This garden is going to town. I can't believe how fast those seeds sprouted. Lorraine, the best cantaloupe I have ever eaten, was grown in NC. There is something about that soil that really makes tasty cantaloupes. Good Luck with yours.
Would be awesome if you got ahold of more mulch for those walking paths.... and the beds could even be covered (not tilled in). Your soil is very low in organic matter and it will 'digest' mulches of all sorts very fast until you put down a lot (think 10 yards of compost or 40 yards of mulch). Those valleys filled with mulch will be like a water battery that eventually turns into compost you can flip onto the beds.
Popping up in three days is impressive. On your new homestead podcast you should have ladies night, like monthly at least where y'alls wives get to chat. Lorraine, Meg, and Gina together talking about anything would be fun. 👍
As a former wrestling coach who had to set up gym-sized mats I can tell you that a technique you want to practice is waving the edge of the tarp up and down in short motions to send ripples of air into the space between the sheets of tarp. These ripples of air will float the top sheet with almost zero friction. This makes folding large sheets of anything easier.
Your channel is #1. I love how tidy & organized your farm is, I kno it takes working on it every day & planning in advance & it shows! PS, wen you feed the bees sugar water, they dont make Honey, they make funny honey (u cant sell it). Its given to bees to grow the hive. The Bees use propolis to SEAL the hive from air. Bc they control the temp & humidity in the hive to dehydrate the honey so they can cap it, it can be diasterous to a hive to remove the propolis and to add vents around the hive. They only need the entrance & thats it.
Hey Jason, love the podcast you started with Ben Hollar and Al Lumnah. Really cool to see three of my favorite homestead channels get together and talk shop( pun intended ). Looking forward to more in the future.
The Jarrahdale pumpkins are my absolute favorite, they get huge and are super prolific. You're going to love them! They make the BEST pumpkin pie and are a beautiful orange color inside.
You guys are amaing! We always get about 17-22kg of honey per box. Plenty to share with family and friends and in our case tribal elders really appreciate honey in the winter flu/cold months. Be blessed.
Wow! I'm glad to know the pumpkins, Melons, squashes that I transplanted yesterday wasn't too late in the season 😊 I do live a little higher elevation than you all... As far as the forecast strong winds & hail...I took pictures of my garden so I could remember what it looked like B4 the storm...
We pound a 1' to 2' piece of pvc pipe into the beginning and ending of each row. Then we write the name of the seeds we planted there with a sharpie. Its an easy to see identifier especially when the field gets full of vining crops.Happy growing!
Research leaf mold! You can make your own soil from the leaves under all the trees in your woods. Gather it a little at a time or take a few days and get loads of it.
It looks like honestly you could benefit from a "TRUE Tiller" a 6' tiller for the tractor would make a huge difference. That in combination with a potato hiller would make lots less work for you. You might consider some "trash" round bails to put on this winter to help build organic matter.
@sowtheland If you dig the valleys a wee bit deeper and fill them with the wood chip mulch from your clearing, it will help reduce flooding and help retain water. Only other thing I would have done different is save as much water that was on top of the tarp as I could have with buckets so I could water right afterwards.
Im so shocked you didn't mulch the pumpkin patch! It's going to require more water without a good amount of mulch to keep the water retention there. Even if its just old, used straw if you can't get more woodchips (i know it was a big ordeal to get truckloads with the roadtrip). Maybe get a woodchipper and start using it to create your own mulch as you clear brush and fallen trees? Either way, im happy to see yall out there making a patch. This year i wasn't really able to do my garden in time because of health issues, so i enjoy being able to watch others' gardens flourish. This year ended up being more of a infrastructure improvement year, much more than i intended. Im struggling to do anything but its just slow going, still moving forward, just at my own pace!!!
What awesome transformation of the farm folks love your attention to detail on all aspects of it Raine with the bees seeing your mom and penny involved wonderful love you guys Pete cape town south Africa
❤Pumpkins! Love that whole setup! Your hard work is paying off! I can't wait to see a full patch of pumpkins out there! 🎃 It's one of my favorite things to grow too, albeit a bit tricky with our shorter growing season and the oddly colder weather we have had. I've got a ton of melons that are ready to go in the ground too! Keep up the great work! ❤❤
How great that you are learning bee keeping.....you probably have watched some of Fred Dunn's videos....his advice about strapping the hives down, is worth following...if wind blows them over, the boxes stay together....anyway...more learning 🤗
I put empty cans on my stakes. If you were to fall on a stake which can happen in a no till garden when you are trying not to put a foot on the mound it could kill you. I have a no till garden and have stumbled trying to reach over the mound .
I started a new plot about that size (24' x 100') this year too. I have the beds formed, but wasn't planning on planting anything this year. Gonna let the tarp do it's magic until next spring I think. But, it's tempting to throw some pumpkins in the ground like you did.
A lot of places take two or three years of lots of work amending with a LOT of organic material before you can go no till. For example if you have solid clay just under the surface you have to do more work.
Jason aren't you going to put electrical wire around your garden, keeping the critters rabbits raccoons another from eating from it😮 good luck on your garden 👍 I'm surprised you didn't have a four-wheel wagon to pull your dirt to the garden area 🤔
You and Ben are my 2 favourite RUclipsrs …. Because you show us how you do it not just talk about it ..
Same here !
And zero waffle. And instructions are clear.
I agree....I'm so tired of jumpy jerky videos and not really knowing what is going on
Absolutely 👍
This garden is going to town. I can't believe how fast those seeds sprouted. Lorraine, the best cantaloupe I have ever eaten, was grown in NC. There is something about that soil that really makes tasty cantaloupes. Good Luck with yours.
Would be awesome if you got ahold of more mulch for those walking paths.... and the beds could even be covered (not tilled in). Your soil is very low in organic matter and it will 'digest' mulches of all sorts very fast until you put down a lot (think 10 yards of compost or 40 yards of mulch). Those valleys filled with mulch will be like a water battery that eventually turns into compost you can flip onto the beds.
Popping up in three days is impressive.
On your new homestead podcast you should have ladies night, like monthly at least where y'alls wives get to chat.
Lorraine, Meg, and Gina together talking about anything would be fun. 👍
My kids were so happy when the lettuce bolted. Poor Penelope having to eat so many greens😂
The new garden and farm are looking good guys.
thanks so much
I can see it now Jason. Another new freezer coming up. Bees are looking good 👍
As a former wrestling coach who had to set up gym-sized mats I can tell you that a technique you want to practice is waving the edge of the tarp up and down in short motions to send ripples of air into the space between the sheets of tarp. These ripples of air will float the top sheet with almost zero friction. This makes folding large sheets of anything easier.
Your channel is #1. I love how tidy & organized your farm is, I kno it takes working on it every day & planning in advance & it shows! PS, wen you feed the bees sugar water, they dont make Honey, they make funny honey (u cant sell it). Its given to bees to grow the hive. The Bees use propolis to SEAL the hive from air. Bc they control the temp & humidity in the hive to dehydrate the honey so they can cap it, it can be diasterous to a hive to remove the propolis and to add vents around the hive. They only need the entrance & thats it.
Lorraine riding in the homestead truck with her full beekeeping outfit on was the best. 😂
Your momma is a very pretty lady. Great job on the bees.
Hey Jason, love the podcast you started with Ben Hollar and Al Lumnah. Really cool to see three of my favorite homestead channels get together and talk shop( pun intended ). Looking forward to more in the future.
As a fellow farmer, the look on your face when you said, "If nothing eats them," my heart breaks with you😢
Looks like you’re gonna get anout a thousand pumpkins and associated the other fruits from your garden there. Congrats
Love it when a husband gives his wife a compliment way to go Lorraine
I wish you MUCH success in your new garden area! It looks great! Thank you for the update on the bees.
The Jarrahdale pumpkins are my absolute favorite, they get huge and are super prolific. You're going to love them! They make the BEST pumpkin pie and are a beautiful orange color inside.
You guys are amaing!
We always get about 17-22kg of honey per box. Plenty to share with family and friends and in our case tribal elders really appreciate honey in the winter flu/cold months. Be blessed.
Consider adding "flakes" of straw (not hay)... between planting rows...great for weed suppression and it keeps the ground cooler.
Curious, why not hay?
Hay would be fine.
@@ashleehouse5204 Hay would also work but sometimes it has viable seeds that can sprout. Straw usually has very few seeds.
I use grass clippings from the riding lawnmower, because I have it.
@@ashleehouse5204might have seeds in it that will sprout😊
Jason you might want to put wood chips in-between the rows to help prevent nt weeds
If you have that friend with the wood chips put them in between the rows for water retention
Wow! I'm glad to know the pumpkins, Melons, squashes that I transplanted yesterday wasn't too late in the season 😊
I do live a little higher elevation than you all...
As far as the forecast strong winds & hail...I took pictures of my garden so I could remember what it looked like B4 the storm...
Its so nice to see your folk's helping guys! Thats so sweet. ❤
We pound a 1' to 2' piece of pvc pipe into the beginning and ending of each row. Then we write the name of the seeds we planted there with a sharpie. Its an easy to see identifier especially when the field gets full of vining crops.Happy growing!
Y’all’s channel is blowing up. So glad to see it! I’ve been here since the beginning and it’s helped me in ways you can’t even imagine.
If you have some pumpkins that don’t sprout you should add some butternut and spaghetti squash. Variety is the spice of life.
Good luck with the patch. The bees are doing well too, it's a thriving homestead summer!
Research leaf mold! You can make your own soil from the leaves under all the trees in your woods. Gather it a little at a time or take a few days and get loads of it.
Straw mulch would be a nice addition to the pumpkin/squash/watermelon patch.
Lovely work all of you 😊
Guys.. In 3 months that will be a glorious jungle!!
Love what you guys do and accomplish as a family. Heart of heart's.
Loraine make an episode just teaching all you did for these bees!
Congratulations on the new start and here’s to a bountiful harvest! 👍👍
Sweet! Y’all are gonna be swimming in pumpkin vines very soon. They love pig compost!
The slow hive's queen was on top of the lid-- See 9:00 into the video, get her back in the hive! Ha!
It looks like honestly you could benefit from a "TRUE Tiller" a 6' tiller for the tractor would make a huge difference. That in combination with a potato hiller would make lots less work for you. You might consider some "trash" round bails to put on this winter to help build organic matter.
@sowtheland If you dig the valleys a wee bit deeper and fill them with the wood chip mulch from your clearing, it will help reduce flooding and help retain water. Only other thing I would have done different is save as much water that was on top of the tarp as I could have with buckets so I could water right afterwards.
Great job!!!! Good to see all of you out there working together. I know it's helpful to have another hand.
Love helping in the garden might have to come back for pumpkin pie 🥧
Lol! “At some point you out grow the popsicle sticks” I’ve been there…. Great idea with the rebar and construction tape!
Great job with your bee’s Elaine. You’ve come a long pretty darn good ❤
Im so shocked you didn't mulch the pumpkin patch! It's going to require more water without a good amount of mulch to keep the water retention there. Even if its just old, used straw if you can't get more woodchips (i know it was a big ordeal to get truckloads with the roadtrip). Maybe get a woodchipper and start using it to create your own mulch as you clear brush and fallen trees?
Either way, im happy to see yall out there making a patch. This year i wasn't really able to do my garden in time because of health issues, so i enjoy being able to watch others' gardens flourish. This year ended up being more of a infrastructure improvement year, much more than i intended. Im struggling to do anything but its just slow going, still moving forward, just at my own pace!!!
Thanks for the tip on labeling, I have both items here to do that without buying anything! You do great giving advice, so appreciate it !
I am still at the popsicle stick stage!
I need a better system fir the different ki nds of garlic for Oct!
What awesome transformation of the farm folks love your attention to detail on all aspects of it Raine with the bees seeing your mom and penny involved wonderful love you guys Pete cape town south Africa
I’d put straw, wood chips or some other organic material between the rows to keep weeds at bay and to retain water.
Best!
My clay soil is full of life but is a monster to deal with. I like how you used hills to plant the seeds in.
Awesome job, we grew out best pumpkins in an area where we threw the grass clippings !
Pumpkin patch ! Love it !
Hola y como estas, my wife and I love your content up here in central VA. Hard work and diligence pays off as you guys exemplify that adage. Adiós
You will have wonderful pumpkins and squashes. Good work!!! Happy 4th 🎇🎉
Tillage radishes. If you know there is a spot you have with really bad soil plant these. They make deep roots. Could then put pigs on it.
You reminded me I needed to plant my pumpkins. Thanks!
Great job teamwork paid off beautiful pumpkins
You can always bottle up the extra honey and sell it
First round of Jack o'lanterns are finishing up here soon, just in time for round two for Halloween. Looking forward to seeing the variety.
Those came up fast!
Love watching the progress, keep it up!
Your lettuce looks beautiful!
Maybe put your pig fence around the pumpkin patch to keep out critters
i liked he rebar labeling idea .
She is doing so much better (100%) than the first time. Great job.
Super nice plot for pumpkins and watermelons. Keep watering! and hope you get some rain, too~~
I like your markers! It will be interesting to see if they keep the writing on the tape.
SMART WORK BY ALL. KOOL TO BE AROUND YOUR MOM.
❤Pumpkins! Love that whole setup! Your hard work is paying off! I can't wait to see a full patch of pumpkins out there! 🎃 It's one of my favorite things to grow too, albeit a bit tricky with our shorter growing season and the oddly colder weather we have had. I've got a ton of melons that are ready to go in the ground too! Keep up the great work! ❤❤
Just so creative!! You abd tge Hollars best RUclipsrs!
There sprouting ❤😊
How great that you are learning bee keeping.....you probably have watched some of Fred Dunn's videos....his advice about strapping the hives down, is worth following...if wind blows them over, the boxes stay together....anyway...more learning 🤗
Pumpkins 😁❤️🎃
❤❤hooray pumpkins
Good to see you got your pumpkins in a row...😊
I planted Crazy Daisies I started from seed ,ones I fed with horse muck are 5 ft high LOL
I put empty cans on my stakes. If you were to fall on a stake which can happen in a no till garden when you are trying not to put a foot on the mound it could kill you. I have a no till garden and have stumbled trying to reach over the mound .
I started a new plot about that size (24' x 100') this year too. I have the beds formed, but wasn't planning on planting anything this year. Gonna let the tarp do it's magic until next spring I think. But, it's tempting to throw some pumpkins in the ground like you did.
Lots of great planting!!
This is the fun part. All the hard work done and ya get to plant. Awesome video!
I can’t wait to watch this grow❤
Looking good. God bless.
Put lots of grass clippings on top
that rebar in the ground is a really really bad accident just waiting to happen. cant wait to see the pumpkins
Great garden and helpers. Great job ya’ll. Congrats!
A lot of places take two or three years of lots of work amending with a LOT of organic material before you can go no till. For example if you have solid clay just under the surface you have to do more work.
cant wait to see the results 😀
Enjoying your channel, ❤ (Kansas USA)
Thanks for watching!
Looks good you guys! Bees are great!🤗💞
Looking great!
Good job family,
Sometimes when there gets so many bees they will swarm 😊
Omgoodness I thought Loraine was the car seat until you started speaking to her hahahaha
Consider lots of hoses and some rainbird sprinklers.
Jason aren't you going to put electrical wire around your garden, keeping the critters rabbits raccoons another from eating from it😮 good luck on your garden 👍
I'm surprised you didn't have a four-wheel wagon to pull your dirt to the garden area 🤔
Good job 😊
Maybe cover crop your paths to build soil and avoid compaftion and erosion...
How are you going to protect your stuff from the deers?
Thankyou
It might be time for a Sow the Land wheel barrow.
Hello Mom!
salad yum
Looks great