Homemade spring Tine Harrow And Re-seeding One Of Our Fields
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- We decided we wanted to re seed our grazing land ready for lambs in the spring, the wether this year has been so dry that it was going to be a challenge. We watched the weather carefully and seeded just before a good wet spell. But it was short lived and a week later it was cold and dry again. The seeding does look lie it is coming along just a bit slower than we would like but I think it will come good once we get a bit more rain.
Don't be scared about ploughing up the fields it's grass it grows back. You did a fine job building the finger harrow. The power harrow you brought looks like a good machine. Look into get a small fertiliser spreader. You'll be able to spread seed and lime and organic ferts with and get a nice even coverage. It has come up well though. Farming is a life learning experience, the moment you stop learning is the moment you stop farming.
Get a small hopper for the grass harrow
Excellent Video Kris all round catch up
A harrowing tale.
Glad to see you back Kris! Coincidently, there is a farming style course that, I have wanted to take for a while. It’s called “Felid to Fork.” It’s about how we get are food and talks about farming practices. However, it’s not offered this semester grrr! Oh, well maybe after the holidays or summer it will be offered.
Looks like your doing a great job with your field! And, your sunflowers are striped. Oily black sunflower seeds are just that, black. The seeds themselves are also much smaller than the stripes, as are the heads themselves. The oily blacks are great for seed eating wild birds because they are much easier for them to crack open. And chickens love them too. The brand of scratch grains that we purchase has oily blacks in the mix. Very popular! (I have been following you for a long time, from south Louisiana, USA!!) 👍
Imagine having Kris as your DT teacher
Wait! How did you get a black eye?
That looked harrowing.
My friends that keep horses use a spring harrow on their paddocks at the end of winter to pick up the grasses, you might want to use yours on the field that you are not reseeding this year. Don't put the sheep on the new grass too soon or else they will pull it up.
Yep that is the plan for it. we really needed to do it this year but I didn't have one. So now we should be able to maintain the grass a bit better in the spring.
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Farmer Dot is doing a fantastic job with the gardens.
Kris, you’ve got to use breathing protection, for grinding and welding, all that sh1t is going into the air and you’re breathing it in
Not meant negatively, you’re an inspiration, I’m a Patreon supporter, you only get your health once
and eye protection. geeza is gonna lose an eye one day
I'm from a farming area and have seen and done a whole lot of soil work like you've done here and cant wait to see how strong your fields are going to come back. Nice job all around 👏👏👏
Been overseeding my own lawn with clover seed as well, exactly because it fixes nitrogen. The clover also seems to need less water, and stay green far longer than the grass. Really liking the results.
I agree… my back garden ‘lawn’ contains a lot of clover as well as wild plants (taht you could call weeds…). It resisted this wery hot and dry summer without any problem, remaining green, and grew back almost overnight after the first rains. Plus it is very cushy under your feet…
I’ve also been introducing and encouraging clover in my yard and loving the results.
@@Makapida - Have heard that a "weed is a plant that grows where it is not wanted." If you want the wild plants growing in your 'lawn', then they are not weeds!
@@wendyweaver8749 exactly what i meant… i leave them be…
@@wendyweaver8749 wild plants. but grass isnt wild.
Overseeding, in my experience, usually starts with mowing the plot very, very short. Then a power harrow, or disc and harrow. Spring tine harrows, as you've found out, are for plot maintenance. I would keep it in your fleet of tools, as you can always add a row of discs or a moldboard plow. It's a great platform. Try again in spring.
Kris, you don't have to know what your doing. The willingness to learn from failure proves you will always succeed with greatness!
It does look encouraging. Good that you kept after it and didn’t lose the season. I am looking forward to the lambs for sure. I think you’re a great farmer and have all the right priorities. Your lack of farming experience is surely made up for by your intelligence and ambition. And as for Dot, we watch for glimpses of you and know all about your generous contributions and often wonder what you are up to behind the scenes. Maybe a day in the life of Dot is in order soon???
would of loved to of seen the sunflowers flowering, there weren't many sunflowers around where i live this year and in previous years had sunflowers self seed from falling from the bird feeders but none this year, the marrows, onions and cucumbers are all impressive as well, so yes Dot's contribution has been overlooked somewhat.
regards the meadows, if they come good and you say got skylarks or peewits nesting, these once common birds are very very rare now, i'm sure we would all club together on here to cover your costs if you had to sacrifice yields for the sake of meadow birds, it really is quite serious how much wildlife has gone, song thrushes used to be one of the commonest birds when i was a kid ... now .. seen 1 in 10 years
If you alternate the springs so they aren't In a uniform pattern it'll scarify the land much more effectively... currently they're all in line.
Yeah. Have some pointing forwards and some pointing backwards. (Maybe?)
Even after all the hard work you've put into this lifestyle I love the humility you express, Chris. Giving Dot credit where it's very much due. Props to you and your missus.
Next side project: Fabricate a "back of the tractor hopper" for seeding/putting lime in?
Quick tip also feed clover to your animals and it will come out andspread naturally, will also fertilise the seed. Alot of farmers do it his way.
Hey Kris. I totally understand the apprehension of doing this work as I myself am in the same position. We’ve got some land that isn’t quite productive enough but taking the chance of power harrowing and reseeding is something I still haven’t had the b@lls to do. One piece of general advice though regarding farming work, for that type of work you would do the middle of the field first (called the land work) and then you do 4 or 5 laps of the outside (called the headlands) to finish. This allows you to go up the field harrowing and then lift out at the end and turn around on unharrowed land before going back into the ground. Basically with farm work, you do land work then headlands for things like harrowing, seeding, rolling etc and then for mowing, harvesting etc you would do the headlands first then the land work. Hope that makes sense
Anyone who can say "I don't really know what I'm doing" on their channel has my total respect.
Can only add that nature loves regeneration and will pay you back handsomely for your pains.
What I found with seeding grass is that it always comes up patchy, it seems to germinate first where there is the most moisture, if you are patient though it will eventually all germinate. I usually mark mine out in square metres and put the recommended amount on so I am sure I have good even coverage, then I do not disturb it, I just sieve some soil on top of it but it still starts out patchy and does eventually thicken up.
What a harrowing experience this must have been!
You need a portable chicken coop. Fence off a small section of grass for your sheep. When grass get to a certain level move the sheep forward to another small area. Follow this up with a portable chicken coop. The chickens spread the sheep manure around as well as fertilizing with own manure. Each time you move forward the grass can replenish itself faster. This method works great for small grazing areas.
Great advise 👍I thaught nearly the same. Kris mentioned the lack in productivity of that patch of land and my first thaught was about the soil and possible compaction and then i saw Kris and Dot driving over it again and again 😟. Their vehicles aren't exactly "heavy land machines" but nonetheless. The right use of animals as you described is the right way to go (imho).
Dot the Gardner
Dot the tractor operator
Dot the landscaper
Dot the veggie picker
Soooo what does Dot do for work 🤔😂
Cause that’s alotta hats to wear …
Nice video
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You're doing a mighty job Kris, I'm really enjoying learning along as you do. You are very critical of yourself sometimes, I think that's because you strive for perfection, which is difficult to achieve when your doing new things. Go back and look at your first mix of cob and you'll realise how far you've come.
Lad! You are fantastic. Im glad i've discovered you today. Keep it up!.
I can only imagine your trepidation at turfing up the field to begin with. I'm happy to see it seems to be working. Given where you are, I'm sure you'll have some rain soon, the weather looks to be on the turn.
Garden and crops look amazing, congrats to Dot. You two make a great team.
WHEN AT FIRST WE DON,T SUCCEED TRY TRY AGAIN bROTHER GOOD LUCK THOUROLY ENJOY YOUR VIDS bill
You say you know not what your doing ,but economically,environmentally and ecologically your on top .
Blows me away ,from the first dig of your “hobbit house “,till now, awesome, thanks very much for the pleasure you give me .
You are doing a fine job. Keep up the productive work. We us the clover / grass on our pastures and it's fantastic!
i love your honesty with your channel, not "look what i built its perfect" more like i never done this before so lets try and build something and keep working on it till it works. Top channel and all the best to you both on your path
The drone shot of your place looked amazing. You really have a beautiful homestead
Dot's a country girl right? I'm just amazed that a guy from a London shipyard knows anything about soils & seeds, but I have a hunch that she's the brains of the "making food happen" department...😉
You'll dig a hole one day and find the 3500 pot noodles you lived off during the tent days! 🤣
Much as I hate to criticise anything you do Chris , coming from a farming family as I was always told never to roll ground faster than you can walk or the roll bounces too much and doesn’t do it’s job , thanks for all the vids , there the best
May I criticise your comment? It's not Chris but *Kris* !!!!!
You are doing a great job, I enjoy your videos, from Ocala Florida, USA
Careful with giving too much clover to the sheep. It can cause bloat. I'd recommend checking out Cornell University's Small Farms blog for more info.
Always lovely to see your homestead continue to go from strength to strength. I often think back to you alone in your tent on a miserable winter night when you first started. You should be so very proud of all you and sweet Dot have achieved together. Fingers crossed for your field
What I like about your style, Kris, is that when something doesn't work, or doesn't work optimally, you just move on, improve, improvise or whatever is needed, and progress. I can't think of a better way to live!
Thanks for the update. Just an idea: keyline furrows...
Brilliant. I'm so impressed with your efforts and ingenuity.
Hi Kris. Good job. Farming contractor here in Aus. The first thing I do when re-establishing new pasture before any work begins is do a soil test. Get a soil test to see where your soil pH is and levels of NPK and micro-nutrients are particularly iron, copper and zinc. If you soil pH is to low then your germination will be effected and long term growth will be poor. It’s not to late to add soil amendments post sowing although you will get better results if soil amendments are incorporated prior to sowing. Keep up the good work!
Boron, too.
Needs to ensure adequate boron for the clover nodules to fix atmospheric nitrogen.
So satisfying to see mature plants in the greenhouse
You and Dot have done wonderfully! Thank you and Dot for all your work!
You never cease to amaze me. Great project.
Great Job-with good results. One Idea tho-the rollers we use can be filled with water to give massive weight. I couldn't tell if yours has that capability. The added weight helps compact the soil a lot. Just a great video-keep up the good work. Thx for the wonderful content.
We are mostly woodland so we use a BCS two wheel walk-behind tractor for getting in and around. We do have an acre of wild flower meadow in the middle tho and the top part needed a make over so we picked up a small power harrow and gave it it's maiden outing yesterday. Worked amazing - apart from at the end of the run, being only two wheels, it's up to the operator to manhandle it around for a u-turn. It's only 190kg but oh do my shoulders feel it today. You're doing a cracking job there.
Looking fantastic 🤩😉😁Dot is crushing it at gardening 😍😃
Must be a great feeling. we did do peas and tomatoes this year the little one loves them. and did quite well for first time. thinking of adding cucumber next year, great watch
Kris & Dot another awesome video, really looking forward to the next turbine video and seeing all your hard work being installed. A day in the life of Dot would be a good video, she is an awesome gardener from the looks of the harvest you are getting.
"We'll do some harrowing" that almost sounded like something else XD. Great video.
Wow great job and effort from both of you, Dot obviously has a great deal of horticulture knowledge, she must be a keeper
Good luck to you both
Cheers
Dot's ace, she quite clearly just get's stuck in as much as you do Kris. Great share again, thanks mate.
Weather is the challenge of farmers the world over. Look like things are coming along well. Kick-ass garden! Way to go Dot.
Melons - make a hammock for each fruit out of old net curtains or wind break netting to support the weight. As they get close to ripening they might otherwise drop off before getting properly ripe.
A sound investment in time and seed that you’ll get a good return on for several years. Looks quite good and I bet it fills in where you feel like it’s thin given a little time.
Lovely pumpkins, Dot! And just LOOK at the size of those onions!!! I believe that the new rye & clover will need to establish for a year and develop a good deep root system before grazing it, perhaps. Love the farming videos! Keep at it. You'll do great!
as a lifelong welder - I still squint watching someone arc up - even on tv or monitor 😎 😆
We fill our rollers with water round these parts same with thatchers and spikes. Good job bro
If your roller is too light, I have seen rollers with a tap on the end to add water inside to weight it down. Just need to dump the water out when your done.
Well done Dot with the garden, yes the field will come back beautifully, it is a constant job monitoring grazing for livestock, Im sure that lovely harrow will come in very useful all over the farm, hell you could use that in the autumn to de thatch your lawns😁
Biting my tongue to the point of bleeding to resist puns about a seedy video or a harrowing experience. It looks very promising, Kris. Good job. Soon you and Dot will be rolling in clover, he said, rye-ly. (Couldn't help it, sorry.)
3:00 No gloves and welding with the "look away" method? Oh Kris
You have a really nice piece of land there. The shep are adorable :) Good work, keep going.
I believe that at some point you will receive great recognition as a small farmer and land restorer.
Always happy to see a new vid by Kris
Your mig welding skills have improved quite a bit. Nice workmanship and a great design.
hi kris love your show.
Your videos are always so GOOD to watch.
Well done guys..ya goofy m8te from Australia
following with huge interest as i am about to embark on exactly the same path.
Homegrown veg and fruits, well fricken done
Have you looked up regenerative farming with livestock? Mathias from Talasbuan Channel recently did a very good video on this with his small flock of sheep. Worth a watch I reckon...
I'm glad you are so open about your trial and error approach. Courage and conviction make up for a lot of inexperience. I have knocked up a few "temporary" farm machines with little knowledge, and they have worked very well and lasted years.
Nine years I had been keeping that clover secret from my envious neighbour. I'll have to find something else to wind him up with lol
My evening is always improved when a new Kris video pops up in the feed. Well worth the wait!
Get some Pigs they will sort the ground out for you.
Thank you for your wonderful videos, I find all your videos so informative but I do love the updates of your land and the beautiful food your land is producing, a huge congratulations to Dot for growing such beautiful plants producing mouthwatering good looking produce.
How's the pussy cat as she wasn't in this weeks video? I love watching the 2 of you together.
Since Monday evening the 19/9 we have had loads of rain in Kent so I hope you haven't had too much rain for the new grasses and clover to cope with.
Thank you again for sharing your life I truly admire you and Dot xx
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I know nothing about farming but I see how you have done your research into propagation and what is good for the land. I have watched you for years and a few things are certain, you are a fast learner at so many different skills and I have faith you will sucseed at what ever you do. It is great watching you and you could give yourself A little more credit at times because you know so much about so many things. On a side note try to get Dot to have a bit more verbal input into your videos because she has a lot of input in your life and the land you live from.
Fair play to you Kris, you're doing it. Taking risks is all part of it. I salute you.
Fab video Kris - learnt a lot from it as usual and will come in handy once I get some paddocks sorted for the horses. Keep producing great content!
realy lucky man, well done again. back to the roots 👍 👋from germany
All in all a rather harrowing episode Kris 👍
Your field looked OK except for the being of over grazing but the clover is a good addition. You should try strip grazing to stop the sheep and geese cherry picking the tops. A flock or flerd followed by chickens or geese to boost nitrogen. Richard Perkins yt channel a good place to start, also my help Dot a little with here vegetables. Good luck either way, your both living the dream.
Looks great. Good call on the harrow...
Brilliant. Great work as usual.
Really great to see you farming as a noob. I hope you learn and gain expertise over farming and please keep sharing these experiences.
Fun to watch the "harrow" ,for a farmer ))
A sheepsfoot roller is what is needed for bedding fine seed. If you weld some spikes around 75 mm long to a plain roller that finishes up in a cross-sectional area about the size of a sheep's foot, space them to try and represent the footprints of a mob of sheep you will notice a huge improvement in your seed strike rate. Farmers of old used to broadcast seed in their paddock (by hand as you did) and then run a mob of sheep around to bed the seed. Hand broadcasting seed is a bit of an art form especially with fine seed, as you discovered Kris. it is better to mix your fine seed with some more weighty material such as relatively fine dry sand or similar. Congrats to you both on your achievements thus far, well done.
Garden looks great, well done U2👍
Good luck with this. I am working on putting 5 acres into native pollinators in Missouri, US, for ten years. It's a big commitment, but I beneficial for everyone in the long run.
Springs should be going the other direction.
Amazing video. Probably my favorite this year. Thanks for showing the harvest. Keep up the good work guys
I'm inspired by your willingness to turn your hand at something you've never done before and I'm impressed by how well it always turns out for you. Tidy
I think Kris may have had goose for dinner that evening :P
Jethro Tull (30 March 1674 - 21 February 1741) invented the seed drill and was important in the British agricultural revolution - he also inspired a prog rock band of the same name. Did you make the video just to get a local band to name themselves after you?