I am so sorry about your corn. I totally know how you feel! We had a terrible hail and wind and rain storm 2 days ago. It completely demolished my corn patch and my entire garden, fruit trees, everything. We had 5 inches of rain in less than 15 minutes. Hail the size of golf balls.Wish I could send you a photo. I had never seen something like this in my 64 years! but I won't quit! I had to purchase tomato and pepper plants yesterday, but I can direct sow everything else. I have to admit, my faith was weak. I wanted to quit. I grieved over my hard work and my beautiful garden. But God is faithful and He is true. I am so thankful for His provision.
To a farmer the word “QUIT” is not in the English language. Love the love and appreciation you show and express for your lady daily. I’ll say a prayer for your fields Andy and Meghan. 🙏😊
Andy, my dad and uncles were farmers and they never put sunscreen on and when they got older they all ended up with skin cancer on their ears , nose, cheeks, spots on their arms. Ì just hope this may help you all to put protect yourselves. ❤❤😊
I’m 59 and have had skin cancer cut off my scalp face neck arms chest .i go to the doctor every 3- months and he freezes over 30 places on my face neck and body every time. Please cover up and wear sunscreen. Love y’all
Happening with my husband too. We are all trying to get him to wear a floppy hat but he loves his ball cap. I can strongly recommend the fishing hat from Columbia. It is straw, comfy, has a neck strap and gives great shade to your shoulders.Rural King carries them but I'm sure you can get online. My husband has one of those leathery back of the neck and now uses sunscreen but has to go get stuff burned off twice a year. Just think about it.
Thank you for sharing your life with us. You folks are the sweetest family I watch. You don't have to apologize about cookin box shells and chz..... we ALL love it and eat it often !
I can't begin to tell ya'll how much ya'll inspire people to do what you're doing and keep on keeping on .thank you for showing us a part of your life to teach us how to grow our own food and provide for ourselves.
.... Make a scare crow ! The kids could do it, I think it would be FUN ! Thats what my grandpa did, and it worked if you use loose clothing that the wind would bow a little bit AND move the scarecrow around the field every few days. I think the kids would love to make one.
I have two fifty foot Craftsman water hoses that I have had for at least thirty years. I have not used them for the last few years. They have never been left out through the winter months and we always kept them on a hose real when in use. I even covered them with an old towel to prevent the sun from harming them. I guess they have been officially retired to the shed, waiting for my grandson to have use for them later. BTW the best thing I have found to feed crows is lead from a 12 gauge shotgun with #6 shot.
Saw a video on cleaning strawberries. Those little black seeds are bugs! So to clean strawberries sprinkle baking soda over them then pour vinegar over them. This cleans off those little bugs. guess I've been eating bugs for years. You do wash with water after cleaning.
I'll definitely have to try the bird tape cause the grackles steal my four duck eggs most mornings. Glad I found y'all's channel. I've been binge watching😊. I was raised in West Virginia and live in Virginia now and y'all remind me of home. Y'all are my kind of people😊
Hey y'all. I haven't watched this video yet, but I saw something that made me think of y'all. I was watching DIYfferent (RUclips channel) - Floating Glitter Fringe Skirting - 1984 Salvaged Mobile Home Rebuild, and they used some of that fringy party type stuff (I don't know what it's called) around the bottom of this mobile home (just for now and for fun). They used the silver aluminum foil looking stuff. I think it would be perfect to keep the crows out of the garden.
I think your Momma was right about the Bird Tape working for the crows. Maybe string it on the outside perimeter and right down the center so getting the tractor in the field easier ? Sure did enjoy watching the strawberry picking and the Strawberry Girl smiling at us. So precious. Great job on the evening meal Andy. Not your wife's cooking but good enough for a change and special occasions. Keep up the great work and all the fun you share with us. Stay safe. Fred.
I tie strips of the tape in my blueberry bushes and it always keeps the birds from eating them. I tie them in just before they get ripe so the birds don’t have time to figure them out😁
Hey y’all. Glad to see someone is having a nice strawberry harvest. I usually have an over abundance of strawberries. But it just won’t quit raining here. Strawberries are rotting left and right. Like y’all said. You can’t get mad and you can’t give up. And yes those old black craftsman hoses were the best. As far as crows go. They are smart birds. Once they learn there is a corn kernel down there, they will go right down the row and pull up every plant. I see why the old timers used to encourage us boys to use crows for target practice. Hope the reflective tape works for you.
I think that tape will work good. Thank you guys for the channel mention. Oh and thanks for making me hungry im starving after watching you cook the burgers.
I live in SE NC, if you want some darn good peminto cheese get some Palmetto brand. They are out of SC and usually are in food lion stores. It's closest to homemade as I can find. Keep up the Awesome Videos!!!
That bird tape is dizzying! I'm thinking it should do the trick. Putting pimento cheese on the burgers is a new one for me, but it does look delish 😋 I know Meagan appreciates a night off from cooking Andy.
Nasty crows! You may want to put some disposable aluminum pie tins on stakes and scatter them throughout the garden. Crows never liked these and pinwheels in momma’s garden. Best of luck!
❤❤❤MEGAN, Here is something that might help you with your strawberries. 🍓 I learned this from a friend in Louisiana. I can’t recall the exact ratio but I would mix it like I do my white vinegar and water for killing germs. She washed her berries, then put them in a bowl or bucket and cover them with the water/vinegar mixture. Let them sit about an hour . Drain the berries and put in the fridge. Where the strawberries have the grooves bugs etc can get deep between them and cause berry rot. The vinegar mixture seeps deep in between the grooves killing all the germs. She said she has had them last up to nearly 2 weeks and be great. Her channel is Amy’s Louisiana Kitchen. You could look through her videos and get the exact directions. She and her husband have a farm as well. But it is a beef cattle farm. Hope this helps you. I broke my glasses so if there’s any typos, please forgive. 💜💜🙏🏻🙏🏻
And another good one...buffet bar, disco, love yal you crack me up and please let me know if that bird tape dont work at first i thought you were gonna lock me up down there if it didnt work😂😂😂
Thank you for another great video, I am curious to see how the reflective tape works out at the creek garden. Also what wonderful comment and insight about “I don’t know how she does it” to cook a 4 course meal and keep up with everything else. That’s what it’s all about family sharing the load and enjoying the fruits of your labor. I noticed in some other videos y’all like Dukes Mayonnaise, I was a store bought Mayo guy as well, until I got my laying hens and started making my own fresh Mayonnaise, in my opinion it’s much better than store bought and you control what goes into it. If your curious there are plenty of recipes online. One tip is to pasteurize your eggs and the mayo will keep for a long time in the fridge…. Long enough til the next batch that is. Appreciate y’all and God bless!
My father in law told us about doing this and so we have every year, so far it has worked. At least we haven't had a problem with crows, yet. After we sow our seeds, we go back and put steaks at each end of the rows and run string, it is only an inch or so above the ground. Supposedly the crows don't like messing with the string and leave it all alone. Like I said we haven't had a problem, yet.
The one's with the holes will not come up the weevils ate the hart out of the corn !!! Now next year after harvest put the popcorn in the freezer for two weeks to kill the weevils because it's in the corn carnal !!!
What happened to the old scarecrows that you put up you guys don't do that they just not work I think I've seen crows sitting on top of a scarecrow before I know the farm field in town here just across the river they have an automatic shotgun sounding thing that goes off every so often they keep the birds away because it's full of birds over there migratory birds and geese and swans and matching crows too
In order to keep the birds and the deer out of Cog Hill's garden at his old place he put up those triangular prayer flags that are on a rope all around his garden worked excellent very smart idea And he only put it around the perimeter of his garden he didn't put it over top his garden
I have the exact same fitting that you're just putting in that garden hose and it leaked for two years i'm going to get it to stop even use big clamps on it instead of the small quarter inch ones that always break when you're tightening them do I took it out apart threw it away and just put the mail end of the hose fitting on it now I got a short hose Mind you that hose I leave on all the time
Y'all are just the cutest together!❤ You remind me so much of my hubby and me. ❤ Keep on with these amazing videos. 👏 I don't think you realize just how many things I learn or just pick up from them. Thank you for that.❤
I love the way you live your life and giving those babies an opportunity to grow up on farm, running barefoot, and eating berries right off the vine. That’s how I grew up and in my opinion, that’s the BEST way!
Same thing happened to our corn. We planted Dixie Lee peas last year and they are hands down the best southern field pea I have ever eaten. You will love them . Word of caution..yellow jackets forage the flowers. I’m the one in the family that’s not allergic to bees so guess who picked every single one of them .
Your wife is so cute and you're so thoughtful with your sweet words towards her, your kiddos are adorable and we sure enjoy watching y'all as a nightly family show.
You may have come up with the reason that I had to replant my corn THREE times two years ago. I started to check to see what was wrong with my corn, why wasn't it coming up? My garden is inside a chain link fence and I have a dog that likes to patrol her yard back there also. So, No deer and No rabbits get in. All the corn seeds were gone. I couldn't find little tunnels or tracks of any kind. After that, I quit planting corn thinking that all of the seeds were bad. I am trying again this year so now I will take steps to keep the crows away. Thank you so much!
If you can't get enough at one time, I've learned to start freezing just a little at a time & then eventually you'll have enough. We love strawberries as well so it's hard to keep I have to sneak & not let the kid's know I'm saving or they'd eat them all. Good problem to have though in my opinion. I love that the kid's love the fresh berries. Also idk about y'all but here in East Tennessee I have snails that eat my berries🤣
Such a sweet comment about ‘how she does it’ she definitely contributes to the family and household and we are short changing you…we’ll comment on you for Father’s Day 😅
My Dad always put up stuff to scare birds, deer and rodents as soon as we planted the garden. I remember asking him why we couldn't wait til later because I was tired. He said if we didn't do it now we might get busy with other things and forget and besides He really only wanted to plant seeds once. He said he'd rather feed his family and not the birds. To this day I still put my deterrents out as soon as I'm done planting.
My husband and I have started watching your channel. You are a wonderful couple. To be so down to earth and cherish your heritage, we find wonderful. We are from Virginia both in our 70's. We live near Lexington, Va . We are about one hour from Roanoke,Va. So we really ain't that far from you all. Thank you for all you do. To see your value of family and past warms arms our hearts. We see so much being sold at auctions that families no longer want. It is sad.
The deer devastated our peppers. I understand totally the disappointment that you feel. I grew those from seed indoors under lights and babysiiited them since late february. I was so proud of how healthy they were. And yes! Never give up!!! Thanks for your wonderful video!!
That sweet little face would never eat all those strawberries lol😊 appreciate y'all sharing and sorry for the loss but we are all smarter than the old crow 😊 appreciate yall sharing . Have a good one also
Crows killing your corn, critters eating everything. To much water, not enough water. Bolts breaking on cultivators one plow deeper than the other , that’s just a few situations ! To answer anyones question about why more people do grow gardens I believe that answers that question a lot. Of course there’s other things but I love the attitude y’all have with just trying to ignore it with negativity and like a plow, just plow through it !😊
I'm growing pumpkins for first time, so I'll be following along with y'all growing yours! Enjoy your channel so much! Love from Mississippi Gulf Coast!
Happy birthday to me, I get to see y'all's smiling faces even confronted with adversity. One thing to understand about animal behavior: Once an easy food source is found, they will return to it until it's gone. Why that is? Because animals were masters at energy conservation (their energy anyway) long long before humans ever had a grasp of the concept. That's why a snake that discovers your coop will be a daily visitor, or a crow that discovers your garden will take all it can get. And crows, being rather intelligent will learn quickly to discern a pattern in the food source, ripping up rows systematically. One year, those dirty birds dug out every kernel of corn we planted. I solved that problem by planting a tiny bit deeper. Mine haven't figured out they can rip up the sprouts ........... yet.
Have used kite string crisscrossing the field. Back in the 60's, their was no Amazon or cell phones. The reflective tape should do the trick. Enjoy the videos ya post!!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ haven't heard of them in years but in the area I used to live the crows were so bad around crops that "crow cannons" were used. Not sure but think they were set on timers and when the "boom" would sound the crows would scatter. Didn't take em long to move along somewhere else 🤣🤣🤣🤣
In addition to crows, it might be Robins. I learned from an old guy at country store in early 80[s to put a piece of string/twine about 6 " above the corn row all the way down, The birds will not go UNDER the string/twine. I tried it each year and it worked !!
I tried to put a picture on here couldn't do it took me about an hour to finally get it sent to your email hope you enjoy the picture it's what I had to do to my garden here on Vancouver Island Canada already this year worked all day in the garden as always until 11PM started at 6 AM❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
You have crows, we have wood chucks. Kids and i went out to check on the veggies. Well there were 3 big wood chucks that are half the size of my pit bull. They ate all my broccoli, carrots, green beans, zucchini leaves, and went over an d started eating my tomatoes. We have 3- 4x4 raised beds about 30 inches off the ground.put wire fencing rapped around each box. Now i get to go around to stores looking for plants. Its to late to start some by seed. Were in mid Michigan.
I am so sorry about your corn. I totally know how you feel! We had a terrible hail and wind and rain storm 2 days ago. It completely demolished my corn patch and my entire garden, fruit trees, everything. We had 5 inches of rain in less than 15 minutes. Hail the size of golf balls.Wish I could send you a photo. I had never seen something like this in my 64 years! but I won't quit! I had to purchase tomato and pepper plants yesterday, but I can direct sow everything else. I have to admit, my faith was weak. I wanted to quit. I grieved over my hard work and my beautiful garden. But God is faithful and He is true. I am so thankful for His provision.
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That is heartbreaking 🙏❤️🙏
@@TrueGritAppalachianWays thank you
@@KentuckyNaNasLife thank you
I just don't know how the two of you do it all. 18 acres is alot to plant. And you two have jobs also. Just amazing. Keep it up.
Holy moly! 18 acres under cultivation? Is that also hay? I'm new to you.
Look at that beautiful smile, accented with strawberry juice!
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To a farmer the word “QUIT” is not in the English language. Love the love and appreciation you show and express for your lady daily.
I’ll say a prayer for your fields Andy and Meghan. 🙏😊
The only day I quit is when God says I'm done. 😊
Hats of to the cook👏👏💪👏👏. I'm sure she loved a night off from behind the stove❤️🫶❤️.
Very nice of you👍🤠👍
Andy, my dad and uncles were farmers and they never put sunscreen on and when they got older they all ended up with skin cancer on their ears , nose, cheeks, spots on their arms. Ì just hope this may help you all to put protect yourselves. ❤❤😊
I have one on my ear had one removed from my hand now I wear a big rim hat and gloves
I’m 59 and have had skin cancer cut off my scalp face neck arms chest .i go to the doctor every 3- months and he freezes over 30 places on my face neck and body every time. Please cover up and wear sunscreen. Love y’all
Happening with my husband too. We are all trying to get him to wear a floppy hat but he loves his ball cap. I can strongly recommend the fishing hat from Columbia. It is straw, comfy, has a neck strap and gives great shade to your shoulders.Rural King carries them but I'm sure you can get online. My husband has one of those leathery back of the neck and now uses sunscreen but has to go get stuff burned off twice a year. Just think about it.
Thank you for sharing your life with us. You folks are the sweetest family I watch. You don't have to apologize about cookin box shells and chz..... we ALL love it and eat it often !
Well confound those old crows !! I hope that ribbon does the trick..Burgers & Macaroni looks delicious !!!
I can't begin to tell ya'll how much ya'll inspire people to do what you're doing and keep on keeping on .thank you for showing us a part of your life to teach us how to grow our own food and provide for ourselves.
My mom always used aluminum pie pans, between the flashy and noise always seem to work, good luck with garden. My husband and I enjoy every episode.
I love watching your channel...like being with family❤
.... Make a scare crow ! The kids could do it, I think it would be FUN ! Thats what my grandpa did, and it worked if you use loose clothing that the wind would bow a little bit AND move the scarecrow around the field every few days. I think the kids would love to make one.
She’s so cute wearing all her berry on her face!!!! 😁
A home grown, fresh picked, sun kissed strawberry is magical! 🥰 Sorry about the crows, we fight with them too. 😕
We buy cheap pie tins and tie on metal stakes so that it clanks. Helps us with deer and crows
I use small reflective pinwheels to keep the crows out of my corn.
I got the same problem with critters eatin the strawberries - squirrels getting the peaches
🤣🤣 heckle and jeckle are watching y'all 🤣🤣. My aunt put u a scarecrow n sent out pics the crows lined up all on the arms🤣🤣
Crows here like shiney✨✨
I have two fifty foot Craftsman water hoses that I have had for at least thirty years. I have not used them for the last few years. They have never been left out through the winter months and we always kept them on a hose real when in use. I even covered them with an old towel to prevent the sun from harming them. I guess they have been officially retired to the shed, waiting for my grandson to have use for them later. BTW the best thing I have found to feed crows is lead from a 12 gauge shotgun with #6 shot.
If you buy a new hose you will be disappointed most are garbage. I’ve found the flexzilla hose is pretty good
Saw a video on cleaning strawberries. Those little black seeds are bugs! So to clean strawberries sprinkle baking soda over them then pour vinegar over them. This cleans off those little bugs. guess I've been eating bugs for years. You do wash with water after cleaning.
The old saying.What don't kill you will make you fat😅😅😅
I'll definitely have to try the bird tape cause the grackles steal my four duck eggs most mornings.
Glad I found y'all's channel. I've been binge watching😊. I was raised in West Virginia and live in Virginia now and y'all remind me of home. Y'all are my kind of people😊
YUP! Ribbon and GUNS.
Old CDs spin NICE too
You guys are just precious! God BLESS you!
Any seeds you save, throw them in the freezer for two weeks to kill the bugs.
Hey y'all. I haven't watched this video yet, but I saw something that made me think of y'all. I was watching DIYfferent (RUclips channel) - Floating Glitter Fringe Skirting - 1984 Salvaged Mobile Home Rebuild, and they used some of that fringy party type stuff (I don't know what it's called) around the bottom of this mobile home (just for now and for fun). They used the silver aluminum foil looking stuff. I think it would be perfect to keep the crows out of the garden.
Now I've watched it. 😀
I think your Momma was right about the Bird Tape working for the crows. Maybe string it on the outside perimeter and right down the center so getting the tractor in the field easier ? Sure did enjoy watching the strawberry picking and the Strawberry Girl smiling at us. So precious. Great job on the evening meal Andy. Not your wife's cooking but good enough for a change and special occasions. Keep up the great work and all the fun you share with us. Stay safe. Fred.
I tie strips of the tape in my blueberry bushes and it always keeps the birds from eating them. I tie them in just before they get ripe so the birds don’t have time to figure them out😁
Hey y’all. Glad to see someone is having a nice strawberry harvest. I usually have an over abundance of strawberries. But it just won’t quit raining here. Strawberries are rotting left and right. Like y’all said. You can’t get mad and you can’t give up. And yes those old black craftsman hoses were the best. As far as crows go. They are smart birds. Once they learn there is a corn kernel down there, they will go right down the row and pull up every plant. I see why the old timers used to encourage us boys to use crows for target practice. Hope the reflective tape works for you.
I think that tape will work good. Thank you guys for the channel mention. Oh and thanks for making me hungry im starving after watching you cook the burgers.
Just found you and I love it..!!! Keep going
I live in SE NC, if you want some darn good peminto cheese get some Palmetto brand. They are out of SC and usually are in food lion stores. It's closest to homemade as I can find.
Keep up the Awesome Videos!!!
That bird tape is dizzying! I'm thinking it should do the trick.
Putting pimento cheese on the burgers is a new one for me, but it does look delish 😋 I know Meagan appreciates a night off from cooking Andy.
Nasty crows! You may want to put some disposable aluminum pie tins on stakes and scatter them throughout the garden. Crows never liked these and pinwheels in momma’s garden. Best of luck!
❤❤❤MEGAN, Here is something that might help you with your strawberries. 🍓 I learned this from a friend in Louisiana. I can’t recall the exact ratio but I would mix it like I do my white vinegar and water for killing germs. She washed her berries, then put them in a bowl or bucket and cover them with the water/vinegar mixture. Let them sit about an hour . Drain the berries and put in the fridge. Where the strawberries have the grooves bugs etc can get deep between them and cause berry rot. The vinegar mixture seeps deep in between the grooves killing all the germs. She said she has had them last up to nearly 2 weeks and be great. Her channel is Amy’s Louisiana Kitchen. You could look through her videos and get the exact directions. She and her husband have a farm as well. But it is a beef cattle farm. Hope this helps you. I broke my glasses so if there’s any typos, please forgive. 💜💜🙏🏻🙏🏻
And another good one...buffet bar, disco, love yal you crack me up and please let me know if that bird tape dont work at first i thought you were gonna lock me up down there if it didnt work😂😂😂
Thank you for another great video, I am curious to see how the reflective tape works out at the creek garden. Also what wonderful comment and insight about “I don’t know how she does it” to cook a 4 course meal and keep up with everything else. That’s what it’s all about family sharing the load and enjoying the fruits of your labor. I noticed in some other videos y’all like Dukes Mayonnaise, I was a store bought Mayo guy as well, until I got my laying hens and started making my own fresh Mayonnaise, in my opinion it’s much better than store bought and you control what goes into it. If your curious there are plenty of recipes online. One tip is to pasteurize your eggs and the mayo will keep for a long time in the fridge…. Long enough til the next batch that is. Appreciate y’all and God bless!
WE HAVE 2 HOSES LIKE THAT. THEY ARE THE BEST. THANK YOU FOR SHARING ALL YOUR VIDEOS.
My father in law told us about doing this and so we have every year, so far it has worked. At least we haven't had a problem with crows, yet. After we sow our seeds, we go back and put steaks at each end of the rows and run string, it is only an inch or so above the ground. Supposedly the crows don't like messing with the string and leave it all alone. Like I said we haven't had a problem, yet.
Those Strawberries look GREAT ! Soak them berries in vinegar to rid them of bugs...... little bitty bugs .
The one's with the holes will not come up the weevils ate the hart out of the corn !!! Now next year after harvest put the popcorn in the freezer for two weeks to kill the weevils because it's in the corn carnal !!!
What happened to the old scarecrows that you put up you guys don't do that they just not work I think I've seen crows sitting on top of a scarecrow before I know the farm field in town here just across the river they have an automatic shotgun sounding thing that goes off every so often they keep the birds away because it's full of birds over there migratory birds and geese and swans and matching crows too
In order to keep the birds and the deer out of Cog Hill's garden at his old place he put up those triangular prayer flags that are on a rope all around his garden worked excellent very smart idea And he only put it around the perimeter of his garden he didn't put it over top his garden
I have the exact same fitting that you're just putting in that garden hose and it leaked for two years i'm going to get it to stop even use big clamps on it instead of the small quarter inch ones that always break when you're tightening them do I took it out apart threw it away and just put the mail end of the hose fitting on it now I got a short hose Mind you that hose I leave on all the time
Y'all are just the cutest together!❤ You remind me so much of my hubby and me. ❤ Keep on with these amazing videos. 👏 I don't think you realize just how many things I learn or just pick up from them. Thank you for that.❤
Agree. Also what I really like to see is your.TEAMWORK.
I planted an entire Greenstalk with 60 strawberry plants. It’s on the back patio just for fresh eating.
Awesome!
Awww even poor tiger walking slow and looking depressed! Nice to see you all pushing through ❤
The crows are up there saying, "yay! More corn". I've used tape like that and it worked for me.
I love the way you live your life and giving those babies an opportunity to grow up on farm, running barefoot, and eating berries right off the vine. That’s how I grew up and in my opinion, that’s the BEST way!
Thank goodness you didn't forget to slide those clamps on first...lol
Don't give up 😀have a great day.
Your pots are beautiful!! What a wonderful Mother’s Day gift!!❤
SOMETIMES IF YOU HEAT THE HOSE END YOU CAN SLIDE IT ON! Good luck guys! Love the kids!❤❤❤❤
He did.
Same thing happened to our corn. We planted Dixie Lee peas last year and they are hands down the best southern field pea I have ever eaten. You will love them . Word of caution..yellow jackets forage the flowers. I’m the one in the family that’s not allergic to bees so guess who picked every single one of them .
I use that bird tape in my garden, especially around blueberries. I believe it works
Your wife is so cute and you're so thoughtful with your sweet words towards her, your kiddos are adorable and we sure enjoy watching y'all as a nightly family show.
I have a 1 acre field that I grow vegetables and flowers for restaurants etc. Cattle got in last night and destroyed every bed. It's devastating
I'm so sorry .
Oh no!!! I am so sorry to hear this and yes it is heartbreaking...
You may have come up with the reason that I had to replant my corn THREE times two years ago. I started to check to see what was wrong with my corn, why wasn't it coming up? My garden is inside a chain link fence and I have a dog that likes to patrol her yard back there also. So, No deer and No rabbits get in. All the corn seeds were gone. I couldn't find little tunnels or tracks of any kind. After that, I quit planting corn thinking that all of the seeds were bad. I am trying again this year so now I will take steps to keep the crows away. Thank you so much!
Best of luck to you! Hopefully you will get a good crop this year!!
@@TrueGritAppalachianWays Thank you!
Disco party at the corn field! If that tape doesn't work, I don't know what will. The tape is way better than scarecrows. Will be praying for success!
She's a good one for sure!
Hi Megan glad to see you here today🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
If you can't get enough at one time, I've learned to start freezing just a little at a time & then eventually you'll have enough. We love strawberries as well so it's hard to keep I have to sneak & not let the kid's know I'm saving or they'd eat them all. Good problem to have though in my opinion. I love that the kid's love the fresh berries. Also idk about y'all but here in East Tennessee I have snails that eat my berries🤣
Berries are looking great👍, ain't nothing like homemade jam👍. Hard to resist eating berries when picking. Great job y'all 👍❣️🫶❣️👍🤠
Such a sweet comment about ‘how she does it’ she definitely contributes to the family and household and we are short changing you…we’ll comment on you for Father’s Day 😅
And of course the hole is probably halfway down the length of the hose 🤣 hi from Australia 😜
My Dad always put up stuff to scare birds, deer and rodents as soon as we planted the garden.
I remember asking him why we couldn't wait til later because I was tired.
He said if we didn't do it now we might get busy with other things and forget and besides He really only wanted to plant seeds once.
He said he'd rather feed his family and not the birds.
To this day I still put my deterrents out as soon as I'm done planting.
..or let Tiger spend the night 🌙😅...
My husband and I have started watching your channel. You are a wonderful couple. To be so down to earth and cherish your heritage, we find wonderful. We are from Virginia both in our 70's. We live near Lexington, Va . We are about one hour from Roanoke,Va. So we really ain't that far from you all. Thank you for all you do. To see your value of family and past warms arms our hearts. We see so much being sold at auctions that families no longer want. It is sad.
yes it is
The deer devastated our peppers. I understand totally the disappointment that you feel. I grew those from seed indoors under lights and babysiiited them since late february. I was so proud of how healthy they were. And yes! Never give up!!! Thanks for your wonderful video!!
Maybe they are after the locust also.
That sweet little face would never eat all those strawberries lol😊 appreciate y'all sharing and sorry for the loss but we are all smarter than the old crow 😊 appreciate yall sharing . Have a good one also
..I can't help it..I got to say..DUCT TAPE....😮😅😅😅.
..ok..i got to sing..four and twenty black birds IN A PIE.. 🥧😋..
Crows killing your corn, critters eating everything. To much water, not enough water. Bolts breaking on cultivators one plow deeper than the other , that’s just a few situations !
To answer anyones question about why more people do grow gardens I believe that answers that question a lot. Of course there’s other things but I love the attitude y’all have with just trying to ignore it with negativity and like a plow, just plow through it !😊
I love watching your videos
Got to have some stick-to-it-iveness to be a farmer! That ribbon should definitely do the trick!
That's right!
String up some old CD'S with fisihng line. Works great!!!!! for the Crows.
Great Job guys!😇BLESS you All!😇!😇!😇!
I hear the crows out there talking and are spreading the word about what you are doing 😂
If we see a report about a UFO landing in North Carolina we know who to blame lol
I almost spit my drink out, good one, haha!!
Nice berries hell nice garden but you'll work your behinds off 😅😅😅
Have you tried trellis for pumpkins?😊
Okay, man has screwdriver in his pocket.prepared
Robins will pull corn seedlings out as well. I've watched them.
I'm growing pumpkins for first time, so I'll be following along with y'all growing yours! Enjoy your channel so much! Love from Mississippi Gulf Coast!
Hey Megan. That’s what I said. I guess you have now. Watching Andy fight that hose made me laugh. Sorry about your garden.
Happy birthday to me, I get to see y'all's smiling faces even confronted with adversity. One thing to understand about animal behavior: Once an easy food source is found, they will return to it until it's gone. Why that is? Because animals were masters at energy conservation (their energy anyway) long long before humans ever had a grasp of the concept. That's why a snake that discovers your coop will be a daily visitor, or a crow that discovers your garden will take all it can get. And crows, being rather intelligent will learn quickly to discern a pattern in the food source, ripping up rows systematically. One year, those dirty birds dug out every kernel of corn we planted. I solved that problem by planting a tiny bit deeper. Mine haven't figured out they can rip up the sprouts ........... yet.
Happy birthday!
Love y’all and the vids y’all produce. I’m up in NW Alabama. Get home in the evenings and watch y’all, helps me relax! Keep em coming! God bless!
You need a scare crow for your corn !
Andy! Water and electricity don’t mix! 😂😂😂
Home Depot sells the Goodyear water hose. I still have mine. I think I paid 50 $60 for it but it’s really good.
Oh you’re killing your back and hands you are amazing
That is definitely some beautiful creek bottom soil
Hi Magan😮 I just caught you on Utube nice to see this type of videos .nice strawberry's
Have used kite string crisscrossing the field. Back in the 60's, their was no Amazon or cell phones. The reflective tape should do the trick. Enjoy the videos ya post!!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ haven't heard of them in years but in the area I used to live the crows were so bad around crops that "crow cannons" were used. Not sure but think they were set on timers and when the "boom" would sound the crows would scatter. Didn't take em long to move along somewhere else 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Maybe fishing line and silver tape ? Might help it’s cheaper.. sorry any crops get hit.. good morning from Oregon
Yes pumpkins 🎃 pumpkin 🥧 pie 💜have you ever had roasted pumpkin seed’s with a little salt or preferred spices? Super healthy snack! ☮️🇨🇦🌱💜
In addition to crows, it might be Robins. I learned from an old guy at country store in early 80[s to put a piece of string/twine about 6 " above the corn row all the way down, The birds will not go UNDER the string/twine. I tried it each year and it worked !!
Wives/moms can cook up some real good vittles with pots that are falling apart!!!
But I know you're proud to have some new ones.
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Have to try that burger !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I tried to put a picture on here couldn't do it took me about an hour to finally get it sent to your email hope you enjoy the picture it's what I had to do to my garden here on Vancouver Island Canada already this year worked all day in the garden as always until 11PM started at 6 AM❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
That’s a delicious looking meal Andy! I’d pay top dollar for that only because velveeta anything is quite the decadent, indulgence in my book. 😀
You have crows, we have wood chucks.
Kids and i went out to check on the veggies. Well there were 3 big wood chucks that are half the size of my pit bull. They ate all my broccoli, carrots, green beans, zucchini leaves, and went over an d started eating my tomatoes. We have 3- 4x4 raised beds
about 30 inches off the ground.put wire fencing rapped around each box. Now i get to go around to stores looking for plants. Its to late to start some by seed. Were in mid Michigan.
You know what you can use instead of that tape? Old cassette tape...the nice guy on MetCalf Mills says it really works...and it's free.