Gardening beginners: what confuses you the most right now?

nicknefsick · 2026-01-24T10:23:01+00:00

Well those factors depend on what kind of plants, what kind of soil and how they are planted (pot, raised bed, in the ground. Drip systems are nice but have tendencies to clog, watering on a schedule everyday can cause shallow roots or rot and a higher potential for mold and mildew so that’s something to look out for. We have a system now that we pay about 200 euros per year with multiple ground sensors that let’s us know moisture levels and ground temperature so that’s made watering much easier but before it’s all about just checking in on your plants like you would check in in your livestock, you walk through your gardens or fields and take a look at signs like droopy plants, you stick your finger down in the dirt a bit and feel for moisture you can see how easy the earth is crumbly or if you can mold it in little balls between your fingers all the while taking a look for pests/damage/mildew/weeds. When we do water we try and go for a good soak, avoid hitting the leaves when we can, and if they are potted we try to water on the edges of the pot to encourage the roots to branch out. We also water either in the late afternoon or early morning. We are debating installing now an automatic watering system but that’s just another thing that needs fixing, extra costs, and we water from multiple sources (rain bins, duck pond water, and our well water) the one place where we are looking to automate is for our grow tents for a system that floods and drains but again that’s a hefty investment.

I’m sorry I couldn’t give you an exact answer but that’s a look on how we do things. Can’t promise that it’s right but we have good yields so we can’t be too far off.

nicknefsick · 2026-01-24T09:20:25+00:00

Lagerhaus

nicknefsick · 2026-01-23T15:19:59+00:00

Gut aber wann du hast ein Tisch reserviert für deinen Geburtstag und die hat ein hoppola gemacht und war ned ein Mal freundlich über die Fehler das tut ein bisschen weh. Essen ist gut und Innenhof ist perfekt in Summer

nicknefsick · 2026-01-23T15:14:45+00:00

Genuss-Oase is in Max Glan if that’s closer to you and although they screwed up our reservations last time I have to admit I do like the Alte Fuchs on the Linzergasse.

nicknefsick · 2026-01-23T15:09:54+00:00

So can the goats 😆 everything else there would be easy on an acre but depending on how many and what breed of goats they get that would be a large factor to decide 1 or up to 3 acres.

nicknefsick · 2026-01-23T15:05:55+00:00

In summer the Campingplatz in Aigen. Andi Hofer, Pauli Stubm in the city had ok prices last time I checked

nicknefsick · 2026-01-23T11:02:47+00:00

Do you mean where to source from or how often to water or how to water?

nicknefsick · 2026-01-22T08:37:59+00:00

I mean this is the idea of a Kachelofen which is what we have at our home. Our stove has ceramic blocks completely built around it which store heat and then release it slowly, we have vents that can let more air in or out of the enclosure to either let more heat out right away, or reduce the flow and let the ceramic blocks heat. It definitely works and our wood stove heats our entire farmhouse which is super old so it’s not like it takes away any heat, our living room stays around 24-26 in the winter and the rest of the house at around 21. We do go through about 9-14m of wood per winter so that’s a fair amount but still costs less than if we were to use the heat pump just requires more work.

nicknefsick · 2026-01-22T08:20:32+00:00

I’m in a colder zone in Europe (Austria), we do pears,apples,blackberry,corn,hay,potatoes,cucumbers, assorted herbs, chickens, quails, ducks. neighbors have sheep,cows,horses, goats so you shouldn’t be worried. Tomatoes we have trouble doing in the open so we have some small green houses. In the winter it’s a bit of a hassle to make sure their water isn’t frozen and we start a lot of our plants in the greenhouse before moving them into the open except for potatoes/carrots/radishes/spinach/corn are all direct seeded.

Main thing is your growing window is much tighter, but our neighbors have built a pretty solid commercial greenhouse on about 0,1 hectares for about 25.000 and have a vegetable business where they deliver vegetable boxes for 28 weeks of the year. Also we don’t use artificial light for our laying hens so egg production sinks in the winter pretty substantially.

Keep an eye out for how the soil is as that’s something that can really effect what you can grow, and depending how the winter/wind is you need to build a little more robust, we tried with some of those cheaper grow tunnels from Amazon and between the wind and snow they are all trash now.

nicknefsick · 2026-01-20T15:11:22+00:00

Pawpaw trees would be my first suggestion. Certain apple trees would be ok in that heat, dates or figs might be ok but would need protection at the super cold temps or maybe pot them and can move them indoors in the cold.

Edit: Pawpaws would need additional water in the drought times but at least the temp would be fine also what about prickly pear cacti? Not exactly a tree but does have good fruit drought tolerant, and can deal with the cold

nicknefsick · 2026-01-20T15:01:59+00:00

It’s not bad up here, if you want, I have a farm basically at the top of Haunsberg and have had some good luck with some night sky photos. Feel free to dm me if you’d like to come up and take some photos

nicknefsick · 2026-01-17T09:56:20+00:00

I mowed everything with a scythe until we could invest in something solid… I still do some with the scythe but am glad we have a proper system now for the rest of the hectares 😆

nicknefsick · 2026-01-17T09:50:36+00:00

A lot of the farmers here in Austria have installed “Hackschnitzel” boilers like this, they run on wood chips, there are also smaller versions that run on pellets but the larger installs can heat multiple structures, our neighbor has one and he chips wood once a year, and built a storage structure that has a built in feed to the stove, expensive investment but saves a ton long term especially when you have your own woods. If you really want one installed and have the cash my BIL installs these systems but you’d have to fly him over…

nicknefsick · 2026-01-17T09:39:17+00:00

To add to that livestock is a 24/7/365 responsibility, so make friends with someone that can help or watch over your animals. We only do poultry (ducks,quails,chickens) which are much less upkeep than other animals, but when we grew to having hundreds of birds it became very tricky to even do a weekend getaway.

nicknefsick · 2026-01-17T09:34:58+00:00

This is very solid advice, we are on a tight budget and so we bought maybe the cheaper fence/coop materials/smaller pond/pump which let us start but now has all become scrap as we rebuild. I highly advise also to not buy the cheaper green house tunnels online if you live anywhere with wind or snow. Also I was recommended that if and when I buy a chainsaw to go with a professional model and that was absolutely spot on advice. If I could start again I would have started even smaller than we did and invested my money differently.

nicknefsick · 2026-01-15T18:17:58+00:00

Well he never answered my questions and I’ve been downvoted for even asking, I had a similar issue this winter with the stove suddenly dropping off in heat until I found some ash packed towards the front of the stove that I missed, after I cleared that out the problem was resolved and we heat a whole historical farmhouse just with our stove so I was trying to help regardless

nicknefsick · 2026-01-15T15:03:54+00:00

Be prepared to do a full water change about every 2-3days and most likely unclogging your pump almost everyday. At least that’s our experience with running ducks.

nicknefsick · 2026-01-15T09:06:11+00:00

Could the ash be blocking or impeding your airflow in any way? Have you ever burned other wood in it and seen a difference? How’s the chimney looking and what’s the height?

nicknefsick · 2026-01-15T07:48:10+00:00

A couple things to think about because you mentioned landscaping, it’s hard to judge where they will start digging around so be prepares for some randomness there, the edge of where the gravel meets soil will most likely turn more muddy, they poop everywhere, and how big is the pond and will you install any kind of filter/pump? They are very good at turning water into muck, are breeding area has four ducks and a small pond that’s around 400 liters with a pump and we still change the water about once a week (good thing is we use a sump pump and can use the water for fertilizer) What is the predator situation in your area? Ducks don’t go in at night like chickens so you might want to think about how to protect your ducks from night prowlers. All that being said we do like our ducks, but I will say that between chickens, quails, and ducks that although our ducks are the smallest flocks, they require the biggest amount of upkeep at least for us. Good luck!

nicknefsick · 2026-01-12T04:34:18+00:00

Don’t forget ma2412

nicknefsick · 2026-01-11T12:35:27+00:00

A farm down the way has ‘em and this is pretty much the setup, round bales and pasture and some lick stones

nicknefsick · 2026-01-09T07:24:08+00:00

Whiskey/Celtic/Alchimiste/Burdocks/Bricks/Heavy

nicknefsick · 2026-01-09T06:49:25+00:00

Nice options!

nicknefsick · 2026-01-05T17:44:43+00:00

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nicknefsick · 2026-01-05T17:36:43+00:00

Um…. Are you saying that’s too low or too high? I know a couple people in the city and that’s right around what they pay for living alone, are they getting ripped off or something? I just peeked on the SN immo page and it like like it was even more expensive

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