? Get many frogs or toads to eat the larvae?

You have such a nice voice. I listened through this cooking a meal and doing other chores and it was just delightful! You should make audio books or radio or something. Thanks a lot for the video, really enjoyed it.

Have you thought about petrol hand periled machine's ?

You're such a positive, fun, wholesome dude that I can't help but yell "YAAY! I LOVE YOU!" whenever you end a scene. I'm a straight guy by the way, thought I'd put that out there, but your attitude is positively lovely!!!

You certainly have a good crop of lupins Daniel. I garden in Connaught . It's really cold and wet one day and really warm and dry another day, very variable. We have a big bed of strawberries in a walled garden at the moment, really sweet. I am using unheated old greenhouses and 🥒 cucumbers, tomatoes 🍅 are growing well. Potatoes are outside.The apple trees are cut well back and I am planting a pear. IKEA is useful,I like the mustard with dill sauce as well 😊 Good luck, perhaps a cat would be useful 😺

Hi, You can use electric fence to keep the wildlife out of the garden nicely. The one's that are meant for horses or sheep are fine, though in the winter you need to use fence with both ground and live wires, if you need to keep the deer from eating the small planted trees. I think the cheapest ones cost around 200 euros and you can get the roll of wire fairly cheap if you do the posts yourself. Also small tractors are quite reliable, though in the winter it might be hard to get diesel tractors running, if you don't have a heated garage for it. Most of them are also very easy to repair and internet is full of advice for the most common models. Some Honda ATV might be easier to keep running though and petrol vehicles start easily even in the coldest conditions if you keep the battery in a warm place.

I don't know why youtube decided to recommend me a crazy Irishman last year but I'm glad it did. Been a pleasure to watch your journey through the winter and I'm absolutely delighted to see you in your first summer here in Finland. Thank you for sharing your journey and being an inspiration to us all!

Sounds like your mechanical skills may be about the same as mine! We have a 1959 Fordson Dexta that does most of what we need it to, we did have a “proper” 110hp tractor but it had electrical problems that cost me £6k and still didn’t work! I would recommend looking into parts availability in Finland and buying a vintage model with no electronics. Massey Ferguson tractors from the ‘70’s are very easy to get most parts for in the U.K. and as with my tractor, if you have an ounce of common sense you can diagnose problems fairly easily and replace parts. These also hold their value much better than modern options. Good luck, I’m enjoying seeing your adventures unfold!

i think a lot of people have "tractor" grass clippers. i think they're somewhat reliable as i haven't heard my parrents or grand parrents complaining about theirs as much as they do about other things :D they usually have a pulling tab and they're basically just smaller (and newer) versions of those 100 year old tractors used before all those new modern john deer style tractors... it might be worth to ask arround your neigbours if any of them are accomplished mechanics. my grandmother who owns a lot of land has her neigbours fix some of her stuff, though she might have a bit more close neigbours than you, as you seem to live further away from "civilization", so to say! ether way, keep doing what you do. you live the life i sometimes immagine i might. when i was searching for homes, i wished we'd find a good house with a yard just so we could grow potatoes 🤤

Hi. You asked about investing in a tractor. I grow in finland some potatoes and courgette outside plus chillies in a small greenhouse. My handiest machine is a 2wheel tractor, or "sarvitraktori" in finnish. It's very simple and quite cheap. It can till my beds in summer and blow snow in the winter. Many also use it to tow a small trailer, they are rather nimble in small spaces. It might be also used for plowing snow if the area isn't particularly snowy and/or big. We get a lot of snow so I use a quad bike for plowing.

Black birds come here at even at the winter, they are badasses, they take -20 celsius for multiple days

Yes you have to be a home mechanic as a farmer, unless you're a large one. Old valmets are quite easy to work on and everything is mechanical. A MIG welder is a must though.

Hello, Daniel. You may remember me contacting you when you were selling Mossy Bottom in Sligo (Amanda Culpan - a patron of your channel). I was the person who wondered if we could get a static down the lane. Well, I thought you'd be interested to learn that we found 3.5 acres with a house AND a derelict cottage in County Donegal. We'll be moving shortly to begin our new "good life". I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you... for years, you inspired us to find a way to live our dream, and we wouldn't have thought of Ireland if not for you. I'll be filming our journey (I only have a few practice videos right now) but we'd love you to subscribe and offer any tips if you see us doing something wrong. Please also pass on our best to Angela - her blogs are very entertaining. I'm looking forward to trying to catch up with you in the new smallholding. 😊

Lot of invasive species, I see (lupines).