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Thanks for the info Peace Monger. I’ve actually got an idea that might make them better. May be trying it soon.

@@TheBlueberryFarmer - It depends on the situation, but what I often do is dig out a hole at the center of the mole hill and find one of the openings to that mound. Then when I put the probe into the ground I can find how well centered the probe is. That way I end up very close to being centered on that tunnel. After I the trap set I just throw the dirt I dug out back in the hole and wait......I use three different traps and this is the best by far. 😄

@@peacemonger766 it’s definitely the best one so far. I catch hundreds of those things with mine. It’s never ending 🤦‍♂️

You’re very welcome. I hope you catch all those rascals. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment 👍

lol congratulations keep at it. That’s not the only one you can be sure.

Thanks for taking the time to comment 👍 I prune both after harvest and in dormancy. I have a couple videos on how I do it if you would like to see.

Unfortunately I didn’t build those myself. A buddy of mine is a lot better welder than me and he built them. I think there is a company that makes them but I don’t have any information about it. Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful.

You’re welcome. I appreciate you taking the time to comment 👍

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Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment I really appreciate it 👍

Great idea of using the pvc piece to hold the line. Thanks for the idea.

@@steveskidmore1018 you’re welcome Steve. It definitely helps get the drippers into that tubing and it’s easier on your hands lol

Sounds great. Hopefully this crazy weather will get stable so they can start ripening 👍

Thanks a bunch for sharing your tip 👍never have tried a carrot but peanut butter has worked great for me

Hey Bob thanks for taking the time to comment 👍. I’ve got pans all over the field but I think they draw the critters in to get a drink and then they decide to chew a little just for fun lol

You’re very welcome. I appreciate you taking the time to watch 👍

Hey Michael thanks for taking the time to comment. That stuff gets so tight in there I burn as much as I can to make it easier getting out lol sure helps.

Hey Laura thanks for taking the time to comment. I’ve caught several with the trap at an angle. As long as it’s in an active run it should get em 👍

@@TheBlueberryFarmer Thanks so much for your reply! I bought the trap (Gopher Hawk) on Amazon and set it yesterday…it went off in 1 hour! Today is the day I have to face my fear and empty the trap!!!😱 Incredibly gross, but I know I have to do it😔. Thank you again for your response…here I go

@@sandiegochocolatefountains just keep in mind all the destruction those little rascals do lol

👍yes, I’m trying to hold on to that mindset. Pulling that little monster out of the ground was beyond gross, but I’m trying to be brave. I set the trap again about an hour ago and it caught another one in a very short time. Unbelievable. My sister suggested that I watch Caddyshack tonight as therapy lol….ok…back to gopher hunting. Thanks again:)

@@sandiegochocolatefountains thanks again for watching. Happy Hunting 👍

Hmm that may be the variety. Do your best know what they are? All of the varieties we have grow vigorously and make suckers that have to be pruned or cut out every year.

@@TheBlueberryFarmer Thank you for the response. I have 30 trees in a test plot and there are probably 7 or 8 rabbiteye varieties. I am thinking I am being too chincy on the Nitrogen. Huge clumps of berries, but the shoots are few. The one that has gone crazy with growth was a rabbiteye called 'Hello Darlin'. It grew over 4 ft in a year.

@@TsRVideos8042 wow that’s a lot of growth. We don’t have that variety down in these parts. Does it make big berries?

@@TheBlueberryFarmer my mistake; the 'Hello Darlin' grew really well, about 2 ft of height over last year. I didn't notice the one I was talking about with the massive growth was the 'Bless Your Heart' variety. I went out and measured. Last year it was a bush in a pot about 1.5 ft tall. Now it has 5 new shoots off of old growth that extend to 7 ft tall. Yet leaves me to me original inquiry; why such crazy growth yet no new shoots from the ground?

@@TsRVideos8042 I have found some varieties have really long canes and have to be pruned more heavily. Also those varieties don’t need as much nitrogen. But as far as them not putting on new canes I can’t say due to not having any knowledge of the varieties you mentioned. That’s the first I’ve heard of them. Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful.

Thank you for taking the time to watch I really appreciate it. That technique works fantastic and a lot less preparation.

Thank you Damon. I really appreciate your comment 👍

They everywhere lol Thanks for the comment David 👍

They work great for us here in our farm. Especially if they have a lot of roots. Sometimes if they don’t have many roots I’ll put the in pots and let them get more established and plant them the next fall. Thank you for taking the time to comment 👍

We haven’t got into the shipping part yet. Trying to figure out how would be the best.

Thanks for taking the time to comment I really appreciate it 👍

You got that right. I put grease in my brush hog 20 years ago and it’s still going strong. I’ve beat the top out of it but everything else is good lol

Yeah I’ve wanted one of those for years. Every time I think about buying something for that ole tractor I start daydreaming about having a skid steer. They are so much more efficient.

@@TheBlueberryFarmerglad I’m not the only one who has that problem. They sure do think a lot of a new skid steer though!

@@mightyminifarm I know right and I’m a skarit to buy a used one

Thanks Sergey. Wow that’s a long way from Texas. Do you guys have blueberry farms over there?

​@@TheBlueberryFarmer Yes, farmers grow blueberries, we grow mainly northern varieties such as Bluecrop, Duke, Blugold. Farmers plant blueberries in the south and north as far as Moscow. These are new berries for Russia, blueberries grown by local farmers, only 5%, the remaining 95% are imported from other countries.

@@MrNorma77 I would have never guessed you guys would have the same varieties that are grown in the northern US. What months are your summer months?

Thank you so much I really appreciate that 👍

Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment I really appreciate it 😬

Hi Heidi thank you for taking the time to comment. We can get a pretty good yield down here by year three due to our long growing season. As long as your wood chips aren’t hardwood you should be good. We use pine bark. The ph is 4 to 4.5 which is perfect.

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment I really appreciate it. I haven’t had any experience with that particular variety. Be sure to keep the weeds away from it while it’s small so it can get plenty of moisture and nutrients.

@@TheBlueberryFarmer what kind of nutrition should I give a second year plant?

@@MyFavoriteColorIsBLUE I tell everyone that buys plants from me to me to give them azalea fertilizer. It works fantastic if your soil ph is good.

@@TheBlueberryFarmer thanks so much

You’re welcome Nick I appreciate you taking the time to watch 👍

Yes and I feed them to my chickens lol Thanks for the comment 👍

@@TheBlueberryFarmer really chicken tear them up huh? 🐔 That’s good 👍 Thanks for the response

@@operationhotshotinc.6887 mine do but they eat everything lol

Thank you for taking the time to watch I really appreciate it 👍

I have put peanut butter on the trigger but be sure to disable it first. Definitely don’t want your fingers in there lol. Thanks for the comment?

Thank you for coming. We really appreciate it. Hopefully we will have a better season than last. We are starting to bloom and it’s way too early 🤦‍♂️

Thanks a bunch for taking the time to comment. I hope you can catch all those darn things. 👍

Hey Mike thanks for taking the time to comment. Yeah everyone that comes to the farm thinks that rain is a good thing and it is as long as there isn’t any ripe berries lol

That’s a great idea. I would recommend putting a couple more tubes in for the larva to craw out of. Only a handful a day find their way out of mine lol

Hey Lee thanks for the comment. I hope yours works as well for you as mine does for me. This little gadget in this video will help you with the holes if you have any trouble. ruclips.net/video/uDuDB_6k-84/видео.html

@@TheBlueberryFarmer IM GOING TO GET THE AUGER U ROCK BRO

@@leelunk8235 that thing will help you out for sure 👍

Hey Joyce thanks for taking the time to comment. Our soil ph runs around 6 in our area. I mixed pine bark in the soil when I planted and made hills to plant in. Occasionally I’ll add some sulphur to them to reduce the ph. We don’t have a problem with the deer. They will occasionally nibble a bud or two and the bucks will polish their antlers on a few here and there. I would encourage you to plant more than you think you need so that you can share with the birds and bugs lol I’ll be making a video soon on my planting process as I’m about to plant some more young ones.

Thank you so much!!

@@joycedecker6880 you’re welcome 👍

The varieties we have love the hot Texas weather. They use a lot of water but they taste great. Thanks for the comment 👍

Thank you for taking the time to watch I really appreciate it 👍

Hey thanks for taking the time to watch and comment I really appreciate it 👍

Hey Howard thanks for taking the time to comment. I have some friends that live down by the Texas coast that have some success with the Emerald variety. We’re about four hours north of them and it gets a little too cold for them on our farm. Hope you have better luck in your area 👍

Hey Bob thanks for taking the time to comment. We pull the weeds for the most part. But if you just have to spray something to get control you might look at Liberty or Cheetah. Hope this helps.

Hey Anne thanks for taking the time to comment. I’m going to make a couple videos on blueberry propagation at some point. There’s a couple different ways you can do them but they aren’t the easiest to root that’s for sure.

Hey @jamebrookw894 thanks for taking the time to comment. I picked those up at an old house that was full of rats. They needed burning for sure lol

@@TheBlueberryFarmer OH FOR SURE!!! BIG HOT FIRE!!

Nah it cleaned up real nice 👍