Sir it does make sense to make raised beds i guess, does it not dry out the soil in the dry season?? Would there be some negatives at all? or situations when you dont want a raised bed?
Just wondering why do a raised bed in the open garden? Are there any other added benefits besides accessibility to make it worth the extra work and time?
There's nothing but benefit when doing raised beds. The beds drain water faster, heat up quicker in the day and afford a lot of loose aerated soil for the roots of the plants to flourish in. Crops like watermelon that like a lot of water but don't like their feet to stay too wet for long do better in raised beds or mounds. Carrots burrow through the soil easier allowing for longer straighter roots and are easier to pick. In wet years the walkways in between the beds act as drainage ditches and the plants will stand proud of the water in a wet year. There innumerable benefits to using raised beds and they look nice and neat in appearance.
@@jimjimmyjames9365 Agreed with all you said and thanks again for your videos. In N.E. Texas last year, we had one of those persistently wet springs and had I not pulled those bed, I would NOT have had anything to show for my work and expense. Now if I can manage to find the perfect spacing from furrow to furrow. 😀
i have the Honda FRC-800 furrow/hiller attachment. I question whether the person that designed this thing has ever actually USED it. It doesn't go near deep enough and all of the holes are "off alignment". Don't buy it unless you are savvy at modifying/redesigning.
Yeah when I looked at the earthquake rototiller attachment I didn't think it was engineered very good at all. On my horse here there is a very solid bracket that the hiller/furrower mounts to very rigidly.
Can you explain why you are planting a garden in the shade? I think my ancestors moved to the US to have more space to grow crops, and yet you planted your garden surrounded by trees.
It was the only area where I could put a garden at that point in time. My land lord let me put another small one up front later on.This area actually receives full sun for a good duration of the day. The trees were a very good wind break for the garden also. This is the Finger Lakes region in New York state, everywhere you go up here there is trees and many different types of trees. Very beautiful area here and all prime farm land.
The one I had up further in the yard was clear of all trees. The garden here is the one in back and I split my vegetable varieties up according to what prefers more light. This garden grew Spring and Fall crops wonderfully. Actually I think I do have a video posted of the one up front that received full sun all day.
I am not against trees so much, but in my garden plots, if there are any trees nearby, I cut them down. I did, however, have a garden a few dozen feet from a large tree. I planted the lettuce and other cool-weather plants on the rows that got the extra shade, whereas the tropicals and southern varieties got the full sun section. I cut down trees nearby also for the water usage, as tree roots like to steal water from my plants.
@@michaelg8642 In late summer, I had a volunteer tomato plant fruiting in my east-facing flower bed, probably due to one of the kids tossing out a rotten tomato. Needless to say, it was sort of nice to see that. I don't think surrounded by trees is wise in most cases, but I can definitely see a benefit to trees (or a porch roof) on the west or south in hot climates. I also sometime wish my greenhouse had some shade, lol.
I got mine off of ebay, so I'd look there first for a used one. Amazon carries earthquake hiller/furrower attachment. www.amazon.com/Earthquake-15683-Hiller-Furrower-Rear-Rototillers/dp/B00E20KJAA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35FX75CH139VX&dchild=1&keywords=earthquake+hiller+furrower+for+rear+tine+tiller&qid=1621200320&sprefix=eartquake+hiller%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-1
Being this garden has been for years now it only takes just a few passes. I do a few extra passes just to do a good job and to make it look nice as well
Usually i make the beds the width of my rake, just seems to work out good that way. But depending on what I'm growing I will go out to 16 inches on some beds.
If you read the description I say I need to get better editing software. This was recorded using a tablet not a professional camera. Even though the volume could have been much better I can hear it just fine on my computer when I turn it up. If you notice this video is 3 years old and I haven't done any since because I still don't have a better camera and I haven't decided if I want to share any more of my gardening methods on here.
Yes sir I understand what you're saying. But the problem actually was on my end. I just swapped out my routers because the one they installed with my new internet service was overheating. After I got it done I replayed your video the sound was much better. Sorry for the confusion and I'd like to say I did enjoy your video! I have 2 old 80's model Troy-Bilt tillers one with a Tecumseh 6 horsepower and the other was a Kohler 8 horsepower Magnum. They are identical except the engines. And I always thought that was amazing that they would put a 6 7 and 8 horsepower on their tillers at the same time without making one smaller or changing them in some way. And Lord have mercy I'd give anything to have dirt like you got! I live down in Alabama and all I got to work with is clay with a little dirt and sand mixture a bunch of rocks. I've been throwing rocks out of my garden for 35 years and before I even started gardening there, there was a pile of rocks waste high piled up out towards the end of my garden. Thanks again and have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend
the pony tiller I bought in 1995 had a hiller/furrower attachment . I made the mistake of buying another one in 2017 . it won't accept a hiller , so therefore I own a 1100 dollar price of equipment that is useless for anything other than tilling . the hiller took away about 90% of the work . now it's just a pain in the rump to garden with my new tiller . I'm going to give up gardening all together . MTD has taken all the fun out of gardening . shame on you troy Built for selling out to MTD
L.E. moore I just bought one for mine! Came with a adapter plate for my new super bronco! Its made by EARTHQUAKE was $45.00 through Wal-Mart online. It doesn't say it fits Troy B but it comes with the adapter.
I couldn't agree more, the newer mtd ones and that's the name they should bear because they aren't the same machine anymore. I own five and the newest one I have is an mtd and it doesn't compare to the older ones i have.
Check with a local welding shop. I guarantee they can make an adapter or build you a hiller to fit. It won't be cheap, but you won't need to buy another one. Ever.
The newer pony's don't have the provision for where the hiller attaches to. Be cheaper probably to just find an older one and hope it bolts up to the newer machines. But yeah a welding shop could come up with something to retrofit.
I looked those up and although I'm not a big fan of them mounting to the drag stake,that would probably be the best cost effective way to go. Thing is the smaller machines usually only have one gear and I feel the hiller works better when you go faster.
A man that gets to the point and can demonstrate the process...amazing!
Just getting started with a tiller myself. Thanks for the video it's a really helpful explanation.
Great video . Never knew the horse had a v plow attachment
Beautiful soil
Great idea how to use the attachments wisely.
looks good buddy
This is so awesome...
Nice work 👍
Sir it does make sense to make raised beds i guess, does it not dry out the soil in the dry season?? Would there be some negatives at all? or situations when you dont want a raised bed?
Yeah it does dry out faster in a dry season but it also takes water in faster too. The pros outweigh the cons in my opinion
Just wondering why do a raised bed in the open garden? Are there any other added benefits besides accessibility to make it worth the extra work and time?
There's nothing but benefit when doing raised beds. The beds drain water faster, heat up quicker in the day and afford a lot of loose aerated soil for the roots of the plants to flourish in. Crops like watermelon that like a lot of water but don't like their feet to stay too wet for long do better in raised beds or mounds. Carrots burrow through the soil easier allowing for longer straighter roots and are easier to pick. In wet years the walkways in between the beds act as drainage ditches and the plants will stand proud of the water in a wet year. There innumerable benefits to using raised beds and they look nice and neat in appearance.
@@jimjimmyjames9365 Agreed with all you said and thanks again for your videos. In N.E. Texas last year, we had one of those persistently wet springs and had I not pulled those bed, I would NOT have had anything to show for my work and expense. Now if I can manage to find the perfect spacing from furrow to furrow. 😀
How did you get the top of your row flat?
Daniel Mercuri
In the video, he said that he used a rake to smooth the tops of the rows.
I rake out the rocks and clumps and then flip the rake over to smooth out the bed
i have the Honda FRC-800 furrow/hiller attachment. I question whether the person that designed this thing has ever actually USED it. It doesn't go near deep enough and all of the holes are "off alignment". Don't buy it unless you are savvy at modifying/redesigning.
Yeah when I looked at the earthquake rototiller attachment I didn't think it was engineered very good at all. On my horse here there is a very solid bracket that the hiller/furrower mounts to very rigidly.
Can you explain why you are planting a garden in the shade? I think my ancestors moved to the US to have more space to grow crops, and yet you planted your garden surrounded by trees.
It was the only area where I could put a garden at that point in time. My land lord let me put another small one up front later on.This area actually receives full sun for a good duration of the day. The trees were a very good wind break for the garden also. This is the Finger Lakes region in New York state, everywhere you go up here there is trees and many different types of trees. Very beautiful area here and all prime farm land.
The one I had up further in the yard was clear of all trees. The garden here is the one in back and I split my vegetable varieties up according to what prefers more light. This garden grew Spring and Fall crops wonderfully. Actually I think I do have a video posted of the one up front that received full sun all day.
I am not against trees so much, but in my garden plots, if there are any trees nearby, I cut them down. I did, however, have a garden a few dozen feet from a large tree. I planted the lettuce and other cool-weather plants on the rows that got the extra shade, whereas the tropicals and southern varieties got the full sun section. I cut down trees nearby also for the water usage, as tree roots like to steal water from my plants.
some shade can be really beneficial in the deep south when temperatures start getting around 100 degrees and things start wilting in all day sun..
@@michaelg8642 In late summer, I had a volunteer tomato plant fruiting in my east-facing flower bed, probably due to one of the kids tossing out a rotten tomato. Needless to say, it was sort of nice to see that. I don't think surrounded by trees is wise in most cases, but I can definitely see a benefit to trees (or a porch roof) on the west or south in hot climates. I also sometime wish my greenhouse had some shade, lol.
Where can I find a hiller like that for my Horse TroyBilt?
I got mine off of ebay, so I'd look there first for a used one. Amazon carries earthquake hiller/furrower attachment.
www.amazon.com/Earthquake-15683-Hiller-Furrower-Rear-Rototillers/dp/B00E20KJAA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35FX75CH139VX&dchild=1&keywords=earthquake+hiller+furrower+for+rear+tine+tiller&qid=1621200320&sprefix=eartquake+hiller%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-1
How many passes do you make to get the rows raised that high? Also how wide is the flat at the top of your raised row?
Being this garden has been for years now it only takes just a few passes. I do a few extra passes just to do a good job and to make it look nice as well
Usually i make the beds the width of my rake, just seems to work out good that way. But depending on what I'm growing I will go out to 16 inches on some beds.
JJ Haig??
Sir I could not hear anything you were saying. Do any of you other folks hear what he saying?
If you read the description I say I need to get better editing software. This was recorded using a tablet not a professional camera. Even though the volume could have been much better I can hear it just fine on my computer when I turn it up. If you notice this video is 3 years old and I haven't done any since because I still don't have a better camera and I haven't decided if I want to share any more of my gardening methods on here.
Yes sir I understand what you're saying. But the problem actually was on my end. I just swapped out my routers because the one they installed with my new internet service was overheating. After I got it done I replayed your video the sound was much better. Sorry for the confusion and I'd like to say I did enjoy your video! I have 2 old 80's model Troy-Bilt tillers one with a Tecumseh 6 horsepower and the other was a Kohler 8 horsepower Magnum. They are identical except the engines. And I always thought that was amazing that they would put a 6 7 and 8 horsepower on their tillers at the same time without making one smaller or changing them in some way. And Lord have mercy I'd give anything to have dirt like you got! I live down in Alabama and all I got to work with is clay with a little dirt and sand mixture a bunch of rocks. I've been throwing rocks out of my garden for 35 years and before I even started gardening there, there was a pile of rocks waste high piled up out towards the end of my garden. Thanks again and have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend
Turn up your sound?
the pony tiller I bought in 1995 had a hiller/furrower attachment . I made the mistake of buying another one in 2017 . it won't accept a hiller , so therefore I own a 1100 dollar price of equipment that is useless for anything other than tilling . the hiller took away about 90% of the work . now it's just a pain in the rump to garden with my new tiller . I'm going to give up gardening all together . MTD has taken all the fun out of gardening . shame on you troy Built for selling out to MTD
L.E. moore I just bought one for mine! Came with a adapter plate for my new super bronco! Its made by EARTHQUAKE was $45.00 through Wal-Mart online. It doesn't say it fits Troy B but it comes with the adapter.
I couldn't agree more, the newer mtd ones and that's the name they should bear because they aren't the same machine anymore. I own five and the newest one I have is an mtd and it doesn't compare to the older ones i have.
Check with a local welding shop. I guarantee they can make an adapter or build you a hiller to fit. It won't be cheap, but you won't need to buy another one. Ever.
The newer pony's don't have the provision for where the hiller attaches to. Be cheaper probably to just find an older one and hope it bolts up to the newer machines. But yeah a welding shop could come up with something to retrofit.
I looked those up and although I'm not a big fan of them mounting to the drag stake,that would probably be the best cost effective way to go. Thing is the smaller machines usually only have one gear and I feel the hiller works better when you go faster.