I do this by myself holding the drip tape with a land staple and the plastic mulch with a wooden box with a 5 gallon bucket of Hydraulic fluid. It's a lot of up and down on the tractor.
Wow, the more I learn the more I realize how little I know... Do you think that cover crop trick of cereal rye would work on Tomatoes? Thanks for sharing.. Appreciate it..
I just read an article about organic ways to get rid of cucumber beetles. Long story short... they hate radish and buckwheat, I will try that this year between my pumkin rows.
I like watching your videos. I use raised beds and the plastic mulch would be great for the spring but I'm wondering if it will be too much heat throughout the summer. I'm in South Florida and my crop goes from April to December, long season crop. The weeds drive me crazy at times. The strawberry farmers use a higher bed and they're not growing during the summer. Thanks for all the ideas. They are going to be very useful even if trail and error for my situation.
Yes I was just wondering what size of drip tape and spacing on holes do you use on those long runs? It looks great Good to see your family out helping....
I use netafim 5/8 8 mil .28 gpm 12 inch spacing. I use this primarily because it comes on a 9000 ft roll as opposed to all others being 7500 ft. and is about $.01 cheaper per foot than most all others.
It may sound stupid but what is this good for. Is it going to grow seeds faster because here i never see farmer lay plastic. Can you clear my bell. Thank you and by the way nice job you did.
Can you please take a video of your mulch laying machine. I WANT TO CUSTOM BUILD ONE IN MY COUNTRY. It is not available in my country. It will be great help.
It is a Rainflo 2550 it can be ordered straight from them in Pennsylvania, or they have several dealers around the country. You can look at their website, rainfloirrigation.com
Great video! There's a lot of information here. I see your using rye for your cover crop. Which I know is a annual. Could you recommend a cover crop that is a perennial? I am planting some rows of lavender And would like to put down a cover crop that I can mow to keep it looking nice and neat. Plus habitat for insects/weed barrier. Thank you, again great video.
MrFakit. It's called auto ro-trak. If we are laying plastic in a curved field or on a hillside it keeps the layer tracking properly behind the tractor. It uses sensors and a hydraulic cylinder to adjust the alignment. The layer sticks out so far behind the tractor that a small correction of the steering wheel makes it "swing" behind the tractor and messed up the row and makes it not cover the plastic on the outside of the row without this feature.
I used to get it from Winston Weaver before it burned down. Now the only source on the east coast is Rainbow out of Georgia. Lots of fertilizer houses carry it
Could you give us your opinion on the long-term impact of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution on agricultural yields? These particles can penetrate plants at the roots and then migrate with the sap towards the edible parts. These particles are already omnipresent since they reach the sun with rain, irrigation and the spreading of sludge from wastewater treatment plants. Their quantity increases from year to year because there is always more plastic waste produced in the world. Plastics also modify the structure and water and nutritional properties of soils. Isn't this pollution irreversible and, as it worsens, does it not risk one day endangering global food security? Explanations are here in 4 videos (use auto-translated subtitles): czcams.com/video/o7zD9sA4ZEs/video.html
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This machine is brilliant. It is so time saving, my gosh. Thank you for sharing
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Enjoy your videos.Been going through your comments,thank You for taking the time to answer all the questions.much appreciated.
Thanks for watching!
Excellent agriculture...👍
Awesome video. I learned a lot!
I do this by myself holding the drip tape with a land staple and the plastic mulch with a wooden box with a 5 gallon bucket of Hydraulic fluid. It's a lot of up and down on the tractor.
You guy's need to turn the plows in more, to cover the plastic more better... I'm a farmer in Florida...🍓🍓🍓
Beautiful
Great video
Wow, the more I learn the more I realize how little I know... Do you think that cover crop trick of cereal rye would work on Tomatoes? Thanks for sharing.. Appreciate it..
I just read an article about organic ways to get rid of cucumber beetles. Long story short... they hate radish and buckwheat, I will try that this year between my pumkin rows.
Let me know how it does! 👍
I like watching your videos. I use raised beds and the plastic mulch would be great for the spring but I'm wondering if it will be too much heat throughout the summer. I'm in South Florida and my crop goes from April to December, long season crop. The weeds drive me crazy at times. The strawberry farmers use a higher bed and they're not growing during the summer. Thanks for all the ideas. They are going to be very useful even if trail and error for my situation.
If too much heat is a concern I'd recommend laying white plastic. Thanks for watching!
Cherry Hill Farm that's the right thing to do from north central Florida.
I would love to see pictures on how the ride looks right before you plant the squash
I'm not sure what you are asking.
Biodegradable Mulch film can now be made with BASF ecovio
you should just shovel soil on the beginning of the plastic so you don't have to have someone sit on it
Yes I was just wondering what size of drip tape and spacing on holes do you use on those long runs? It looks great Good to see your family out helping....
I use netafim 5/8 8 mil .28 gpm 12 inch spacing. I use this primarily because it comes on a 9000 ft roll as opposed to all others being 7500 ft. and is about $.01 cheaper per foot than most all others.
instablaster
But where the irrigation pipes, it should put before mulching
It goes under the mulch
It may sound stupid but what is this good for. Is it going to grow seeds faster because here i never see farmer lay plastic. Can you clear my bell. Thank you and by the way nice job you did.
Plastic mulch is used to increase yield, prevent weeds, Speed growth, and conserve water and fertilizer.
Do you remove the plastic every season and put down new? Where is best supplier to buy plastic and drip tape?
Can you please take a video of your mulch laying machine. I WANT TO CUSTOM BUILD ONE IN MY COUNTRY. It is not available in my country. It will be great help.
How do you make holes in the plastic to plant the seeds?
With our water wheel transplanter or with a polyplanter. Check out the other videos on it.
Where can I get the mulcher? Post a link if possible.
Rainflo irrigation
What was your technique for preparing the soil before running the mulch layer? What size tractor are you using? Thanks!
Check out some of my other videos, I have several about girls prep. Ford 7740
Metafim tape is the good stuff
What kind of system is the drip tape hooked to? I realized irrigation but can you show a close-up of how it connects?
I have a couple of videos showing the connection of tape to manifold. One is called "How our irrigation system works"
Have you also had any issues with the plastic and drip tape overwintering and suffering rodent/wildlife damage?
The deer fence will stay up all winter, and mice are not much of a problem in cold weather
5 acres of squash is incredible. How are you going to sell that much?
Just lost the dirt shield to mine somewhere on I-90 bringing it home today lol. Any idea if rainflo sells parts?
Yes I think you can buy any piece you need
pretty cool. too bad it didn't make holes in it for ya too
Check out one of our planting videos to see how we put holes in it.
Does the cereal rye also keep a lot of the weeds down between the rows?
👍 yes
Sounds good, I might give it a try. I raise 8 acres of watermelon with plastic mulch and weed control between the rows is always a challenge.
Do you treat fields with herbicide before sowing the rye grass seed?
I don't, the frost usually kills the broadleaf weeds shortly after sowing
What's the name of that attachment that builds the mounds and lays the dripline and plastic?
Bob its called a plastic mulch layer
Hey new subscriber here, I'm gonna be laying a few rows for my vegetable garden, is your layer home made? I need to browse back through the videos.
It is a Rainflo 2550 plastic layer. Thanks for the sub
@@CherryHillFarm thanks for the information.
@cherry hill farm where can I buy one of these mulch layer attachments, does it have a name?
It is a Rainflo 2550 it can be ordered straight from them in Pennsylvania, or they have several dealers around the country. You can look at their website, rainfloirrigation.com
can you post a video post harvest. removing all the mulch.
We have several on the channel, a couple from this year, check them out!🙂
Great video! There's a lot of information here. I see your using rye for your cover crop. Which I know is a annual. Could you recommend a cover crop that is a perennial? I am planting some rows of lavender And would like to put down a cover crop that I can mow to keep it looking nice and neat. Plus habitat for insects/weed barrier. Thank you, again great video.
I would use fescue
@@CherryHillFarm thank you. Currently scrolling through your videos. Watching while I work. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
What's that thing in the middle with the skateboard wheels doing? 3:19
MrFakit. It's called auto ro-trak. If we are laying plastic in a curved field or on a hillside it keeps the layer tracking properly behind the tractor. It uses sensors and a hydraulic cylinder to adjust the alignment. The layer sticks out so far behind the tractor that a small correction of the steering wheel makes it "swing" behind the tractor and messed up the row and makes it not cover the plastic on the outside of the row without this feature.
Can this be done on large commercial 5,000 Hectare farm?
Absolutely, we have large farms locally that lay thousands of acres of plastic. It costs roughly $600 / acre though...
Cherry Hill Farm but make sure they are sold before you plant! Good advice...
Sorry I was wondering how the rye looks right before you plant your squash so I could see what the ground cover looks like
Check out our video called "Plant '18 Underway"
Where do you get that tobacco fertilizer you were putting on your strawberries
I used to get it from Winston Weaver before it burned down. Now the only source on the east coast is Rainbow out of Georgia. Lots of fertilizer houses carry it
Could you give us your opinion on the long-term impact of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution on agricultural yields? These particles can penetrate plants at the roots and then migrate with the sap towards the edible parts. These particles are already omnipresent since they reach the sun with rain, irrigation and the spreading of sludge from wastewater treatment plants. Their quantity increases from year to year because there is always more plastic waste produced in the world. Plastics also modify the structure and water and nutritional properties of soils.
Isn't this pollution irreversible and, as it worsens, does it not risk one day endangering global food security?
Explanations are here in 4 videos (use auto-translated subtitles):
czcams.com/video/o7zD9sA4ZEs/video.html
Frustrating camera work! When you go on hands-on with something small make sure the camera is covering it.
Thanks