Is July to Late? Planting this years Garden. Plus upcoming projects for July.
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I have a friend that harvests the duckweed everyday and feeds it to the pigs. The pigs love it!
forget the seals in those old gearboxes. just fill them with john deere corn head grease. works really good in gear boxes, steering boxes and other farm related applications, corn head grease is about the thinnest grease there is and it won't flow through seals but will lube the gears.
I did this with gearbox grease. After realizing how over my head and under equipped I was to take on such a job. Seems to have done the trick. At least three years in and no issues. Evan at least has that hydraulic puller, which will definitely make the job a lot easier for him.
The duckweed is a valuable resource for chickens and livestock. Check out videos from Takota Coen, he incorporates it into all of his feed. I don’t usually comment but you are looking at it as a nuisance and it is a blessing if you harvest it and utilize it to cut down on feed costs. Just my two cents. Keep up the good work, so glad I found your channel!
Your very correct. I watched an hour long video on it . I was in Vietnam and the guy raised ducks. Hundreds of them .
Amen, Brother... I'd love to have that duckweed problem on my pond, to supplement my hogs and chickens, just like Takota.
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Skim the top of the water with a hose and floats then irrigate your garden
@greggandjanetprice3851 he tried that at some point and didn't have much success.
So good to see you again maté great work and video and as always thank you again and god bless you and your family and your friends all the best.
I made the same mistake when I put the fencing up around our garden. I wish I would have put a larger gate in so that I can easily get a tractor in and out. I only put a small walk-through gate in that is just large enough for my walk-behind tiller.
Great work on getting your farm the way you want it. Stay at it!
Another great video!
Garden looks great, I’m sure you will get it to grow just fine
Great Video, all those spring chores are catching up. Your garden will be fine, just need plenty of water.
Hello Evan enjoyed your video i still have to plant my garden so dont feel bad it will still produce lots. Have a great day, nice job.
You seem to be smiling in every video now. I wonder why? 😁 I'm in the same garden boat as you. Fenced mine in years ago and eventually my age and the age of the walk behind tiller became issues. Got a PTO tiller for the tractor this spring and it sure makes quick work of things. Except for the many passes and angles needed because of the dang fencing. I'm also still struggling with lowering and raising it properly to not have ruts that I have to hand backfill but I suppose that'll come in time. Keep plugging away and inspiring folks.
Really enjoying your retirement getting to see all these videos. My favorite channel.
Evan isnt retired, he just changed careers. Hes still working 40+ hour weeks. CZcams is a full time job.
Thanks Evan and Rebecca
Another great video always very interesting and relaxing to watch and its good to hear about your future projects
I am always envious of your beautiful green countryside, as i live in Perth, Western Australia and its usually dry in the summer months and not so green.
Although we do have beautiful beaches.
Have a nice day
My grandparents had a garden. Loved the fresh tomatoes and watermelon. Grandma made a fantastic strawberry rhubarb pie. 😊
Really looking forward to the mobile home frame dock build. Fence project is looking good.
The surprises never stop coming!!
That duckweed is full of nitrogen as well as other nutrients and would have been a beautiful amendment to till into your soil! You really ought to take time to harvest as much as you can and toss it in your compost piles with all the animal clean outs. You will have excellent compost for next year's garden. You will soon have a thriving garden, even without the weed fabric. And now that you're retired, you can keep up with the weeds!😉
Everything is looking good. Your garden will come alive in 2-3 weeks as plants begin to grow. Hopefully you will get some rain to help with that. Blessings
As a man with a pond. I sympathize with cutting the edge. That work sux.
Enjoying getting more videos! Have been amazed at how much you and Rebecca have improved your property. You seem more relaxed since you cut back to only two full time jobs homesteader and content creator.
I would've been interested in seeing the pond cleanup! That's something I deal with a couple times each summer. I'm always looking for more efficient ways to get my least favorite chore done!
JudithB I just got my beans planted and still got to get cuc seeds planted. Local gardeners say to wait on squash and plant in July to avoid squash borers and beetles so hope this helps on the melons, squash and pumpkins too. Our frost day is end of October so plenty of time. I am trying to get this place mowed this week while the temp and humidity is better and continue pruning. We burned 6 piles of brush Monday, but fire season is coming quickly here in Arkansas. My barn has paths through it and with a fan it could be an inside cleanup job!!! LOL!! The pond looks nice and clean, but I would prune those trees up too!!
I would be harvesting that duckweed and adding it to the compost heap.
Looking good Evan, to save a LOT of time, have a look at the No Dig (No Till) Garden method. Your harvests increase massively and the soil health improves. @charlesdowding has a great channel explaining and demonstrating No Dig, certainly worth a look. Lots more time saved to do other things. 👍
Hi love your videos, if you drop some bales of Barley Straw in your pond it will get rid of all that green algae, 👍
Our garden is behind as well. I'm still going to take a shot at green beans
That’s a lot of zucchini!
I suspect you will find that trying to start a garden in July will not work out well. Too hot and too dry for the young plants to do well. They don't have the necessary root system to see them through the hot dry weather. As a result, the young plants that germinate will be stunted and late to develop. love your father's tiller. Also, you need to buy a walk-behind seed planter.
I like gardening with the tractor for faster composting and readying may sone more temporary there. If the animals can be kept out. 1st how about picture frames of that wire fencing back up on hooks when done tractor working for practicing . And steel posting ever 4 middle ones. When need to.
Make sure you do not till the same direction every year, especially downhill. You will move the soil downhill also. Just a suggestion.
You need a concrete back stop to stop the flexing
The wood chip Back To Eden garden, reduced work and increased bounty, check it out
I like what you did with the garden, I think it was the right thing to pull out the post to open up the entrance to it. Your place is looking nice, good job. Good luck on your project plans for July. Have a nice evening!
Evan, just wanted to say that I really enjoy watching your channel and really appreciate your content.
Keep up with the good work love watching you on CZcams God bless
Were getting spoiled in Evans Retirement.
It doesn't look to me like Evan is retired, he's still working a 40 + hour week. Farming and a youtube channel is a full time job. Its still a job even though he enjoys it. I wouldn't call that retired.
Your dedication to gardening and planning upcoming projects is truly admirable! You bring such care and enthusiasm to cultivating your garden and preparing for future endeavors, making every season a time of growth and excitement. And I'm Floating Village Life.
Looks like a great garden area. Can't wait to see the harvest..
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I was beginning to wonder if you was working on your garden. I used a similar weed fabric you used and made modifications to my garden because of what I saw you do to yours. Mine is not as big just one cattle panel wide and 2 panels long , so 16 by 32 is enough to keep me more than busy in the garden. Love what you do keep up the good work. 👍
Looks great Evan! Thank you for sharing! Always enjoy your videos!
Thanks for mini update on solar too! Always appreciate you taking us along.
Evan your lucky you retired, your gotta lot going on my man!
After watching your video, I realized that we have the same fencing. We purchased ours at the Farmers co-op, but Tractor Supply and Rural King sell it also. It is quality fence, never had an issue.
Thanks for posting Evan
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Does the duck weed hinder fishing?
If it covers the entire pond it will help deplete the oxygen in water for the fish.
You doing great love to watch you you look happy after retirement!!
You really need a dump trailer
I have been wondering Evan , what do you do with all your spare time? LOL ??. Don't forget to stop and smell the roses every once in a while. You're doing a fantastic job around there and it really shows. Stay safe and do take care of yourself. Fred.
Better late than never ol buddy! Thats a great idea to use the trash cans to save the wood ash for the garden. I'll start doing this now 👍🔥🪵
Very initeresting how we can make good fertilizer. I woulf like to have oak ash for the garden. Hope your gargen is a success.
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all depends what you plant many garden plants have Short growing time ??? don't like it hot do better when Cool
Place is really looking nice..your down South you should still have good Luck with the Garden, just a later harvest. Thanks for sharing.
You are like me always got a project going. I have the same tiller for my tractor I also bought a King Kutter 3pt hitch disk this last year, but I haven't had a chance to use it yet. One of my Kubota tractors is going to the dealership to get front axle seals replaced and the dust covers on the tie rods and getting the tractor aligned. I have a 6ft brush hog that I need to work on to. I always enjoy your videos you make hard work enjoyable and interesting
Never mind. Let the rabbits and deer enjoy the garden'
Dogs keep deer and rabbits away. The dogs run loose, we just don't see them when Evan is filming.
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Quick question about where the ducks go at night or house
Probably on the pond.
I suggest you till in your compost then plant the entire garden in beans and peas. Then till them in. Then repeat until frost. Next season you will have much better soil.
After harvest, either plant field beans, red clover or mustard. Then mulch them for green fertiliser.
Not too late at all. With your hard work and dedication, it will bear fruit and veg for you for sure!
You can put in a fall garden if your up north but down south. Most if summer crop have or needed to have been planted. It takes 5-6 month for some veggies to produce potatoes it's to hot.
For some crops it may depend on your expected first frost date wouldn’t it?
our average 1st frost is around October 15th
Remove you center post, auger a hole, put pvc pipe in, then your post, then remove it when you pull the tractor in or put them all in pvc and make what fence you have up into panels. Connect the fencing to 2×4s then screw them to the post. It would have the same look. I thought about last year.Sorry Evan!!
Your channel and property is the envy to many. You 2 have inspired me so much for my 40 acres here in Wisconsin. Thank you for all your videos
We have 10 tomato plants in the ground and next to them is hot peppers but we keep getting rain and last night 2 1/2 inches more. The garden has only been tilled once because of the rain. My wife put fabric down for the tomatoes and we buy a lot of corn for the deer and turkeys and so the flatten bags are going down to keep the weeds down. Lol
Just looking at your duck weed problem. I was wondering if surface aeration would work better. Instead of churning up the lower level of your water maybe aeration of the surface would help. Just a thought. Love watching your videos and the projects you do.
Great job looking great love your videos thank you
nICE JOB
With the temporary fence along the garden, install PVC pipe for receiving the post for easy removal and replacing of the posts. It's amazing how much more you work around the property after one retires. (More rewarding of a job. ).
On the garden fence, i was wondering how long it would take you to figure that out. Your tractor is much bigger than mine, and we took out some fencing to make it easier to access.
I'm really enjoying your retirement!
My neighbor has a large pond and he said we could come fish it anytime. He cut down all the trees all away around it. Looks much better, he doesn't get the duck weed. You wouldn't either if you had someone come in and treat it.
I couldn't help thinking as I watched you compacting the garden soil with the tractor that you would be a lot further ahead with a BCS.
Glad to see you doing more and longer videos. Happy Retirement.
Hey Evan, did you ever start the solar channel you mentioned starting?
No not yet. But still considering it.
Did you plant sweet corn, watermelon, pumpkins?
Evan tells us in the video,
About 9'24" into your video, it looked like a big rat running in the back of the garden. 😂
Great video
There's a saying that corn needs to be knee high by July 4th in order mature by frost.
Corn in our area is already in tassel! Central PA
Evan you really should invest in a cpl floating fountains for your pond… it will eliminate the duck weed and in general make your pond healthier without stirring up the bottom
I agree but the problem is there is no water flow. He really needs to have a water feed into the pond so it will drain off.
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Your correct in water flow would be beneficial but a lack of flow a floating fountain would force the algae to the shoreline where most it would die off
You notice I did not say anything about the garden this year!
hey guy when plant it is never to late because I grow my garden in wood pallets I plant 2 time each year on some things but it look good and thanks for update on everything and ya Happy 4th of July I know late and after and ya putting ash in a good thing and keep telling people that lol
We have a 5.5 acre lake out our back door. Don’t have any duckweed now we did before we got Rouen ducks. I also have grass carp.we live in Perry co Illinois.
I think my back went out when we fell over. 🤣
Damn, Those chickens are all over the place. LOL
Have you considered applying a cover crop like crimson clover to suprress the weeds? You could broadcast spread it and the clover could be a living walkway.
Are you still watering the garden from the pond water?
not yet. but going to get out the sprinkler pump soon.
Evan, WTH? You're semi-retired now! How could you possibly get behind on your garden? 🤣
Nice job with garden. Been on lookout for a boom brush hog mower g for ditched and around pond and other uneven terrain to reduce weedeating
Late planting wont hurt anything. I usually tryin do 2 plantings and I'm in zone 6a. Most of the stuff you planted should be finished producing before fall sets in.
start days early as possible like 4:30 am work till noon
then work in shop out of the heat
Your killing me Smalles!!! Use a 4 foot length of PVC pipe and drop your seeds down it for planting, it saves from bending over.
Evan you make a lot of extra work for yourself, if the compost is well composted you don't need to till it, you can plant straight into it, if it's not quite ready apply it after the growing season and let it sit all winter and it will be ready come spring time. Work smarter not harder
I think I said this last year....take the loader off the tractor and you won't hate tilling!
Every time I see you replacing fencing I think Pete has better philosophy on using temporary fencing…. But then when I see Pete repairing fencing, I agree with your philosophy of a more permanent fence. 😅
There is no right philosophy. You just have to do what works best for you.
corn knee high in july
How long have you been farming? You always make sure things are done right.
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If you dig a shallow pit, you could use the tiller to turn the compost. Of course not with the rocks under it lol