Compost Magic & Autumn Planting - Refreshing Our Garden for Winter Crops - Our Home in the Forest

Welcome back to Our Home in the Forest! 🌳
This week, we’re diving deep into compost, soil health and autumn planting here on our little forest farm in Central Portugal. With the seasons changing, it’s time to refresh our garden beds, nourish the soil and get ready for a cozy winter harvest! 🍂

We’ll take you through:
✨ Turning our compost
🌿 Preparing the garden beds for autumn crops
🌱 Growing new winter plants from seed
🏡 Visiting our local farmers market to pick up seedlings

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⏰ Timestamps

0:00 – Welcome to our forest garden
0:32 – Corn needs to go and tomatoes need a hair cut
4:40 – Preparing compost
8:45 – Compost for the chickens to scratch
9:28 – Brussel Sprouts moving to bigger pots
11:53 - Little intruder in der planting box
12:46 - More compost for strawberry propagation
15:47 - The local market is closed today - Let`s remove the remaining corn
17:08 – Turning over the compost & starting seeds
19:12 – Finally it`s market day
21:43 – First rain calls for seeds in the ground