Scything to Add Mulch to the Potato Windrow
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- čas přidán 12. 07. 2022
- The grass along the windrow garden I started this spring, was ready to mow again. I had planted it with sprouted seed potatoes a week ago. See • Planting potatoes thro... Here I am scything the grass so that the windrow ends up alongside the old mulch. Then I rake and roll the windrow of fresh-cut grass on top of the old mulch, being careful not to cover or damage the potato sprouts sticking up out of the old mulch. I show a close-up of the leaves already growing on some of the sprouts, only a week after planting. I do a little weeding as well. A song sparrow sitting on top of a fence post near my camera, adds a lovely early morning soundtrack to this video. For more info on my windrow gardening method see onescytherevolution.com/windr...
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I can't decide whether it's a swoosh or a swish but either way, combined with the birds singing, I think there's a song being played everytime I watch! Thank you
beats the sound of a noisy strimmer or bushcutter every time
@@karlgw You bet!
Nice. I like the birdsong!
What a scythe to see! I'm trying to make jokes here. Is that too mulch to ask?!
I didn't get your joke at first. Swooosh... ;-)
A well-honed sense of humour you have there
Are the grass areas a cover crop rotation or permanent? Bird sounds incredibly clear.
Permanent.
new scythe owner and user here. i watch to get your technique down. am learning a lot. only question, how often to you sharpen the blade when your cutting? i'm sharpening every 5-10 minutes and don't know if that is too much. peaceful and hypnotic work with the scythe. thanks for putting out the video. have a great week! where do you hold your scythe workshops?
I sharpen every 5-10 minutes also. Usually at the end of these long rows.
good to know...thank you
Beautiful work! Do you keep the wind rows in the same exact place, year after year?
That's the plan. These are brand new windrows I made this year.