I would have to say composting would give you better return then burning but i know that carbon is also good for the soil too but the bacteria from a compost pile gives a lot of nutrients to the soil n plants
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer no, burning creates a little ash, which tends to maintain some of the potassium, but all the organic matter, and most of the nitrogen is lost. This is not to say ash is bad, it has its uses as an __imported__ fertilizer and PH additive. Locally wood ash from the biomass power plants is used as field additive. Burning can have other benefits like sanitation, It can help break some pest cycles.
We turned the plants and weeds over in the Fall. We then raked this up out level then we covered with cardboard. Now we are using our composted dirt to work into the soil. We then planted seeds and put in labled markers so we can remember what we planted when we planted. We got all ideas from you last year. Thank you.
Since you kinda asked: rhubarb is something we started a couple years ago. you have not to do anything once it gets going and it comes back the next year! Just harvest before they flower and you have plenty of jam :)
Only reason I keep coming back is for the bloopers..............Just kidding. I think you have found a new toy. Park the old Deere there is a new Ventrac on the farm.
lol....I always enjoy bloopers at the end of a movie...keeps me watching after the credits....I think it shows the real person behind the video...sometimes a goofball that screws up lol
I was stationed on the Navajo reservation and they planted CBS. In the same one square foot section they planted Corn, Beans, and Squash. The corn stalk provided support for the bean vine and the squash laid on the ground around the base and kept the weeds out.
Bhhahaha...thanks Kirk...man I stumbled all over that video....now ya see sometimes it takes me a few goes to get warmed up....trying not to sound like an idiot is hard work...especially for me bhahahhaha 💩
The turned over soil looks great. However many people now say no till farming is the way to go. It kind of makes sense to me to have no till in that the soil structure is not destroyed and the animals in the soil are not exposed and disturbed.
Many a study has been done with no till farming....sure.....it's great if you're not restoring an area of soil for your garden....can't amend the soil without tilling in the amendments...composted manure, grass clippings...egg shells.... No till works great if you have soil....not clay.....show me a guy that has a "no till" back yard garden and you'll be showing me a guy that poured out garden soil on top of his ground......soil microbes need moisture....and oxygen....a tilling up my garden is a necessity in building my soil.....if I had 500 acres of soy beans....it might be a different story...under this soil is rock! We no till drill all of our grass seed though
Stoney Ridge Farmer yes no till farming is a controversial subject. One utuber said gardeners need to follow the example of commercial market gardeners. None of them practise no till gardening. This utube stated the only no till gardening that would work in a commercial gardener would be to layer compost at the surface. I live in a city in Australia and have a small garden where I live. I also have a small farm in the country where I’m planting a nut tree orchard. So I like your videos. Thanks for making them. It takes a lot of work to make a decent video.
The land I am planting the orchard, in the 1950s tomatoes were grown there. A massive overnight rain storm washed the soil and plants away. The family owning the land had enough, gave up and sold up. This small tragedy is an allegory on the preciousness we live and make or plans on. This small tragedy forced this family from this land and into the town. I can imagine every piece of land is marked by such stories of good and bad luck.
This video should be shown in school science class. Things like this don't seem to be taught and only learned outside school. Maybe you could also do a video to teach kids how to balance a check book! Thank you so very much for your great teachings!
This video is exactly what I need to see like-minded people you think like I do when have lot of things to do..and I'm almost 50 I believe in the way you're doing things I'm sure without saying anything I'm sure you think a lot in other ways I do straightforward.. and tell it like it is....
Only Deer repellent I use is a plastic grocery bag tied to the fence. The movement and noise keep them away. I don’t have near the volume you have but it works for my critters.
I,ll be over come August to pick some veggies...hope the dogs don,t bite....and is Mrs Stoney Ridge looking out the window laughing hysterically at you blooping to the camera...Ventrac does it again!
Josh, consider pulling stakes at the end of the season and then running over all of it with the mower, then tilling that into the soil. It'll break down over the winter and you'll have even better soil in the spring then if waiting until the spring to do it and then having to remove half of it with the rake. WRT weeding - collect grass clippings in the spring/summer/fall and lay that down between the rows during the growing season (6 inches worth stops weeds) and then also put a couple of layers of grass clippings on the whole garden at the very end (after you've pulled stakes and hit it with the mower). All this will decompose over the winter and then come springtime, you just till that decayed grass in and you're ready to plant. I lived in Utah like you. I was only a mile from the Salt Lake and had crappy soil, but my garden was phenomenal because I did the above each year. In a couple of years time you will not believe the amount of organic matter you will have in the garden. Good luck!
Hi Josh. Have you thought of using releasable zip ties instead of cutting them and throwing them away ? When you know that you are going to remove them might make more sense. , they have a tab that you push to release them. Small step but it would add up over the years and be better for the environment.
You are so right about rotating crops. I gardened in St. Louis, MO and in MI. Had a Troybilt tiller and it worked great just not as wide as yours. I wide rowed planted the gardens and companion planted also. Used straw and newspaper to mulch the gardens which tilled back in for the next year. From experience don't plant more than one kind of squash or at least separate two different kinds by the garden or they will cross-pollinate. Interesting results. There is a book out about what will plant and grow together and what won't; I suggest you find a copy it will save space. Such as carrots and onions. Sisal or cotton twine is good to tie up the trellises that way you don't have to worry with the plastic sip ties; just cut no throwing away.
The tiller did an awesome job. Ever put grass clippings on the garden do keep weeds from coming up? Only need to apply it two or three times a season. Apply like 4 plus inches thick.
You would love living on a farm/homestead. This is my second year living on our small farm. I get fresh eggs everyday from my chickens and they do a great job prepping our garden area. This is the exciting time of the year ( springtime ) when you live on a farm. Growing your own food, gathering fresh eggs every morning, and watching your hard work come to life. Im looking forward to canning and pickling later in the year. The peacefulness living on a farm is so nice and stress free. In the evening it is so peaceful just sitting on the back porch and looking out at the livestock ( cows, horses, goats and sheep ) and of course watching my chickens too. I would never move back to the city. Dont be fooled though....farming and taking care of livestock is hard work, but it is also rewarding.
I wouldn't change it for anything, but don't kid yourself. The farm/homestead life uses all your energy, and there are other types of stress: when the rain won't let you get things planted, or the hay mowed; when the machines break down just when you need them, and it's up to you to get them running; when the animals get sick; when it's getting cold, but the firewood isn't cut. The best part is when you understand that your future is in your own hands.
I was born and raised in large cities. I get bored out in the country. I need somewhere that I can eat out every night of the year and not eat at the same place twice. On the Navajo reservation, I drove 170 miles one way every weekend just to go to Flagstaff AZ. Not lying either.
When you build your Purple Martin houses using the gourdes, do not string them up between trees on your pond. Two reasons; first - when a storm comes and blows the trees, it will snap the rope. Even if you leave lots of slack those trees will move enough to pull the rope tight and snap it. Secondly, a rope stretched across a pond will generate static electricity when the wind blows. This will attract lightning and may destroy some nice trees along the edge of your pond. I learned these lessons the hard way.
I greatly enjoy your channel. I watch almost every video. On occasion you have invited input so here is mine. You should elevate your heart rate to about 180 bpm (if your Physician approves). Slowly work your way up to 21 minutes three times per week. once there never go back and reduce your carb intake. For instance you may wish to check the farm three times per week on a bicycle. Use a tred in winter or inclement weather. I know of what I speak; you should start now. Nothing is more important . Look down and see the most important machine on the farm
I agree....and thanks for the advice....I'm up about 50lbs from when I got married. I used to race mountain bikes...and road bikes....I think once your body is used to that 20 hours of cardio per week...then you slow or stop it....its nearly twice as hard to get it back....You are 100% right Daniel...thanks for the reminder. 180 heart rate is a bit high....but getting it up to 140-160 for a half hour most certainly wouldn't hurt me.....when I was racing bikes in my 20s...my average heart rate during a race would be about 182....over two hours!! You're right...I'm getting tubby!
josh. next year put some rye or oats down at the end of the season. the roots will penetrate feet deep and allow nutrients to be absorbed. mow it down on the spring with all the bio from last year. then nothing against the ventrac but hit it once with your disk harrow. give it about 2 weeks and all the bio will be gone. then you can till it with the ventac
This is one of the things I like the most about SRF channel is the variety. Really shows what goes into having a farm and the knowledge it takes to make it all happen!
I have a story for you. My dad took chicken poop from my grandpa's chickens one year and spread in over our lawn. The neighbors didn't like the smell so he didn't do it again, but we didn't have any dandelions that year.
Josh if someone can't afford a fence post driver a cheap rubber mallet and safety glasses will work, also If some of your garden is too wet or has too much clay you can buy preferably play sand from a discount store or hardware store but in a pinch tube sand or sand bags used in the north for weight in vehicles in snow or for flooding can be used in the garden to improve soil texture. Please don't think I'm trying to be negative, but I would have suggested a tiller that could be attached to the rear of a tractor either with a PTO or preferably one that had a motor attached. If it has a motor attached the unit could be used on a compact/subcompact tractor, a ATV/Gator or even a garden tractor/riding lawn mower without a PTO unit.
I can not remember from one year to the next, so I keep a ledger of what was last year, this year and plans for next year. I know where corn will not grow and work around that area with other stuff. I have artichokes growing this year in the corn area. They will get big and be there for a few years.
Keep the dandelions for the bees They're usually the first to pop up and supply honey bees there first good meal of the year. All the bee farms I've worked around all did this. They wouldn't treat weeds until the flowers started blooming.
Danial arms talks about using that reo mesh as a tomatoe cage again because they last so long and are more robust than the tomatoe cages they sell in a nursery
i need this kind of video as me and my wife are going to attempt our first garden this year. hope you continue to share the rest of the process. thanks. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
I don't know who is right you or dad but he leaves everything in the garden and just runs the tiller over everything and said it give stuff back to the ground to make stuff grow bigger. I can wait to see if your way works better. Keep up the awesome and very hard work and god bless.
I would suggest planting your garden rows on 60" centers .. Since your tiller is 48" that will give you enough room to till as your garden develops and keeps the weeds in check .. Also makes your garden nice , clean and neat .. I have a low labor policy , NO HOEING .. It looks like you have ample room ..
I used a ventrac for snow removal when I used to work at the homestead I ran one for 12-13 hours a night and only problem I had was my hips from bending back and forth would hurt so bad lol
I bake egg shells on a cookie sheet around 200 or a bit less for half hour ... Then into the coffee grinder ... Great for chickens or plants ... Less chance of cannibalism ... Already planted carrots, tomato, peppers, garlic and onions ... Coming up is raspberries, salmonberries, chives,
I use the panels and then dump manure and composted hay till that in and then fertilize it i have heard to put newspapers and wheat straw down the rows but haven't tried it yet I will try it on a few rows this year and I have also heard to take cow pies and put them around your tomatoes and peppers and it will keep moisture in and grass out great video
@@chasnelson5753 the hay comes from horses and cows in the field it turns black and is actually fluffy usually has tons of worms you have to pile it up for a year but it breakdown
Hey my friend, I have been studying the Ventrac for my own uses. Just something I noticed in various videos, you can also use the power rake rather than the tiller... for my purposes, it will help remove rocks that the tiller doesn't.
Chickens have been in the garden for most of the winter...but they won't eat corn stalks and okra stalks.......I didn't fence them into the garden this season ..just let them free range a bit
Lol we don’t give up either are first year did did not take care of are garden very well it grew like crazy but my lazy but let it get out of hand. Last year when we where putting are seed plants out side to harden off they fell over and their went last year well so far this year we are doing a couple of new things we are putting down weed barrier and a water system so we are more excited about it again every year.
Hey mister stonyridge guy, I just thought I'd throw a little tidbit in about the Martins. I was always told that a Martin could eat his weight in mosquitoes in just a day or two. Well I got a 12-acre lake so well I put my Martin gourds up of course because they're great on insects period. But I had come across a Martin booklet or something and it said that they did get a few mosquitoes every now and then but they didn't get that many. I think they said they examined the stomachs of so many Martin's and some of them wouldn't even have one mosquito! And it is actually a simple fact, Martin's work during the day and normally fly rather High unless they're after a drink of water. Mosquitoes are lower to the ground and by the way they don't come out in full force till late in the evening and at night while the Martins are tucked in and sleeping soundly. But Lord I love Martins they have the most beautiful song in the morning and evening. Happy gardening!
Cool thanks for the info! I've just always wanted to start a martin colony...I also hear they run off crows....another tidbit...they've been nesting in my eves of the front porch for a couple years now...I enjoy watching them
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer if you haven't put your gourds up yet see if you can find some copper something I think it's sulfate but it's a waterproofing. After you cut your hole for your entrance and drill your holes for your drainage on the bottom you can soak them in this stuff about halfway up and after it dries then you can paint the outside. If you just paint, that'll work for a while but rain will get on the inside and they will start to rot from inside out eventually. Also one big thing is put a snake barrier around your Pole. You can make one pretty easily by cutting you out a large circle out of a sheet duct material, then cut you a center hole out in it and split it straight to the center of the hole then wrap it around your pole and rivet it back together while pulling it tight enough to create a cone shape. I'm sure you've seen it before but I just throwed it in just in case . happy Martining! They should be coming in any day now I guess up around your neck of the wood
Excellent video. Have you considered doing everything you did, in this video, in the fall and planting a cover crop? Last fall, I cleaned my garden and sowed the whole thing in winter peas. This spring they were mowed down" put in the compost pile and the stubble tiled under.
Man I know you grew up on a farm but how many years did you research how to start this homestead you're starting? Seems like you have this massive game plan and seem to be implementing it well.
Joshua.....buddy...I plan...learn....and am always thinking about better ways to do things...where to place and plan buildings....beehives...gardens and more..constant planning and thought...even mowing the yard differently every time to spread out the thatch evenly....no stone goes un-turned buddy...that's the take home message
Chickens, brilliant. We haven't got any at the moment but we had one (a Red Warren) that lasted 51/2 years and laid from day 1 'til the end! Not bad eh?
I do not use any chemicals on my property for anyting not even for rats you're going to have those around no matter what farm you got... but I've gotten pretty specialized getting it done.... far as the chemicals goes on my property nothing.... chicken manure we have things we chop up in the yard that go into mulch piles... but on acre of land you can do a lot....
Love your videos, I've been gardening all my life, from Alaska, to western Washington, now in Eastern Washington, desert with irrigation ugh. I learned a lot and inspired to get my hand dirty again. Thank you. Please keep them coming.
We typically bake our eggshells at 300 for about 10 minutes, then when they're cooled enough to handle, we crumble them up and feed them to the chickens. They get the calcium they need, and what they're eating doesn't look, smell or taste like eggs to them, so we haven't had to deal with them eating their production
Have you ever thought about putting a poultry type fence around the garden do that when the garden is done for the year, just let the birds free range in the garden and till it up for you at the same time fertilizing it.
Yessir! We've got the poultry net in the garden shack now! Video coming soon!! WOoooooO!! We let the chickens "Free range" the garden this year...in other words they ran free 2 out of 5 days spending most of the time in the garden 👍
And it will....once composted in that pile...it will be spread on the garden....and is sitting on the area of most poor soil....just keep on watching Logan....I promise you....I did the right thing here...lots of folks saying "no till!!!" ya can't build microbes in your soil...when there is no soil....the first few years here we are adding amendments ....growing a healthy worm rich..microbe rich soil....this requires tillage when you're gardening over the hardest rock soil on the farm....weeds wouldn't even grow where our garden is .....3 years later its the best soil on the farm......I have to till in the soil amendments my brotha
I was thinking while u were working, at first i was like ah why not remove those outside tires. Then i watched ya work and noticed u were making walking pathes down a 48in bed (or whatever width it was).
So this is the "first till" ...in other words...I have some soil amendments to put in...I'll take off the wheels and till it again after the first batch of weeds comes up
WooooooooooHeeeeeeeeeeeeeHeeeeeeeeee!!!!Alright!!!!!!🤗🤗🤗. Licensed electrician from Indiana here I absolutely love watching this VLoG! I’ve been with you this whole time and I will stay with you! Good job JosH! 🤘🏻
I do like that Vinni tractor since I seen your video, I had to watch all the videos I could find on this, pretty impressive, could build a business around 1 tractor.
I feel your pain when it comes to filming and your tongue does not want to co-operate LOL. I agree 100% placing everything on the farm in the right place will make a farm run smooth.
Top of the day from Pittsburgh! I came across your channel about 3 months ago, and now its my favorite channel....Love how you mix it up, garden video, then jeep video, tool video, etc, always something new. Keep up yhe great work!! Also REALLY like that Grand National-she's a KEEPER!!!!!
Burning vs composting.
Do you get the same nutrient value with each?
Signed:
Cityboy
I'll leave this one to the viewers to answer...great question...anybody got good answers for us?
I would have to say composting would give you better return then burning but i know that carbon is also good for the soil too but the bacteria from a compost pile gives a lot of nutrients to the soil n plants
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer no, burning creates a little ash, which tends to maintain some of the potassium, but all the organic matter, and most of the nitrogen is lost. This is not to say ash is bad, it has its uses as an __imported__ fertilizer and PH additive. Locally wood ash from the biomass power plants is used as field additive. Burning can have other benefits like sanitation, It can help break some pest cycles.
Composting because alot of organic material goes to air in burning
You loose all your nitrogen by burning.
If I remember right you create an alkaline condition using ash.
We turned the plants and weeds over in the Fall. We then raked this up out level then we covered with cardboard. Now we are using our composted dirt to work into the soil. We then planted seeds and put in labled markers so we can remember what we planted when we planted. We got all ideas from you last year. Thank you.
Since you kinda asked: rhubarb is something we started a couple years ago. you have not to do anything once it gets going and it comes back the next year! Just harvest before they flower and you have plenty of jam :)
Cool....may try it sometime!
Only reason I keep coming back is for the bloopers..............Just kidding. I think you have found a new toy. Park the old Deere there is a new Ventrac on the farm.
lol....I always enjoy bloopers at the end of a movie...keeps me watching after the credits....I think it shows the real person behind the video...sometimes a goofball that screws up lol
I was stationed on the Navajo reservation and they planted CBS. In the same one square foot section they planted Corn, Beans, and Squash.
The corn stalk provided support for the bean vine and the squash laid on the ground around the base and kept the weeds out.
The 3 sisters - used by many Indian tribes with great success.
I can't believe how FAST that machine tills the soil! Looks amazing!
If the world had your attitude and outlook it'd be a lot better place.
Agree!
If the whole world had his mannerism, I would go coocoo.
He’s a great relief from dealing with people like me.
LOL
dgeorge852 I'm the same way but I recognize my nature as a fault. We wouldn't go nuts cause we'd be all alike.
AudioGardenSlave .
If we were all alike, life would be SO boring.
BWAHAHAHA
LOL, the bloopers are great!
Bhhahaha...thanks Kirk...man I stumbled all over that video....now ya see sometimes it takes me a few goes to get warmed up....trying not to sound like an idiot is hard work...especially for me bhahahhaha 💩
Terrific Josh. The bloopers are a friggin hoot. 😆
Thanks! Man I stumbled through this one a bit! Had lots on my mind!
The turned over soil looks great. However many people now say no till farming is the way to go. It kind of makes sense to me to have no till in that the soil structure is not destroyed and the animals in the soil are not exposed and disturbed.
Many a study has been done with no till farming....sure.....it's great if you're not restoring an area of soil for your garden....can't amend the soil without tilling in the amendments...composted manure, grass clippings...egg shells....
No till works great if you have soil....not clay.....show me a guy that has a "no till" back yard garden and you'll be showing me a guy that poured out garden soil on top of his ground......soil microbes need moisture....and oxygen....a tilling up my garden is a necessity in building my soil.....if I had 500 acres of soy beans....it might be a different story...under this soil is rock!
We no till drill all of our grass seed though
Stoney Ridge Farmer yes no till farming is a controversial subject. One utuber said gardeners need to follow the example of commercial market gardeners. None of them practise no till gardening. This utube stated the only no till gardening that would work in a commercial gardener would be to layer compost at the surface.
I live in a city in Australia and have a small garden where I live. I also have a small farm in the country where I’m planting a nut tree orchard. So I like your videos. Thanks for making them. It takes a lot of work to make a decent video.
The land I am planting the orchard, in the 1950s tomatoes were grown there. A massive overnight rain storm washed the soil and plants away. The family owning the land had enough, gave up and sold up.
This small tragedy is an allegory on the preciousness we live and make or plans on. This small tragedy forced this family from this land and into the town.
I can imagine every piece of land is marked by such stories of good and bad luck.
This video should be shown in school science class. Things like this don't seem to be taught and only learned outside school. Maybe you could also do a video to teach kids how to balance a check book!
Thank you so very much for your great teachings!
This video is exactly what I need to see like-minded people you think like I do when have lot of things to do..and I'm almost 50 I believe in the way you're doing things I'm sure without saying anything I'm sure you think a lot in other ways I do straightforward.. and tell it like it is....
Great info. If you have coffee shops nearby you might want to collect the used grounds to add to your soil as a natural fertilizer and soil amendment.
Yep...I've done that for sure...when I go to the city....no coffee shops around here lol
Cool tractor, awesome video! Love the bloopers! LMAO!
Funny....sometimes I struggle making an info fun and enjoyable....stumbled all over this one...had too much on my mind bhahhah
That thing is a TANK ... pretty impressive is an understatement ...
Only Deer repellent I use is a plastic grocery bag tied to the fence. The movement and noise keep them away. I don’t have near the volume you have but it works for my critters.
I,ll be over come August to pick some veggies...hope the dogs don,t bite....and is Mrs Stoney Ridge looking out the window laughing hysterically at you blooping to the camera...Ventrac does it again!
Josh, consider pulling stakes at the end of the season and then running over all of it with the mower, then tilling that into the soil. It'll break down over the winter and you'll have even better soil in the spring then if waiting until the spring to do it and then having to remove half of it with the rake. WRT weeding - collect grass clippings in the spring/summer/fall and lay that down between the rows during the growing season (6 inches worth stops weeds) and then also put a couple of layers of grass clippings on the whole garden at the very end (after you've pulled stakes and hit it with the mower). All this will decompose over the winter and then come springtime, you just till that decayed grass in and you're ready to plant. I lived in Utah like you. I was only a mile from the Salt Lake and had crappy soil, but my garden was phenomenal because I did the above each year. In a couple of years time you will not believe the amount of organic matter you will have in the garden. Good luck!
I just absolutely love the bloopers lol
Hi Josh. Have you thought of using releasable zip ties instead of cutting them and throwing them away ? When you know that you are going to remove them might make more sense. , they have a tab that you push to release them. Small step but it would add up over the years and be better for the environment.
UV resistance is the biggest issue....I've never seen reusable ones....lol...some of my family washes out zip lock bags and reuses them bhhahaha
You are so right about rotating crops. I gardened in St. Louis, MO and in MI. Had a Troybilt tiller and it worked great just not as wide as yours. I wide rowed planted the gardens and companion planted also. Used straw and newspaper to mulch the gardens which tilled back in for the next year. From experience don't plant more than one kind of squash or at least separate two different kinds by the garden or they will cross-pollinate. Interesting results. There is a book out about what will plant and grow together and what won't; I suggest you find a copy it will save space. Such as carrots and onions. Sisal or cotton twine is good to tie up the trellises that way you don't have to worry with the plastic sip ties; just cut no throwing away.
The tiller did an awesome job. Ever put grass clippings on the garden do keep weeds from coming up? Only need to apply it two or three times a season. Apply like 4 plus inches thick.
I so need to live on a Farm! the city life just chokes all my energy and i'm always stressed!
You would love living on a farm/homestead. This is my second year living on our small farm. I get fresh eggs everyday from my chickens and they do a great job prepping our garden area. This is the exciting time of the year ( springtime ) when you live on a farm. Growing your own food, gathering fresh eggs every morning, and watching your hard work come to life. Im looking forward to canning and pickling later in the year. The peacefulness living on a farm is so nice and stress free. In the evening it is so peaceful just sitting on the back porch and looking out at the livestock ( cows, horses, goats and sheep ) and of course watching my chickens too. I would never move back to the city. Dont be fooled though....farming and taking care of livestock is hard work, but it is also rewarding.
I wouldn't change it for anything, but don't kid yourself. The farm/homestead life uses all your energy, and there are other types of stress: when the rain won't let you get things planted, or the hay mowed; when the machines break down just when you need them, and it's up to you to get them running; when the animals get sick; when it's getting cold, but the firewood isn't cut. The best part is when you understand that your future is in your own hands.
I was born and raised in large cities.
I get bored out in the country.
I need somewhere that I can eat out every night of the year and not eat at the same place twice.
On the Navajo reservation, I drove 170 miles one way every weekend just to go to Flagstaff AZ.
Not lying either.
When you build your Purple Martin houses using the gourdes, do not string them up between trees on your pond. Two reasons; first - when a storm comes and blows the trees, it will snap the rope. Even if you leave lots of slack those trees will move enough to pull the rope tight and snap it. Secondly, a rope stretched across a pond will generate static electricity when the wind blows. This will attract lightning and may destroy some nice trees along the edge of your pond. I learned these lessons the hard way.
LMAO! The bloopers are epic!
I only live about a 80 minute drive from the Ventrac factory. These compact tractors are a real "Mighty-Moe" especially when doing landscape.
I greatly enjoy your channel. I watch almost every video. On occasion you have invited input so here is mine. You should elevate your heart rate to about 180 bpm (if your Physician approves). Slowly work your way up to 21 minutes three times per week. once there never go back and reduce your carb intake. For instance you may wish to check the farm three times per week on a bicycle. Use a tred in winter or inclement weather. I know of what I speak; you should start now. Nothing is more important . Look down and see the most important machine on the farm
I agree....and thanks for the advice....I'm up about 50lbs from when I got married. I used to race mountain bikes...and road bikes....I think once your body is used to that 20 hours of cardio per week...then you slow or stop it....its nearly twice as hard to get it back....You are 100% right Daniel...thanks for the reminder. 180 heart rate is a bit high....but getting it up to 140-160 for a half hour most certainly wouldn't hurt me.....when I was racing bikes in my 20s...my average heart rate during a race would be about 182....over two hours!! You're right...I'm getting tubby!
josh. next year put some rye or oats down at the end of the season. the roots will penetrate feet deep and allow nutrients to be absorbed. mow it down on the spring with all the bio from last year. then nothing against the ventrac but hit it once with your disk harrow. give it about 2 weeks and all the bio will be gone. then you can till it with the ventac
This is one of the things I like the most about SRF channel is the variety. Really shows what goes into having a farm and the knowledge it takes to make it all happen!
Thanks Ralph....I appreciate the compliment...I hope I never stop learning buddy!
Dang that thing is a beast! It’s like a giant gravely gone wild
THIS IS GOOD TIME MANAGENT JOSH.
I have a story for you. My dad took chicken poop from my grandpa's chickens one year and spread in over our lawn. The neighbors didn't like the smell so he didn't do it again, but we didn't have any dandelions that year.
loved the bluegrass music
Glad ya enjoyed it Larry! I pick a little banjo myself
Josh if someone can't afford a fence post driver a cheap rubber mallet and safety glasses will work, also If some of your garden is too wet or has too much clay you can buy preferably play sand from a discount store or hardware store but in a pinch tube sand or sand bags used in the north for weight in vehicles in snow or for flooding can be used in the garden to improve soil texture. Please don't think I'm trying to be negative, but I would have suggested a tiller that could be attached to the rear of a tractor either with a PTO or preferably one that had a motor attached. If it has a motor attached the unit could be used on a compact/subcompact tractor, a ATV/Gator or even a garden tractor/riding lawn mower without a PTO unit.
I can not remember from one year to the next, so I keep a ledger of what was last year, this year and plans for next year. I know where corn will not grow and work around that area with other stuff. I have artichokes growing this year in the corn area. They will get big and be there for a few years.
Awesome! It pays to keep records for sure!
Keep the dandelions for the bees They're usually the first to pop up and supply honey bees there first good meal of the year. All the bee farms I've worked around all did this. They wouldn't treat weeds until the flowers started blooming.
You should show how the wheels are removed and reinstalled. Love the videos.
Those bloopers made me laugh out loud.... I subscribed today!
Danial arms talks about using that reo mesh as a tomatoe cage again because they last so long and are more robust than the tomatoe cages they sell in a nursery
always fun on Stoney Ridge. Wooooooo
That looks like some really good soil!
Hi..... 🎥👍👍👍
i need this kind of video as me and my wife are going to attempt our first garden this year. hope you continue to share the rest of the process. thanks. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Matthew!
I don't know who is right you or dad but he leaves everything in the garden and just runs the tiller over everything and said it give stuff back to the ground to make stuff grow bigger. I can wait to see if your way works better. Keep up the awesome and very hard work and god bless.
I would suggest planting your garden rows on 60" centers .. Since your tiller is 48" that will give you enough room to till as your garden develops and keeps the weeds in check .. Also makes your garden nice , clean and neat .. I have a low labor policy , NO HOEING .. It looks like you have ample room ..
looks like gold to me
lol your so funny and keep up your videos
Thanks Andy! I appreciate it!
And then grind egg shells in a blender. Good calcium. I forgot to mention that before
Very nice tractor. I bet it might find a home there.
Bloopers were funny
Very nice looking garden plot. I'm hoping that we will have ours ready by next spring. Time got away from us this year.
I’d be interested in seeing you use the gords to build the Martin colony. I’d also like to keep mosquitoes down around our ponds.
Josh the last part was so funny
Nice Job on the cleanup in the garden, you should name the ventrac "Mighty Mouse" ...Have a great day! Whooooo
I used a ventrac for snow removal when I used to work at the homestead I ran one for 12-13 hours a night and only problem I had was my hips from bending back and forth would hurt so bad lol
I bake egg shells on a cookie sheet around 200 or a bit less for half hour ... Then into the coffee grinder ... Great for chickens or plants ... Less chance of cannibalism ... Already planted carrots, tomato, peppers, garlic and onions ... Coming up is raspberries, salmonberries, chives,
I use the panels and then dump manure and composted hay till that in and then fertilize it i have heard to put newspapers and wheat straw down the rows but haven't tried it yet I will try it on a few rows this year and I have also heard to take cow pies and put them around your tomatoes and peppers and it will keep moisture in and grass out great video
its all mulch ! cow pies are not to hot , so migbt work well 😁
@@chasnelson5753 the hay comes from horses and cows in the field it turns black and is actually fluffy usually has tons of worms you have to pile it up for a year but it breakdown
Almost at 200k let’s get him there fast
Love the use of the wire panels, my husband has some that were not use when he built his shop. I think I will use those in my garden. thanks..
Glad to help Kim!
Hey my friend, I have been studying the Ventrac for my own uses. Just something I noticed in various videos, you can also use the power rake rather than the tiller... for my purposes, it will help remove rocks that the tiller doesn't.
Yep tons of uses for this little monster!
we fence off ours with electric netting and let chickens do that in fall
Chickens have been in the garden for most of the winter...but they won't eat corn stalks and okra stalks.......I didn't fence them into the garden this season ..just let them free range a bit
Wow. Nice trackter
Lol we don’t give up either are first year did did not take care of are garden very well it grew like crazy but my lazy but let it get out of hand. Last year when we where putting are seed plants out side to harden off they fell over and their went last year well so far this year we are doing a couple of new things we are putting down weed barrier and a water system so we are more excited about it again every year.
Josh
We are trying some raised beds this year for our tomatoes.
Awesome video!!
Garden looks great it looks like bottom land not red clay.
Hey mister stonyridge guy, I just thought I'd throw a little tidbit in about the Martins. I was always told that a Martin could eat his weight in mosquitoes in just a day or two. Well I got a 12-acre lake so well I put my Martin gourds up of course because they're great on insects period. But I had come across a Martin booklet or something and it said that they did get a few mosquitoes every now and then but they didn't get that many. I think they said they examined the stomachs of so many Martin's and some of them wouldn't even have one mosquito! And it is actually a simple fact, Martin's work during the day and normally fly rather High unless they're after a drink of water. Mosquitoes are lower to the ground and by the way they don't come out in full force till late in the evening and at night while the Martins are tucked in and sleeping soundly. But Lord I love Martins they have the most beautiful song in the morning and evening. Happy gardening!
Cool thanks for the info! I've just always wanted to start a martin colony...I also hear they run off crows....another tidbit...they've been nesting in my eves of the front porch for a couple years now...I enjoy watching them
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer if you haven't put your gourds up yet see if you can find some copper something I think it's sulfate but it's a waterproofing. After you cut your hole for your entrance and drill your holes for your drainage on the bottom you can soak them in this stuff about halfway up and after it dries then you can paint the outside. If you just paint, that'll work for a while but rain will get on the inside and they will start to rot from inside out eventually. Also one big thing is put a snake barrier around your Pole. You can make one pretty easily by cutting you out a large circle out of a sheet duct material, then cut you a center hole out in it and split it straight to the center of the hole then wrap it around your pole and rivet it back together while pulling it tight enough to create a cone shape. I'm sure you've seen it before but I just throwed it in just in case . happy Martining! They should be coming in any day now I guess up around your neck of the wood
Excellent video. Have you considered doing everything you did, in this video, in the fall and planting a cover crop? Last fall, I cleaned my garden and sowed the whole thing in winter peas. This spring they were mowed down" put in the compost pile and the stubble tiled under.
Love the background music!
Nothing like a good garden!
AWESOME VIDEO!
Awesome video Josh! Mine will be coming very very soon!
Man I know you grew up on a farm but how many years did you research how to start this homestead you're starting? Seems like you have this massive game plan and seem to be implementing it well.
Joshua.....buddy...I plan...learn....and am always thinking about better ways to do things...where to place and plan buildings....beehives...gardens and more..constant planning and thought...even mowing the yard differently every time to spread out the thatch evenly....no stone goes un-turned buddy...that's the take home message
Great job enjoyed that!!!! Very nice!!
Chickens, brilliant. We haven't got any at the moment but we had one (a Red Warren) that lasted 51/2 years and laid from day 1 'til the end! Not bad eh?
here we grow!
Just got done watching your latest honey bee video...great stuff!
I do not use any chemicals on my property for anyting not even for rats you're going to have those around no matter what farm you got... but I've gotten pretty specialized getting it done.... far as the chemicals goes on my property nothing.... chicken manure we have things we chop up in the yard that go into mulch piles... but on acre of land you can do a lot....
Love your videos, I've been gardening all my life, from Alaska, to western Washington, now in Eastern Washington, desert with irrigation ugh. I learned a lot and inspired to get my hand dirty again. Thank you. Please keep them coming.
We typically bake our eggshells at 300 for about 10 minutes, then when they're cooled enough to handle, we crumble them up and feed them to the chickens. They get the calcium they need, and what they're eating doesn't look, smell or taste like eggs to them, so we haven't had to deal with them eating their production
Looking forward to seeing much more on your gardening videos.
ME too Matthew!!
Have you ever thought about putting a poultry type fence around the garden do that when the garden is done for the year, just let the birds free range in the garden and till it up for you at the same time fertilizing it.
Yessir! We've got the poultry net in the garden shack now! Video coming soon!! WOoooooO!! We let the chickens "Free range" the garden this year...in other words they ran free 2 out of 5 days spending most of the time in the garden 👍
Stoney Ridge Farmer good deal. Great videos. Enjoy watching people make their way in the world.
All that crop residue you took off could have fed your soil microbials and kept more water in your soil by stopping evaporation
And it will....once composted in that pile...it will be spread on the garden....and is sitting on the area of most poor soil....just keep on watching Logan....I promise you....I did the right thing here...lots of folks saying "no till!!!" ya can't build microbes in your soil...when there is no soil....the first few years here we are adding amendments ....growing a healthy worm rich..microbe rich soil....this requires tillage when you're gardening over the hardest rock soil on the farm....weeds wouldn't even grow where our garden is .....3 years later its the best soil on the farm......I have to till in the soil amendments my brotha
That Ventrac with all of the attachments really did a job. Garden looks great. Stay safe. We are under a tornado watch on Durham too.
You know we live in a mobile home.....tornadoes are attracted to them!! AHHHHH!!
I was thinking while u were working, at first i was like ah why not remove those outside tires. Then i watched ya work and noticed u were making walking pathes down a 48in bed (or whatever width it was).
So this is the "first till" ...in other words...I have some soil amendments to put in...I'll take off the wheels and till it again after the first batch of weeds comes up
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer i got what u were doing i was just saying in my head it would work with or without removing them.
I heard using food as compost can invite disease too, but I don't know if that is true. Would love a very knowledgable person to give wisdom on this.
Good stuff, Josh!
Great video as always
love your channel
Thanks David!
Looks like a lawnmower e on performance enhancing drugs. Slick thumbnail too I might add.👍🏻
lol funny....its a beast thats for sure!
WooooooooooHeeeeeeeeeeeeeHeeeeeeeeee!!!!Alright!!!!!!🤗🤗🤗. Licensed electrician from Indiana here I absolutely love watching this VLoG! I’ve been with you this whole time and I will stay with you! Good job JosH! 🤘🏻
Check into a tee post puller, you’ll be a lot happier for sure
This is a really super awesome place!😃👍👍! Thank you for all the great information!!
Glad ya enjoyed the vid Ricky
I like how you're very organized with your Garden.....
I do like that Vinni tractor since I seen your video, I had to watch all the videos I could find on this, pretty impressive, could build a business around 1 tractor.
Heck yea..it's so versatile...we'll probably buy it after our lease
We’re always seeing your projects.
Show some of Misses Stoney’s projects.
He's like me. If you see my belly, that is what one my wife's projects has done. (Cooking) lol.
KIOTI VIC .
BWAHAHAHA
love the bloopers at the end. funny stuff
Wooo
I feel your pain when it comes to filming and your tongue does not want to co-operate LOL. I agree 100% placing everything on the farm in the right place will make a farm run smooth.
Yep...kinda funny how ya get tongue tied sometimes
Top of the day from Pittsburgh! I came across your channel about 3 months ago, and now its my favorite channel....Love how you mix it up, garden video, then jeep video, tool video, etc, always something new. Keep up yhe great work!! Also REALLY like that Grand National-she's a KEEPER!!!!!
Amazon sells t post pullers in case you can't get one out
yeppers