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JayJoe Farms
Canada
Приєднався 14 бер 2020
We are a family in Southwestern Ontario, Canada starting a family run market farm on a farm that has been in the family since 1954. Follow us along our journey in starting our market farm from scratch as well as our youtube channel. We hope to show the ups and downs as well as learn and teach all about not just market gardening but market farming as a family.
Building is delivered, Tunnels are up and things are taking off!
Another busy week. I was able to do an initial 3 inch till to try and eliminate the heavy crop residue left from last years corn crop. Our building got delivered and I got a little done on it. Both caterpillar tunnels are up in the field with the help of family and friends and we were able to pot up our tomatoes and the peppers and celery are starting to take off.
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Planting, Supplies, Compost and Field Prep...busy week at the farm!
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This week we started some extra tomatoes, placed a bulk order for larger plant pots, got a truck load of compost and prepped the entire field with the Super A and the BCS. We also picked up 2 of our caterpillar tunnels which we can get up once the field prep is done. Lots accomplished with the snap of nice weather we've been blessed with.
Planting almost 2000 peppers!!!
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This week we worked on getting the old Farmall Super A running, things start growing and Krista, the kids and myself started almost 2000 peppers!!!
A Family that seeds together Stays together!
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I've got my helpers back and we are starting some of our greenhouse tomatoes.
Our flame weeder of choice!
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Putting together the flame weeder we purchased through, www.flameweeders.com This is one of the flame weeders we chose. This is the one we will use to do full be flame weeding as it covers the entire 30" bed. We also have a Red Dragon flame weeder for spot treatment and with the addition of a flame hood from neversink farm tools the pathways as well. www.neversinktools.com/collections/flame-weeder
Where to buy seeds and what seeds we ordered.
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Starting our FIRST seeds for 2021!!! Also going through the seed suppliers we got seeds from and what we got for our first year market farm. Let us know what you think in the comments. For a complete list of what we ordered for our first year or questions about anything specific, email us at jayjoefarms@gmail.com Mumm's Sprouting Seeds sprouting.com/ Veseys Seeds www.veseys.com/ Johnny's Select...
Now this will be a game changer!!!
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A quick video walk through of the assembly of a Jang Seeder from the box. Leave a comment and Let us know what you think. Jang Seeder duboisag.com/ca_en/jang-automation-jp-1-clean-seeder-without-seed-roller.html Seed Roller Starter Pack www.johnnyseeds.com/tools-supplies/seeders/jang-jp-series/seed-roller-starter-pack-jang-jp-or-jph-series-accessory-7024.html#q=seed+roller&lang=en_US&start=1
How to Assemble the Earthway Seeder!
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Follow along as we put together the Earthway Garden Seeder. Leave your questions and comments below. Earthway Garden Seeder: Amazon www.amazon.ca/Earthway-1001-B-Precision-Garden-Seeder/dp/B00002N66A/ref=asc_df_B00002N66A/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=292965217591&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18304935765903045159&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9047858&hvtargid...
I can't believe we did THIS!!!
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We just weren't sure what to do on this snowy day. So why not head to the farm and do some things that just need to be done.
Build a germination chamber cheap
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Build a germination chamber for under $100!!! We picked up a free (broken) upright freezer, used an old crock pot we already had, only buying a temp controller and exhaust fan. Hopefully these links work. Temp controller www.amazon.ca/dp/B01GZT2Y5I/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=Fnl31xLrKT9Ee0dJ.EALCA&hsa_cr_id=6392231850501&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=637dc90c-39a9-4362-abd5-bada6b6b...
Starting a Vegetable Farm
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Just a quick intro into what we are doing and a little bit of back story as to how we got here...enjoy!!!
Thank you very much for the video. It was very informative and helpful. I followed your setup exactly the same way. I used a 2 door commerical cooler. It create a lot of humidity and there is a lot of water driping. Any suggestions on how to control that would be much appreciated.
Thank you... Was the experiment successful... This method of heating... What should we do if we need to cool down... We have high temperatures... Should I reverse the direction of the fan and dispense with the water boiler by putting water in an earthenware dish for cooling
Just want to check in and see how this wound up working for you? Would you have made any changes?
It is still working great for us. No changes have had to be made as of yet.
Good day my friend, I am following you from Turkey and you have turned an old refrigerator into a germination cabinet, this job is excellent and wonderful, I made an old refrigerator germination cabinet by taking you as an example, but the question I want to ask you is the cabinet temperature when you leave the seeds of eggplant and peppers in the cabinet to germinate. And how many degrees should the humidity be so that there is a healthy germination, because eggplant and pepper seeds are difficult to germinate, and I have trouble with the germination of seeds, I would be grateful if you could help me how many degrees the cabin temperature and humidity should be in germinating eggplant and pepper. Thank you and I wish you well in your work.
Hello Bekir, thank you for your comment and for following along. We try to keep the chamber between 78⁰F and 80⁰F and 100% humidity (or close) for pretty much all crops. We water the trays heavy when we seed and then put them in the germination chamber and leave them. They sprout anywhere from 3 to 7 days, depending on the vegetable, just make sure not to let them get too leggy. Hope this helps and good luck!
Thank you very much for the valuable information you have provided. I wish you the best of luck and success in your future work, and I look forward to your videos with more explanatory information on the same subject. Thank you and I wish you good work.@@jayjoefarms3865
Where did you get the shelves from?
We had a wire shelf from a closet (available at any hardware store), left over from a renovation. We just cut to width and mounted them in.
@jayjoefarms3865 ok great. I went to a local appliance shop and they gave me an old fridge for free. Just gutted it and ordered the fan and controller. Ready to get this going!!!
Do you have a video of them on how well they germinated? Is it faster than heat mats?
I don't have a video of that. Find it much faster than heat mats. Anywhere from 3-7 days for most crops. Last year was 3 days in the chamber and 7-9days on the heat mat.
The best video I have seen on this!
Well done sir..
For future reference, you can start tomatoes and peppers in 128 trays and pot them up into 4" pots much easier than from the 50 cell trays that also take up more than twice the room in your germination chamber. Also all of your squashes, melons and cucumbers don't like to be potted up...they don't like there roots disturbed. I plant those in containers that go from seed then into the ground. I like the 2.5 inch pots from Bootstrap Farmer for them, 32 to a tray and they slip out very easily when transplanting. All the Best!
Wow! That is a ton of verity of crops. Now more than two years on, what have you learned?
We have learned a great deal! Definitely learned I didn't have the time to do videos like I thought I would lol. We have also expanded from 1 to 5 acres and sales have more than doubled. We also added some canned goods and preserves to our product line this past year and it has done quite well. We are still doing everything together as a family and the time together is worth more than $$$ for sure.
What did you use to make extra shelves?
We just used wire shelving you would use in a closet and cut them down to fit.
Love watching you set up from the beginning. It helps to see how others organize and set up. Most videos are further down the road after they are already established. Thanks for the videos.
So who did you have to call to get the freon removed?
I'm jealous. Mine was missing cotter pin and plastic bolt as well as assembly instructions.
Yea mine too
Mine only had instructions printed on the outside of the box. the shipping company covered them with labels.
How did your season turn out?... Seems like you stopped posting? Super job on what. You have accomplished!
The season went really well. Stopped posting once things got too busy lol. Was a lot of work the first year and was just our family doing all the work. We ended up finishing the year around 40% better than expected. This year we have secured 5 acres for production and we also secured a contract with a local hot sauce company to grow all of their peppers this coming season. Will be busy again but we will bring on some hired help this year. Thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback. Hopefully we will be able to post an update and a more videos throughout this coming season.
@@jayjoefarms3865 thank you so much for your response. I really enjoyed how you and your family jumped in with both feet into the deep end! I hope this coming year proved to be all that you have anticipated! God bless, Don
This is a great idea, Thanks for sharing.
just a couple changes and you could have a egg incubator...
Tell me how
That was an enjoyable 20 min. Thanks for making. Hope to see it with seedlings !
Good thing watching your video! Do you think a 1 or 2 fluorescent light fixture add to the door with some kind of on/off control is a good idea ? thx
I suppose you could however the initial germination works better in the dark moist and humid environment. Once they germinate we take them out of the chamber and put them on the greenhouse tables where they get full light at that point.
@@shaunszabo8493 thank you again !
Hope things are going ok for you - just set up a germination chamber for my home garden - interested whether you are still using yours?
We did use ours the entire time until recently as we are mostly direct seeding our successions now. Things are going very good so far with our first year...VERY busy but great (hence the lack of videos lately). Thanks for the comment and I hope you have great success with your chamber.
Nice job JayJoe. Great idea !!! I will use it for our freezing nights. Hope I follow the instructions correctly.
Nice, have you had a chance to see if the fan will keep it cool in higher summer temperatures? Greenhouse temperatures. Good job, simple!
Would love to see it in action!
Do you feel that you need an air inlet hole? Being sealed up so well how can the exhaust fan cool it? It would make a vacuum in no time. Great setup.
It was a concern of mine and something that I was watching closely. So far it has been working great and it hasn't seemed to be a problem at all as of yet. I'm assuming with it being such a small low power exhaust fan that it can't create enough of a negative pressure for it to be a problem. Should it become a concern I will just drill a small hole in the other side to vent.
Did you drill any inflow air holes so when the exhaust fan kicks on air can come in from the outside?
I didn't. It was a concern and something I was watching. However it did not seem to be a problem, I'm assuming with it being such a low power vent it didn't create enough negative pressure to be a problem.
I enjoy the updates and the progress
Thanks so much.
That is a beautiful tractor! We are considering a market garden for the future, and are so happy to watch and learn from you- thank you!
Thanks so much. We are doing the best we can, lots of work to be done but together as a family we will get there!
Hi Shaun, We found your channel on youtube and wish you a good harvest later this year. Looking forward to following you on this great project. Its nice to see you all again. Greetings, Marnik and Katrien.
Thanks so much! Hopefully we will be able to see each other face to face in not too long. Hope all is well with you and Katrien and everyone.
Nice job! Please have a follow up video showing seeds that have germinated. I'd be interested to see what percentage grow in a tray..
Thanks so much! This next video will show some of the trays we germinated in it. We had over 90% germination on our Bigdena Tomatoes and it kept a steady 80 degrees in the germ chamber during below freezing nights and 100 degrees days (in the greenhouse).
We are so jealous!
Thanks so much. Looks like you guys have a beautiful property also. Thanks for checking us out.