Understanding our Farm Pond more | VLOG
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Jesse and Chasitys channel: / willowbrookhomestead
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I wonder sometimes if you have any idea, how very much so many of us look forward to every new vlog... this channel is one of my favorites. ❤️❤️❤️
Me too🥰 she makes me feel like I'm talking to a best friend
absolutely. Every new Video or idea is such a great feeling even when I don't have a pond I like to learn new things about pond plants or fish. She really is a very good friend and often is she closer to me than other people I know or have seen physically. I am always happy for Jess and her family when everything goes well❣️ All the best from switzerland
Very true
Many... This is my very top favorit, since the beginning :-)
Like today; I often find they have posted a video just before I have to run out the door for work. Today I get to finish it before I go.😃
Hi, Jess. I restore wetlands for a living, TN Valley, so I know a lot of native plants great for edge of your pond: Pickerel Rush, Royal Fern, Buttonbush, Water Plantain, yellow Lotus, floating Primrose, Hazel Alder, Virginia Sweetspire, Bald Cypress, Tupelo Gum (what Great Blue Heron nest in) There are too many to list but please check with local county UADA for invasive species to avoid. Good luck, happy fishing!
Thank you!!!
Cynthia would any of those help is in Michigan with algae in our one acre pond that is 15 feet deep?
Growing up we had 3 ponds and we loved. We could swim in 2. There was a creek behind the big pond for trout. We had bass and catfish in our ponds. We had a little over an acre of garden for a family of 8. Lots of potatoes, winter squash, green beans, onions and etc. Salad items galore. Apple tree. We grew so much, cow, and rabbits. It was so much fun. I have 40x80 lot with a 540 Sq ft cabin in the middle. I'm doing my best to grow tomatoes, Green beans, salad items, peppers, squash of all types and berries.
Jess
Contact Clemson Extension about your pond and plants to plant around it.
Also please join SC Native Plant Society and plant native plants.
Clemson Extension is a tremendous resource.
Your outlook on life is inspirational! I look up to you so much. Just the simple things, like explaining to your son that his fishing spot is just not lucky yet but it will be once he catches one. That outlook and philosophy is amazing. Thank you for your positivity. I strive to be more like you. 💕 Love and blessings to you, your family & farm.
I enjoy your videos so much. It inspires me so much as a homesteading mama. “We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.” I pray that the in between is full of blessings and many joyful memories of your gardens and raising your kiddos on your beautiful farm.
Great quote
@@jenniferchristiansen2040 thanks I found it beautiful too.
I’ve been reading the comments and I realize how much I look forward to your vlogs! Your faith just shines through everything you do. Thank you ☺️
Calf sharing saves sooooo much stress. Saturday evening I got hurt, Sunday morning milking. I tried sooooo hard. Having to keep your leg straight and non weight baring and needing to milk a cow......it just wasn't happening. So we let her stay with her baby. And now that's one thing I don't need to worry about. I thank God I get to learn from y'all, Justin, and so many other homesteaders. Yall are such a blessing.
I so APPRECIATE you and your family. Seeing you on the farm makes my day. Bless you.
My great uncle was a 5th generation farmer. None of them could grow strawberries in cultivated land. So one year he pulled all n threw on back side of pond n walked away. In a few months he was fishing n noticed green. The strawberries were growing great n really big berries. I plant in worst piece of dirt in my backyard n they do great.
I love the always new content and perspective and KNOWLEDGE! Jess ya gotta gift!
Your boys are THE most adorable kids, they remind me of mine when they were little. I know you cherish every minute with them, time goes so quickly 💙💙💙
Is it silly that I so look forward to the sound of the gravel/rocks crunching under your shoes? When Miah said "your chariot awaits". My mind said Noooo, just walk there. Hahaha! 😂 love your content Jess.
-Celest
I love how gentle he was with the fish
When I saw the goats by your side by side I was listening to see if it was turned off. My son got out of his to open the gate and three goats jumped in and one stepped on the gas pedal. Off they went for several yards of a wild ride. Finally it turned over. All the goats were fine. The side by side not so much. Be safe!
BALANCE...the answer to so many things in life & our world!!!❤
YOU NEED TO MASHUP With BOOTSTRAP AND GET YOUR OWN LINE OF CONTAINERS!!!!!!!!!! or greenstalk with a limited color planter... AHHHHH I can see it now!!!!! 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻
Take all my money!!! Hahaha
@@kaylaserra EXACTLY LOL 😂🤣🤣
Try contacting Ed Beaulieu The Pond Professor from Aquascape. Aquascape builds eco ponds for domestic/home use and Ed is their biologist and is willing to help in most situations....
One might even say Drew was on a fishin' mission... 😉
I would love to learn more about this, please keep us posted on the development of this pond. So fascinating! And what a blessing to have a pond full of life on your property! Definitely not feeling any envy over here. 😇😜🤩
Nope. Me either. Lol. :-)
You could try growing watercress on the edges of the pond. They help to keep the water clean and are a food source. Could you try using the guts and bones of the cleaned fish in your compost piles? Or maybe make fish fertilizer with them? Stinky but effective.
I do that with heads and shells of shrimp we buy..stinky but the soil loves it!😊
A cancer patient dear friend just got told 6 months to live today.. and OMG u have no idea how thankful i am to find this vlog today. Just a little bit of happy sometimes is a LOT. Thank you. Love u all.
prayers for you & your friend
I think if it was my pond I’d travel around the region and grab cuttings from local water sources so you’re ensuring that your water plants are native.
This, but being careful to ensure they are native vs invasive and having taken over the area.
Flag, Cat Tails, Water Iris...don't plant lily pads. They will take over. Add some logs for turtles.
We made the mistake with cattails in our pond and it took forever to rip them all out. They took it over and you couldn't get close enough to fish. Also agree with the no lily pads, they took over to the upper portion of the tiny pond we got from Sams Club years ago.
“I love this!” As the fish was going in the pond. So cute. ❤️
Thank you for picking up the camera!! I love to see what you're up to!!
That sounds like a perfect job for Drew! (Not that he doesn’t already love what he does), but traveling around and evaluating people’s ponds for fish? 😊 what fun!
Even with how busy your farm is everyday it's so nice to see places of total relaxation.
Sweet Miah is perfect. Greetings from this ole 82 year lady from Texas. Such sweet boys. Love their tender voices. All good👏👏❤️🌹🐄
Your friend's pond is amazing! Thank God for good friends that'll fish swap with you!
Jess, when I put my pond in I went to the US Fish & Wildlife, and they gave me lots of good data. Unfortunately that was 20 years ago, but they are a resource. I do remember it takes 5-7 adult bluegill to sustain one adult bass. Bluegill can spawn 3-4 times a year in the right environment. You will typically see circles in the bottom in the shallows of the pond that are just a bit bigger than a 5 gallon bucket. I wish you well, it's so much fun to foster a pond. I'm in Commifornia so might be slightly different based on weather.
lotus and waterlilies woo me to no end 😊
That is so cool that you and your neighbors were able to help each other with the fish situation!
Visited a friend's pond over the weekend. Got tons of Crappies. Dinner was the best Monday afternoon! Threw out bass back. His older kids catch at other places and bring them to their pond to help keep up. Tons of eggs in the ones we kept. I imagine his pond will be over stocked by next summer. It's rarely fished aside from his friends.
I grew up fishing every summer holiday on the Lake Balaton in Hungary. I have a picture holding a giant cat fish nearly as big as I was. It was about 4-5 family around and had a great meal out of it. Thank you so much for sharing your pond and bringing back so lovely memories.
Love fishing, good luck with building it up and making it healthy👏😊❤️
Another use for little fish is in the garden!
Put a fish carcass below your tomatoes and corn or other plants. It is amazing how well this fertilizing works.
I miss seeing you, Miah and the kids all running around the farm. So It was nice seeing y'all together today:)
You are such an inspiration. I'm so happy that I found your videos last year. This year I am turning my backyard into a garden & if things grow well this Spring, Summer & Fall here in Florida, I'll buy a canner & start canning again.
I still can't get my head around the size of your pond ... It's bigger than my entre property! Absolutely amazing
I really enjoyed learning about the pond and fish from your brother
It's so cool that your Brother is assessing your Pond.
He's doing the right thing adding Bass🙌.
JO JO IN VT 💕😄
Cattails are great plants that are edible and able to be used for fire starting and love wet environments like the edges of ponds. Lilies also are great to have in a pond as every part of the plant can be used for food and it does produce beautiful flowers and helps with controlling evaporation and keeping the water cool when it's extremely hot.
This was so interesting. What a great resource for you and your family...and so peaceful and just serene...so happy for you
That’s pretty cool that you can train pond fish to help each other‘s ponds thrive
Add some Lake Trout as well. They will really do a number on those small fish. Also add some Redeyes, maybe even a few Sturgeon. More ducks as well. Ducks will take a significant portion of small fish. Also, a few geese.
I like how the barn and set up has come along!
Jess, there is a Iris pseudacorus variegata, a variegated yellow aquatic iris. I live in the Netherlands, with lots and lots of ponds. Iris pseudacorus is a native plant that grows everywhere, the variegated version is lovely. Also Lythrum is beatyfull and good for bees and other pollinators. There are lots of plants that grow in boggy areas. Rheum, Darmera,acorus, several mentha varieties etc... Over here in every gardencentre there is a department with aquatic plants. I hope you can find what you want!
Lythrum is invasive in many places .. a beautiful perennial though!... and the iris may have to be planted in pots so it doesnt take over.. in wet wet South Carolina..
@@ValeriaVincentSancisi glad you mentioned this. I came here to say be careful because they can become invasive
Thanks bay pond is amazing, be so nice when it is stocked up nicely! And you have a sustainable fish income!
Your videos are so educational and therapeutic 😊
Suggestion: I would add a floating spray fountain. This would serve a few different purposes. Adds oxygen to the pond and can also help keep he mosquito population down a bit as they're least likely to breed in moving water. And it's beautiful.
We have a half acre pond. We added an aerator after a fish kill. I love it as it looks like a little fountain. We occasionally get too much weed growth. We have a contraption that cuts the weeds and rakes them in. We used the pond weeds to fill the bottom of raised beds or just compost it. We also use straw bales to keep algae growth down. They sell rye straw for people with small ponds, but for big ponds it is cost prohibitive, but straw works the same. When my husband put the straw in all the turtle climb up on it, which is fun to see. You probably are in a warmer climate than we are (6b), but for colder climates you need a deeper pond so the fish can overwinter.
Fish also love plants and floating plants, gives babies a safe place to grow without being eaten right away. Maybe adding some water lilies and water lettuce would be an easy start and they multiply.
Yup, we have a ton of of lotus and EVERYBODY loves it: ducks, the koi, the frogs.
I agree. They are easy to find in all different colors too!
Lilies! I have a few in my pond that I caught while bass fishing at a local lake. I know that's probably illegal. But that's how I did it. Fish absolutely love it!
My favorite aquatic is marsh marigold. It’s the earliest bloom on our property ❤️ definitely check what’s invasive around you. We have a much shorter list in New England. Hibiscus is beautiful & swamp milkweed is great for pollinators. Taro & pickerel rush are great too. There’s lots of water lily varieties. Mayla lily is our favorite & don’t forget lotus! You will swoon for those blooms.
What great ovealls! 😍
How cool to have your brothers help with something he is so passionate about.
When it comes to plants, it might be worth looking into some water loving Iris. There are so many absolutely stunning japanese iris (Iris ensata) hybrids. Iris pseudacorus and Iris sibirica are also very beautiful and "wild" looking.
Greetings from Germany!
This was very interesting. I had no idea. I always learn from you. TY
Terrific video and so enlightening! Thank you for sharing
At least we know Hope will make a great nurse cow with the right calf🤣🤣 Hallie just was enjoying the buffet 🤣
I think Takota Coen's pond management & approach to permaculture is really cool
Listen to your Brother . 🙏 💙 He knows stuff.
Seeing native plants to your area! Also, be sure to check for invasive from your local extension.
"Last night I put Hope on the stand".... my first thought was, what questions do you have from the witness. 🤣 Guess it was if the calves were eating at night. Lol
Love this classroom!
This is an excellent strategy 👏👏👏👏👏 it’s exactly what we would recommend to encourage local biodiversity and a healthier ecosystem 💚
I was so excited at the end to hear about you adding plants to the edge. I want a pond some day!
it looks so beautiful there, Michigan has been so cold
Nice pond! Beautiful!
In Sweden we have something what we call thousenbrothers - when we get them we put them in our compost - that´s best for both the pond and my garden ❤
You can grow swamp willows, red dogwoods and a lots of marsh sedge. But all plants you plants around or in be careful some varieties are bad at over taking the pond so you may need to see what friends are doing😉
Aquatic plants are great! You should also try and keep terrestrial vegetation to retain and filter soil and nutrients that come from the rest of the farm when it rains or with the wind. Here in Quebec, Canada, it is recommended not to mow or remove plants at least 10m from the water line to create a riparian buffer strip. 🙂 On agricultural lands, it’s 3m so they don’t loose as much land.
My sister has frogs in her pond, they are fun to watch. 🙏 💙 God bless you and your wonderful 👪.
I love this!
Know any single men, Christian, late 40s, that would want to live this way😊
YOUR brother and his lady came at the right time to help you and have lots of fun fishing/ pond 🐠🐟🎣🌟🙏🙏🀄🀄🀄🇺🇸🚜🚜🚜🛐✝️🀄🌹🐖🌻🥚⛵⛵🌻🎉💜💙💛🖤🌟⭐✨🙏
It is so nice for your calfs.
look into azolla and duck weed they are great floating plants plus they are great for fry to hide in plus food for them they are great for composting and plant fertilizer for your garden
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoyed this episode. What a beautiful pond you have! My husband would love to have his own fishing pond. He is a bass fisherman.
You have no idea, how much i am learning from you!! I Started watching you because of the veggies and i naturally fell in love with the farming & now the fishes😍. You shined your light all the way to me &inspired me to start right where i am!! wich i enjoy so much, Even if it's Just in a small balcony. Gardening is now my therapy and a big part of my life!
I just wanted to show Grattude,
Thank you Jess❤
7 mins is a looong time mom! Lolol!!!
How cool!!! Love fishing been a while tho.
Fascinating to learn about pond biodiversity. Hope you continue to share it's progress.
Watercress would be great. A source if food and loves the water
You bless me so much! I think we are “secret sisters”… every time I am researching something … within a week or two - you almost always have a video come out in that EXACT topic! Thank you!❤️
Jess we have a pond here,it was over grown with cattails,they make a great plant to help your water but they can be very evasive.
What a wonderful morning!
Fun seeing your brother! What’s going on with your dad?? Hope all is well with him 🙏
Such a great resource for more sustainable food...fish. I grew up fishing and eating our bounty when I was a kid.
Drew is such a wealth of knowledge and the boys love him and look up tohim. He needs to stay close to you all.
Nice pond....looks good
IT'S SNOWING HERE!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS! Seeing your precious boys helped a lot. Thank you for being a bright spot in my day
I think your pond might get too hot too. Have you thought about planting some trees around the edge? You will get some leaf fall, but also shade. The fish might stay in the middle to get away from heron fishing. Also floating plants protect fish and provide shade. I added aeration to my pond via a septic pump and weighted hose- it may need oxygen, although you have a large surface area. I might add rocks or concrete debris for hiding places.
It would be cool to grow some cattails along the edges too. Cattails are very beneficial for medicinal purposes as well
I would enjoy an update on the weeping willow y'all planted.
I really love watching and learning from you. I get to daydream and enjoy every post you do. Absolutely love seeing your kids as they have fun and learn. Hope you had a fantastic Easter. God bless you and yours. ❤️
NJ has huge snapping turtles in my area that aren’t great for the local ponds, but we have a brook that travels through our property. Every year they show up in our yard to bury nests, but they never hatch. I think the regular heron visitors take care of the over flow of frogs, toads, fish and turtles.
I live in E. WA, so quite a different climate than yours, but maybe this would work in your pond. There’s a small local river that’s pretty wild and has hiking trails on the bank. It has yellow iris growing all along the banks that will be in bloom here in a few weeks. Please check into how feasible this would be in your area. Iris is great to keep soil erosion at bay and it’s very lovely 😁
Re: suggestions for aquatic & wetland planting - there is a great book by Doug Tallamy called “Bringing Nature Home” also Tallamy & Darke “The Living Landscape” Both would be outstanding resources!
I would suggest stocking channel catfish in your pond they're very sustainable. A matter of fact when I was a kid there was a restaurant in our town with a big pond behind it filled with channel catfish that they would serve every Friday night in the restaurant. That's also why they Farm raise them. For commercial sales in grocery stores. Just a suggestion.
Unlike other catfish they have a very clean flaky white Flesh. Delicious.