(credits: Self Sufficient Me) In this video, I bust the myth that big trees will take the nutrients and water from your vegetable garden and fruit trees. I show you how our food garden is thriving even though it is surrounded by large gum trees and other big ornamental trees.

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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland, Australia, about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online, so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :)

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0:00 Introduction
0:34 Will big trees take all the water & nutrients?
1:24 Digging a trench to cut through roots
2:32 Water
4:30 What about nutrients?
5:26 Problems with garden beds under trees
9:22 Shaded garden from big trees
9:54 Possums getting into raised beds
10:53 Root invasion from trees into garden beds
13:52 Tip number 5 Harvesting
13:46 Positives of big trees
14:29 Conclusion
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