Two Pecan Trees Planted in One Hole - Backyard Orchard Culture Practical Primate 2026-09-18 | Two Pecan Trees Planted in One Hole - Backyard Orchard Culture
Meerkat Sentry Duty #shorts Practical Primate 2022-11-12 | Meerkat sentries raise the alarm when a threat is spotted. They build trust among the group through reliable service, not because they are older or of a higher rank.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Bull Ant Stings Practical Primate 2022-11-12 | The bull ant has one of the most venomous stings of all ants. Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Royal Spoonbill Practical Primate 2022-11-12 | The royal spoonbill is one of my favourite wetland birds.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Keeping Stingless Bees #shorts Practical Primate 2022-11-11 | Stingless bees are great little pollinators to have in the garden.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Scorpion Promenade à Deux Practical Primate 2022-11-11 | The scorpion mating dance or promenade à deux.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Scrub Turkey Nesting Strategy Practical Primate 2022-11-10 | The scrub turkey or brush turkey has an amazing nesting strategy. It is a compost master! The male makes a large compost heap nest mound that he defends from predators and rivals, while maintaining its temperature in the perfect range for the incubation of the eggs.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.comMusic Credits:"Ancient Mystery Waltz (Presto)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"Krampus Workshop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Stingless Bee Hive Eduction (Seed Brood) Practical Primate 2022-11-10 | How to perform a stingless bee eduction or soft split. This is one of the safe stingless bee hive propagation techniques.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Swamp Hen Chicks #shorts Practical Primate 2022-11-09 | Purple swamp hen chicks at my local botanical gardens.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Worlds Smallest Monkey #shorts Practical Primate 2022-11-08 | The pygmy marmoset is the world's smallest monkey. Like all primates, social grooming is very important for cohesion of the group.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Giant Stinging Tree #shorts Practical Primate 2022-11-07 | The giant stinging tree is one of the world's most venomous plants.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Australias Largest Agamid Practical Primate 2022-11-07 | The Australian water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii) is Australia's largest agamid lizard. Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Scrub Turkey #shorts Practical Primate 2022-11-07 | The Australian brush turkey or scrub turkey has a very interesting nesting strategy.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Worlds Deadliest Spider #shorts Practical Primate 2022-11-06 | The northern tree dwelling funnel-web spider is one of (if not the most) deadliest spiders in the world.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Why I Weigh Hives Practical Primate 2022-11-06 | Why I weigh my stingless bee hives.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Nest Boxes for Wildlife Practical Primate 2022-11-06 | I show you how to make nest boxes for wildlife. While nest boxes by themselves will not save wildlife, they are an important conservation tool.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Tailless Whip Scorpion #shorts Practical Primate 2022-11-06 | The tailless whip scorpion may look terrifying, but this is one harmless (and very interesting) little arachnid.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Stingless Bee Hive Placement Practical Primate 2022-11-06 | I discuss where you should place your stingless bee hives and the things to watch out for.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Stingless Bee Hive Closures Practical Primate 2022-11-06 | I show how I close up my stingless bee hives for transport or during bad weather. Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Stingless Bee Foam Covers Practical Primate 2022-11-06 | How I make the foam covers I use for insulating my stingless bee hives.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Laughing Kookaburra #shorts Practical Primate 2022-11-06 | The laughing kookaburra from Australia.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Roxburgh Fig - Weird! Practical Primate 2022-11-05 | The Roxburgh fig (Ficus auriculata) is an interesting edible fig from Asia.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Jackfruit Flowers #shorts Practical Primate 2022-02-18 | In this video I demonstrate the difference between male and female jackfruit flowers and show why a black or mouldy looking jackfruit flower is usually not a cause for concern.To learn more about jackfruit flowers and pollinating jackfruit see youtube.com/watch?v=LliTN0FOWN0Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Dragon Fruit Musings Practical Primate 2022-01-19 | I give a dragon fruit update and discuss the different dragon fruit cultivars I grow. The dragon fruit varieties I discuss are Columbian Supreme, Condor, Aztec Gem, Frankie's Red and Trish. I discuss the various strengths of the cultivars and give my recommendations about which dragon fruit you should grow.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
How to Graft Jackfruit Practical Primate 2022-01-05 | In this video I demonstrate how to graft jackfruit trees using approach grafts. I find approach grafts much easier when grafting difficult species like jackfruit.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Bora Mobile Base Installation Practical Primate 2022-01-03 | In this video I show how I made my table saw mobile by putting it on castor wheels. The kit I used was the Bora Heavy Duty Adjustable Mobile Base and I found it quite simple to setup and great to use.Bora heavy mobile bases (affiliate links)Universal - amzn.to/3pJwwtgHeavy duty - amzn.to/3pJb1sH Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Servicing Small Engines (Honda GX25 and GX35) Practical Primate 2021-12-21 | This video is about how to change the oil and air filter on the GX25 and GX35 Honda engines. I demonstrate how to drain the old oil and fill the engines with new oil. For the air filter service I show how to remove the old filter and then clean and oil it before reinstall.Links for parts and materials:Honda small engine oil - amzn.to/3EkzsAxGX25 brushcutter/string trimmer filter - amzn.to/3pdH5o5GX35 brushcutter/string trimmer filter - amzn.to/3EaTpK5GX25 filter for Honda FG110 Mini tiller - amzn.to/3qaXLfvK&N air filter oil - amzn.to/3qexahtVisit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Pecan Nut Set (Two in One Planting) Practical Primate 2021-12-12 | Quite a few people asked about the production of this two in one pecan planting. As a result I recorded the flowering and fruiting so I could share with those interested.To see David the Good - youtube.com/channel/UC208478ECji1rdkDDbB0vHQ Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Corpse Flower of the Elephant Foot Yam #shorts Practical Primate 2021-11-21 | In this video I discuss the rotten smelling corpse flower of the Elephant foot yam. Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
18 mm Vs 12 mm Hose Practical Primate 2021-11-08 | In this video I talk about why I replaced my 12 mm hoses with 18 mm ones. 18 mm or 3/4 inch hose has a lot less resistance than 12 mm hose and as a result has a much higher flow rate, saving me time. Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Black Sapote & Persimmon Related? #shorts Practical Primate 2021-10-29 | The black sapote or chocolate pudding fruit are actually related trees despite being from completely different climates.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
I Installed a Weather Station Practical Primate 2021-10-16 | In this video I talk about my new Davis Vantage Vue weather station and show how I installed it. This is a 'what happened' video not a 'how to'. I am only a weather station beginner.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Rainwater Tank Part 3 - Tap Practical Primate 2021-09-30 | In this video I install a garden tap in order to use the harvested rainwater collected in my newly installed rainwater tank.See Part 1 where I installed the rainwater tank youtu.be/Y_jtsRIJTm4See Part 2 where I installed the pump and tank overflowyoutu.be/sJ8ef8P0PsQVisit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Citrus Hedge Makeover Practical Primate 2021-09-28 | In this video I remove my dwarf citrus hedge (really a semi-hedge) and replace the trees with full size citrus trees.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Rainwater Tank Part 2 - Pump and Overflow Practical Primate 2021-09-26 | In this video I continue the rainwater tank installation that will harvest rainwater from my workshop roof. In part 2 I install the water pump and make the overflow pipe to safely discharge excess water.See part 1 where I made the base and installed the gutter connection piping on the tank - youtu.be/Y_jtsRIJTm4In part 3 I will install the tap so that I can use the rainwater in the gardens.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Rainwater Tank Part 1- Base and Gutter Connection Practical Primate 2021-09-18 | In this video I install a 11575 L rainwater tank to collect the rainwater that falls on the roof of my workshop. First we constructed a cement slab base for the tank and then I made piping to connect the gutters to the rainwater tank.In Part 2 I hook up the water tank overflow pipe and connect the pump to make good use of all that collected rainwater - youtu.be/sJ8ef8P0PsQVisit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
How Long Does It Take a Mango to Fruit? Practical Primate 2021-09-13 | In this video I discuss how long it takes for a seedling mango tree to flower for the first time. A grafted tree will always flower sooner (usually the year it is grafted) but surprisingly, seedling trees are not too far behind.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Grafting Explained #shorts Practical Primate 2021-08-04 | In this video I explain what grafting is, why trees are grafted and I demonstrate the basics of how to graft a fruit tree.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Changing Mower Blades - Cub Cadet Zero Turn RZT S Practical Primate 2021-07-02 | In this video I show how to easily change the blades on a Cub Cadet RZT S zero turn ride on lawn mower. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:11 Materials0:38 How I know the blades need changing1:13 Removing the deck3:02 Removing the blades3:34 Installing new blades4:15 Reinstalling the deckVisit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Inside a Graft Union Practical Primate 2021-06-01 | I have always wanted to see what the wood looks like inside a graft union. In this video I cut open a mature citrus graft union to see what it looks like.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Large Davidson Plum #shorts Practical Primate 2021-03-08 | The largest Davidson plum trees I have ever seen. I have read that they can get this large (and even larger) but have never seen another Davidson plum tree of this size.How to grow Davidson plums - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iw7OZCs_azUVisit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
What Causes Fruit Split? Practical Primate 2021-02-28 | In this video I explain the most common reason that fruit split on the tree. It all comes back to irregular watering. Sometimes this is the fault of the grower, but usually it is a result of heavy rainfall during the later stages of fruit growth. Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Local Revegetation Update Practical Primate 2021-02-10 | In this video I revisit the site of a previous video about revegetation. In 1.5 years that site had gone from freshly planted seedling trees surrounded by tree guards to a young forest. The progress is amazing!Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Fitting a Blade to a Honda String Trimmer Practical Primate 2021-02-07 | In this video I show you how to put a blade on a Honda brush cutter. Blades come in many shapes and sizes. They are the perfect solution for cutting down thick brush that the string trimming head just can't handle.Here is a better blade than mine (Oregon). When I replace mine this is what I will get. amzn.to/2LuuJqT (affiliate link)This is the genuine Honda kit with EVERYTHING you need to run a blade amzn.to/3aMrEea (affiliate link)Note there are parts in this kit you may not need depending on your particular setup, it may be cheaper to just buy the parts you need separately. There are also plenty of non OEM options but I haven't tried them so don't want to recommend any particular model.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Stingless Bee Feeder (Single Hive) Practical Primate 2021-01-24 | In this video I show you how to make and set up a stingless bee feeder. The feeder is used to feed a single hive sugar syrup while eliminating the pest issues that come with some other types of bee feeders.Instructions for making the feeder practicalprimate.com/stingless-bee-feeder-single-hiveLearn more about feeding stingless bees practicalprimate.com/feeding-stingless-beesThe stingless bee keeping guide practicalprimate.com/stingless-beesVisit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Davidsons Plum Volunteers Practical Primate 2021-01-15 | In this video I revisit the site of a previous Davidson's plum failure to remove some volunteer seedlings. Well at first I thought they were seedlings, but in the end they were actually shoots from the oiginal Davidson's plum root system.Luckily the new shoots had air layered themselves to an extent so I potted up the Davidson's plum air layers 'and if they survive will gift them on and grown one on my property.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Jackfruit Flowers and Pollination Practical Primate 2021-01-10 | In this video I explain how jackfruits flower and how to tell the difference between the male and female flowers. I also show you how to pollinate a jackfruit flower.To learn how to grow jackfruit practicalprimate.com/jackfruitVisit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Cub Cadet RZT S First Service Practical Primate 2020-11-16 | The first service of a Cub Cadet RZT S. The RZT S is a zero turn mower but instead of the usual levers it is controlled by a steering wheel.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Stingless Bee Hive Split (Hard Split) Practical Primate 2020-11-15 | In this video I perform a stingless bee hive split. By doing a hard hive split I turn one stingless bee hive into two.See the past video of my older design hives youtube.com/watch?v=uBJIfgVnM6kRead more about stingless bees at practicalprimate.com/stingless-beesVisit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Simple Trellis Construction Practical Primate 2020-10-02 | In this video I show you how to construct a simple vegetable garden trellis from recycled materials. Here is my video about how an electric fence works youtube.com/watch?v=wW3Ba0eURYo&t=3sVisit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
Stingless Bee Hive Entrance Structure Practical Primate 2020-10-01 | In this video I demonstrate how singless bees build their entrance structure in order to help them better defend their hive. Hive design should take this into account.Visit Practical Primate at practicalprimate.com
