Video 1 Transcript
I wish I had known sooner how easy it is to have an orchard, at least if you live in the part of the United States that gets rainfall regularly, you know, if you're on like the eastern half of the United States or by the coast, because here in Missouri it's very easy to have an orchard. I've had a lot of people tell me, you know, it's a lot of work, you're gonna have to prune the trees, you have to spray them, you have to harvest fruit, etc., etc., etc., but I mean, I really don't think it's that much work. If you have an animal, like a dog, it's probably just as much work to take care of a dog as it would be to take care of, you know, a small backyard orchard, maybe even less work to take care of an orchard. I also, you know, wish I just had gained an appreciation sooner of the value of land, how, you know, even if you just have an acre or two, there's so much fun things you can do. And, you know, with having an orchard, it's okay if you don't know how to do an orchard. You don't need to take any classes or get any special training. You can just go buy a fruit tree at the store for $20 to $50, put it in the ground, and then just learn by experience. I would recommend, though, planting multiples, not just planting like one apple tree or one pear tree or plum, or I'd plant probably at least three. I think we have probably 60 to 70 fruit trees, and I try to plant some more each year. And, you know, you just learn as you go. If you realize there's a bug issue or a disease issue, you just take those lessons, and you learn from them. And, you know, you can just Google or ask AI, watch YouTube videos, and learn. It's really not rocket science, and you'll learn. You'll figure it out. It's not that hard to learn, and it's so worth it. It's so exciting every year to get hundreds of pounds of fruit growing on your trees. Totally worth it.