🌽 Cornses 🌽 update 2020: Garden or Mini farm? The kids are involved

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  • Growing edible corn 🌽 it’s something I’ve been trying to do for years. We consulted our elders and truly feel like this year might be the year. Also we’re trying to figure out where the line between garden and mini farm is. What are your thoughts on that?

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  • @IstasPumaNevada
    @IstasPumaNevada 4 роки тому +602

    Random person to kids: "Why does your dad keep saying "cornses"?"
    Kids: "I don't know. It makes him happy, just roll with it."

    • @davemarm
      @davemarm 4 роки тому +19

      Nothing is more adorable than a grown adult trying to talk like a 4 year old.

    • @tuckercates409
      @tuckercates409 4 роки тому +23

      Random person to dad: "Why is your son driving a "tractor"?"
      Dad: "I don't know. It makes him happy, just roll with it."
      :)

    • @majortom4543
      @majortom4543 4 роки тому +2

      @@davemarm no bro, its creepy and pathetic. I like destins videos though, but its pathetic there is no way around that.

    • @stedwards311
      @stedwards311 4 роки тому +26

      In this thread: people who have never watched Lord of the Rings and can't spot a casual Gollum reference

    • @Bibibosh
      @Bibibosh 4 роки тому

      Here in this chat room, id like to ask something please people.
      Does any body listen to country music. Please recommend me a country song.
      Thanks the internet room for chat!

  • @zk9117
    @zk9117 4 роки тому +296

    “They’re running tractors now” is the ultimate parenting goal

    • @alessazoe
      @alessazoe 4 роки тому

      how old is that kid? is it legal for his age to drive a tractor? I must admit I’m shocked by the sight, but the fact that he’s putting this out in a yt video to the public confuses me even more because that indicates it’s fine and legal for kids to drive a tractor? what?

    • @poppop-oj6by
      @poppop-oj6by 4 роки тому +2

      It would be fine by me to have a kid like that drive it with supervision on flat ground but I wouldn't want him to drive very close by people like he does do here. Although he probably knows what he's doing and has some experience with it by now.

    • @rudresh10000
      @rudresh10000 4 роки тому +1

      @nobodyelse09 Okay, but the question still stands. Is it Legal for a 12ish yeah old to operate a tractor or what restrictions are there?

    • @alans1816
      @alans1816 4 роки тому +6

      @@rudresh10000 There's a big difference between operating a tractor in a field where it's needed and there're no other motor vehicles, and on a road. I suspect most of the regulations pertain to road use.

    • @TheSunriseAnimation
      @TheSunriseAnimation 4 роки тому +5

      @@alans1816 as far as i know its like that in germany, i drove the an tractor on the a farm when i was somthing like 7? as long as you stay of public space it should be fine.

  • @GoofyCowProdutions
    @GoofyCowProdutions 4 роки тому +249

    Hey Destin! Just wanted to let you know that corn is pollinated best when grown in blocks. If you only have a few rows of corn the ears won't develop well. Because the crop is wind pollinated you need enough corn upwind of the rest of the block no matter which direction the wind is blowing. In rows, unless the wind is exactly parallel to your rows the pollen will blow away uselessly! If you have had trouble with corn in the past, that might be why

    • @hapnewsom9217
      @hapnewsom9217 4 роки тому +55

      or you can cut the tops of several stalks of corn and "slap the cr*p" out of the tops of the other cornses...BE the wind!!

    • @xomeht
      @xomeht 4 роки тому +18

      If you pause the video and look at the cornses package, they also suggest planting in blocks for better pollination.

    • @KalRandom
      @KalRandom 4 роки тому +11

      At least 3 rows wide, spaced a foot apart with 3 seeds to a hole.
      Just off memory.
      Sadly where I live now I can only have a few raised bed plots, so not enough to grow corn. Get some good mators and peppers though.

    • @blazertundra
      @blazertundra 4 роки тому +3

      My family had a lot of success with a 6ftx6ft raised bed that way. They were planted closer together than recommended but that gave us corn every night for several weeks to a month.

    • @onalennasehume4586
      @onalennasehume4586 4 роки тому +1

      I was literally about to type this

  • @CJ_McK
    @CJ_McK 4 роки тому +262

    If you fall asleep planting corn and worst case scenario, you get a sunburn, its gardening. (^.^)
    If you fall asleep planting corn and worst case scenario you run over your sister, its farming (0.0)

  • @superfastwhatuppp6
    @superfastwhatuppp6 4 роки тому +160

    My manses relationship with his kidses is the bestses.

  • @jeffjibben8147
    @jeffjibben8147 4 роки тому +47

    Destin, Cornses need friendses. Have rows that are 30 inches apart. For your property, at least 5 rows that are at least 15 feet in length. Blocks of corn will encourage growth and pollination. Great job with the soil chemistry.

  • @LLoydsensei
    @LLoydsensei 4 роки тому +33

    For some reason, I couldn't stop smiling while watching you explain your gardening. Thank you for this ;)

  • @Zebra_M
    @Zebra_M 4 роки тому +151

    Last video: Let's talk about rocket engines in this rocket factory!
    Today: Cornses :)
    I love this channel

    • @DTHRocket
      @DTHRocket 4 роки тому +3

      Sounds like Alabama

    • @Adamas_83
      @Adamas_83 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, pretty much sums up how I feel too.

    • @majortom4543
      @majortom4543 4 роки тому

      looks as the opposite of smarter every day

  • @frozenflames5263
    @frozenflames5263 4 роки тому +90

    A Smarter Every Day about soil chemistry and growth cycles and plant biology would be neat. Maybe make it a whole series? Smarter Every Day: Farming? 👍 if you agree!

  • @ActuallySanFrancisco
    @ActuallySanFrancisco 4 роки тому +120

    i hope when this is done you invite michael from vsauce over to eat cornses on the cobses.

    • @di99utpe
      @di99utpe 4 роки тому +12

      ...or will he?

    • @tuckercates409
      @tuckercates409 4 роки тому +6

      (mysterious music starts playing)

    • @brotherandy
      @brotherandy 4 роки тому +1

      I definitely want to see that!

  • @Mireaze
    @Mireaze 4 роки тому +102

    If you have to use a tractor, that's a farm

    • @frozenflames5263
      @frozenflames5263 4 роки тому +5

      Mireaze I dunno... have you seen some of the equipment people use to mow their lawns?

    • @Mireaze
      @Mireaze 4 роки тому +3

      @@frozenflames5263If it's not a farm, it's an estate.

    • @hapnewsom9217
      @hapnewsom9217 4 роки тому +6

      @@Mireaze if it's a farm it's a tax write off!! if it's an estate it's no tax write off!! Always make it a farm!

    • @13_cmi
      @13_cmi 2 роки тому

      It’s a big boy garden

  • @professor7639
    @professor7639 4 роки тому +22

    This is too wholesome... I love it!

  • @clydecessna737
    @clydecessna737 4 роки тому +14

    Wow, how those children have grown! I would ask what you feed'em but that is, I guess, the point of the video.

  • @mch_mr_j
    @mch_mr_j 4 роки тому +17

    Unfortunately, I predict another bad year of "cornses" for you Destin. With only planting a few rows you are going to get terrible pollination. You would be better with more short rows than fewer long rows. Also, at 4 to 5 inch seed spacing, with narrow row spacing, you have a very high population. Seed depth is also a consideration 1.5 to 2.5 inches is typically preferred, but that is also determined by your moisture level at that depth. Deeper if drier but typically not less than 1.5 inches even in wetter soil conditions.

    • @LuckieLordie
      @LuckieLordie 4 роки тому

      Might be a silly question, but why does pollination matter if the seeds are planted anyway? Is it to do with a mix of (I don't know the terminology) male/female plants pollinating to provide the edible part of the plant?

    • @mch_mr_j
      @mch_mr_j 4 роки тому

      @@LuckieLordie Pollination determines how well the cob of corn is filled with kernels.

  • @andrewjolly319
    @andrewjolly319 4 роки тому +4

    So lucky to have all this open space available to you during lockdown! Keep up the good work!

  • @misbahulkhan5464
    @misbahulkhan5464 4 роки тому

    From launching pad and Rockets...to Cornses, A true family man! Never missed his single video.
    Love from india.🇮🇳

  • @DaRoach5882
    @DaRoach5882 4 роки тому +1

    I love how really you guys are!
    Thanks Destin!

  • @modusworks6291
    @modusworks6291 4 роки тому +7

    Might wanna consider planting the corn in squares, 20x20 or 40x40(feet) as opposed to one or two long rows for optimal pollination😬

  • @Sophistry0001
    @Sophistry0001 4 роки тому +23

    Dude when you're driving your tractor to plant stuff, it no longer qualifies as a "garden". That's a mini farm for sure.

    • @majortom4543
      @majortom4543 4 роки тому +3

      or its a super mega overkill for the garden because you had always dreamt of owning a tractor.

  • @thatoneguy8894
    @thatoneguy8894 4 роки тому

    I really enjoyed this video. I grew up in a 'tobacco farmer family' in KY. Then I moved to Alabama, just outside of Huntsville, like yourself, where (my family at least) only grew corn every 3 years. You're a great teacher, and a great leader.

  • @boomfiziks
    @boomfiziks 4 роки тому +2

    Great job being a positive role model (aka. Being a Dad). A parent isn’t doing their job, if they are not preparing their children to become strong and independent individuals who can care for themselves and others.

  • @pmedic523
    @pmedic523 4 роки тому +1

    Wow. What an awesome thing to do with your kids. I wish more people did this. That's such an awesome bonding thing for your family.

  • @eduardopadilla5505
    @eduardopadilla5505 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent! This is what we all will have to do when it begins to have problems of lack of food.

  • @hunterroot1102
    @hunterroot1102 4 роки тому

    This is exactly what I needed today. Please keep us updated.

  • @brothapipp
    @brothapipp 4 роки тому

    So I know i dont know you but you've shared your family with us and I just wanna say thank you. I feel like you have involved them just enough to allow them to be part without embarrassing them. That being said....THEY ARE STINKING HUGE!!!!! AND AND AND!!!!
    DRIVING A TRACTOR!!!!! BOSS!!!
    Good luck on the Cornses! I hope its a crop big enough to be a blessing!

  • @MoPoppins
    @MoPoppins 4 роки тому +1

    I’ve never been good about being aware of the passage of time, but those kids look like they’re growing EXPONENTIALLY! 😮

    • @FRN2013
      @FRN2013 4 роки тому +1

      It's the mammoth and bodacious food

  • @Jessassin
    @Jessassin 4 роки тому +1

    I've frequently wondered how you're cornses were doing. Happy to see the follow-up :)

  • @rmfirstresponder
    @rmfirstresponder 4 роки тому +4

    You typically want to plant several rows of corn near each other. It provides a better chance of of having full ears of corn instead of half empty ears of corn.

  • @novartec
    @novartec 4 роки тому +2

    Great to see your garden patch, My wife Jackie's favorite sweet corn is bodacious, something fun to do is have a sweet corn blind tasting with 3 or 4 varieties it was fun to see the different flavor in sweet corn varieties.

  • @jamiehosmer1481
    @jamiehosmer1481 3 роки тому

    Wow, Destin! 2:46 your hat is down to the last 2 notches. No wonder you need to learn every day. Got to fill that thing! Love you man, keep up the great work.

  • @maytheus
    @maytheus 4 роки тому

    Those are some cornses-fed kids! I can't believe they've grown up so much! Man, where does the time go? Great job Destin...you're raisin' them right!

  • @conorobrien9266
    @conorobrien9266 4 роки тому

    My family and I doing the farming/gardening with buckwheat and Montana wheat on the property in Colorado. Along with some cold season root veggies and lots of potatoes. It is certainly neat to see another family on the farming endeavour. Praying for planting wisdom for those corn, and your family. Shalom.

  • @GrussimoGarage
    @GrussimoGarage 4 роки тому

    Gardening is awesome. Corn grows like weeds here in Ca, wishing you a good growing season.

  • @zakariyamohamed9035
    @zakariyamohamed9035 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful family you make parenting look easy . Good on you

  • @jasonmassingale1027
    @jasonmassingale1027 4 роки тому +1

    Awesome stuff brother! We are still working on our cornses too lol. Green beans, squash, and cucumbers do very well here in NC. We are adding sweet peas this year, and they are out growing everything so far 😁. Praying God watches over you and yours brother!!

  • @lynnstillwell4516
    @lynnstillwell4516 4 роки тому

    Oh my goodness! Destin's mini! Those kids are growing up so fast! Makes me feel old! -- Great video ... hoping for a good harvest!

  • @DaniChaCha
    @DaniChaCha 4 роки тому

    We're growing three 25' rows of cornses this year! I hope yours come up great. God bless!

  • @DEADB33F
    @DEADB33F 4 роки тому +1

    FYI Grasses (Maize, wheat, etc) should be planted in blocks. They're pollinated by wind so a single row might struggle to pollinate prooperly.
    ---
    EDIT: Read some comments, seems this has already been mentioned.

  • @trainmanj
    @trainmanj 4 роки тому

    I hope your corn goes well this year. If not, come north to us in Iowa and can show you plenty. Great to see your kids getting involved and on the video. It's also great to see they're using the best footwear God gave them.

  • @easteregg8699
    @easteregg8699 4 роки тому

    ouf, your kids are grown ups now! caring for plants, running tracktors! time flies man! keep it up! cheers!

  • @mikeschaefer9516
    @mikeschaefer9516 4 роки тому +5

    I mean, seriously, "How does one go wrong with Bodacious Cornses????" Good luck to you and the crop!

  • @jdsharbs
    @jdsharbs 4 роки тому +1

    Ooooo nice... science and art! He is a man of many talents.

  • @derekmcdonald2168
    @derekmcdonald2168 4 роки тому +1

    There are so many things I admire about you and your life. This is just one more thing :)

  • @aianyoung
    @aianyoung 4 роки тому

    That looks like so much fun!

  • @TamarZiri
    @TamarZiri 4 роки тому

    Best of luck with your cornses this year!

  • @SteveJones172pilot
    @SteveJones172pilot 4 роки тому +4

    You give me hope for humanity! And.. if you want to sell some cornses, I'm coming down there to get them! :-)

  • @baumeisterjack9281
    @baumeisterjack9281 4 роки тому +2

    Nice! Glad to see you and your family is doing great... Thanks for sending invites for the service on twitter :)

  • @wesmartin937
    @wesmartin937 4 роки тому +1

    Dang, that's legit! My ones also drive tractors now. Crazy! I've been thinking of growing a bunch of cornses as well. I have a sheller and grinder, and might try making corn meal (or chicken feed). It needs to get a bit warmer here though, we got an inch of snow yesterday!

  • @2ToneWalt
    @2ToneWalt 4 роки тому

    Great job guys. Cornses 2020 BABY!

  • @TheFlytrapGarden
    @TheFlytrapGarden 4 роки тому +1

    One day I shall too have many cornses in my garden lol

  • @evanvanheukelom6689
    @evanvanheukelom6689 4 роки тому +1

    I am proud of you for being proud of them. Good dadding sir.

  • @joeandbuzz
    @joeandbuzz 4 роки тому

    I feel very good about your cornses! This is your year! Totally eatable!

  • @ShakamuraGames
    @ShakamuraGames 4 роки тому +43

    2:40 that mammoth's trunk looks a bit weird

  • @reforzar
    @reforzar 4 роки тому

    Kids are getting so grown up. Cherish the moments.

  • @pedropedroztravels8272
    @pedropedroztravels8272 4 роки тому

    Good luck with the crops !

  • @Anaesify
    @Anaesify 3 роки тому +2

    WHERE'S THE UPDATE DESTIN!? We demand to know how the cornses grew!!!

  • @flashbang009
    @flashbang009 4 роки тому

    Destin I'd love to see some videos from your perspective and/or learning about different style of food gardening/farming. Specifically No-dig (ala Charles Dowding) vs traditional methods (ala tilling). I think your scientific perspective and learning as you teach style would be fantastic for a series!

  • @805ROADKING
    @805ROADKING 4 роки тому

    Knee high by the 4th of July!! Good stuff Bud!!☺

  • @andrewmclean4212
    @andrewmclean4212 4 роки тому

    cool vid dude. love to see the kids getting involved and learning practical skills, what a cool dad..
    and off topic how is the phd studies going, any updates.

  • @scottmeredith1415
    @scottmeredith1415 4 роки тому

    Been waiting for an update on the corners!

  • @tichu7
    @tichu7 4 роки тому

    I love the handmade signs!

  • @marianominor4187
    @marianominor4187 4 роки тому

    Love your videos, greetings from Cancún Mexico!

  • @alixmcknight
    @alixmcknight 4 роки тому

    I love the tiny signs!

  • @DTHRocket
    @DTHRocket 4 роки тому +18

    1:38 You misspelled "cornses"

  • @douger_2
    @douger_2 4 роки тому

    more farming videos! so pleasant to watch

  • @StephanLiebenberg
    @StephanLiebenberg 4 роки тому

    Hi, corn! Love these vids

  • @DrewBannon
    @DrewBannon 4 роки тому

    Great job!! Let's go cornses

  • @samwise_K
    @samwise_K 4 роки тому

    Destin, your mammoth looked to have a 5th leg hanging out there, all willy nilly. Also, this is great! Rock on, man! Better start getting those Mason jars together for canning, unless you're planning on a Sandlin Farmer's Market :) grace and peace to you

  • @maygol
    @maygol 4 роки тому +1

    1:05 the face of a proud dad, so nice!

  • @MyBrainsOnVacation
    @MyBrainsOnVacation 4 роки тому

    This type of content is why I love the second channel

  • @eliosaile1689
    @eliosaile1689 4 роки тому

    Very cool! I need to find a project to involve my kids, too!

  • @Robnord1
    @Robnord1 4 роки тому

    I love it!

  • @vikingmetaliscool
    @vikingmetaliscool 4 роки тому +1

    Wow, the kids are growing up!

  • @albertwang0830
    @albertwang0830 4 роки тому

    Can’t wait to see the result!

  • @cbryantbear6498
    @cbryantbear6498 4 роки тому

    Crazy how big they are!!!

  • @TheDubster.
    @TheDubster. 4 роки тому

    Destin my man. Here is how you will grow good sweet corn. You are gunna need about 1,000 plants planted in a block formation. You want 8-12 rows. Each row spaced about 24-30 inches apart. In every row you want each plant spaced 4-6 inches apart. Your problem is pollination. Corn is wind pollinated so it needs to be in a block so it can pollinate properly. Hope you read this because this is definitely the problem. Love your stuff!

    • @TheDubster.
      @TheDubster. 4 роки тому

      Ah yes. I forgot about seed depth. Shoot for about 2 inches.

  • @kevinbeck1
    @kevinbeck1 4 роки тому

    I transplanted my cornses to rows over the weekend. But mine are popcornses. Good luck!!

  • @RICDirector
    @RICDirector 4 роки тому

    Destin, you need RABBIT MANURE in those rows....get a good load or six and plow it in. Big WIDE rows, so you can make good blocks of corn which will pollinate properly :)

  • @xxdudekillerxx7450
    @xxdudekillerxx7450 4 роки тому

    Dustin where are the farm tools series you where talking about?,
    Not lawnmowers and such but perhaps how to make your dirt healty or which tools to use in which occasion.(flip the dirt and such)

  • @Onebadterran
    @Onebadterran 4 роки тому

    The kids have gotten so big!

  • @BreenoRovers4ever
    @BreenoRovers4ever 4 роки тому +4

    Destin's life is so idyllic it's actually ridiculous. Like something out of a children's book.

  • @snapst
    @snapst 4 роки тому

    Dustin, Have you thought about three sister planting? - Corn + beans + squash? it's supposed to help greatly with yield.

  • @callmejeffrey4999
    @callmejeffrey4999 4 роки тому

    Omg this is so wholesome! Can we please have more videos like this?

  • @spb1179
    @spb1179 4 роки тому

    Can you make a video where you talk about cool farming stuff? I would love to really see and understand how that cultivator thing actually works and what it’s doing

  • @Mr-Blitz
    @Mr-Blitz 4 роки тому

    @Destin you should plant marigolds with your tomatoes! They help them grow really well because tomatoes protects the tomato plants from harmful root-knot nematodes in the soil! would make a neat video

  • @ChrisColbjornsen
    @ChrisColbjornsen 4 роки тому

    Nice to see ya. It's been awhile. Cornses lol, didn't know there was a plural to corn :)

  • @MrLeo10
    @MrLeo10 4 роки тому

    I love it! Whats the irrigation method?

  • @christianhernandez8519
    @christianhernandez8519 4 роки тому +2

    I love you Destin!!!!

  • @matthewrisley9070
    @matthewrisley9070 4 роки тому

    Destin! I'm one state above you in TN. What variety of your corn are you trying to grow? Also, having a simple row of good soil in the surrounding dirt like that can harm your chances. It signals to the roots "hey! This soil is easy! I'm going to stay here!" and not have them go down deep. You can also try growing in blocks!

  • @hawkshalfback
    @hawkshalfback 2 роки тому

    I'd love to hear how your cornses turned out

  • @jlhillmann79
    @jlhillmann79 4 роки тому

    When I read "The Martian", my mental picture of Mark Watney was Destin. So next time I read it I'll be imagining Destin marooned on Mars, talking to himself about his Cornses (instead of potatoes).

  • @olli_k
    @olli_k 4 роки тому

    That's a nice sized garden! How many acres do you have there at the homestead? I have about 130 sq ft of ground I can use for growing my crops. Good luck with your farming efforts!

  • @Nesetalis
    @Nesetalis 4 роки тому

    Can't help but notice your tractor

  • @andrewphillips4381
    @andrewphillips4381 4 роки тому

    The Cornses Per Minute on this video is off the charts.

  • @dsmclaughlin12
    @dsmclaughlin12 4 роки тому

    Destin, your plot may be a bit large, but I feel you would love the engineering behind the blumat watering system (no affiliation) and think it would work great for your tomatoes.

  • @madil2259
    @madil2259 4 роки тому +2

    Everyone gangsta til Destin starts growing Tomatoes.

  • @tricky98
    @tricky98 4 роки тому +1

    3:43 - That looks like a rather big pond! I wonder how big the gold fish are?

  • @ichthysghoti
    @ichthysghoti 4 роки тому

    What’s your deer forecast? Slim to none? Gale force herds? If the latter, do you plan to hunker down and ride it out? Or will you board the place up?

  • @tardman8250
    @tardman8250 4 роки тому +2

    finally some wholesome content on youtube

  • @jonathanjohnson4167
    @jonathanjohnson4167 4 роки тому

    This is the year for big gardens and extra produce to bless others...