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Miss you Mr. Donald. Tilled the garden today getting ready to plant sweet corn and thought about you. You taught me a lot over the years and I THANK YOU.
Just found this channel and was getting ready to thank Donald ( just saw in comments where he passed away) for teaching me more about how to set up for a one row operation in just a few minutes than in all my previous years of guessing. Well....I really enjoyed the video, I subscribed and here's my big THANK YOU Donald to you in Heaven. ABCIII
Wow what fine looking soil. Looks like potting soil. I was lucky and picked up a four row IH 56 planter for $50 bucks with all the plates. Love your videos thank you for posting.
gr8 video. the potatoes, corn, and onions are coming right along. have to wait to start my garden due to frost warnings we've had in the Carolinas these past few days. so far, it looks like it will be a good harvest in the months to come.
Sounds like we planted about the same time. This warm weather we are having is really making it grow, I can see a difference everyday. I did notice a few skips yesterday which may have been caused by all the rain. Glad you enjoy the videos. Thanks...... Donald
I'm trying the Electric Fence, Looks like your gardening, is down to a science love the tomato watering idea with the 1.5 pipe. I just planted corn today when it starts growing I have to cover every night. We can get frost until June 1st makes planting early corn a risk with covering risk goes way down, I only planted 3 rows of peaches & cream about 150 stocks. Hopefully I have eatable corn Late June or early July. Most of our corn is planted 2nd week of May. Thanks for the ideas.
his garden looks like about 2 1/2 - 3 acres. When I was growing up we had 3 gardens, each about 1 to 2 acres each. It was a lot of work, but looking back on it you couldn't get better food.
@231MasseyFerguson ...G-90 is a good variety for Louisiana. When you see the silk at the ends of the ears you'll be harvesting 21-24 days later....Donald
very kewl sir, almost done with the chicken coop, then it's on to the garden work. much to do, lots and lots fruit trees are starting to bud, got some lettuce, and my potatoes are starting to come up. will shoot some vid when i get a little more foliage on things.l
I learn something new from every one of your videos. I am a small scale backyard gardener but I really enjoy seeing you out there with the tractor and the dogs! My furry helpers are a lot smaller than yours - a pug and a Pekingese. Thanks for the awesome videos!
Nice video. Gardening is much different in Louisiana then were I'm at in Southern California. They are still fun videos to watch, since I used to live in Georgia.
@green2lean ... with corn I usually just flood the rows until I see seepage on the other side. How often naturally depends on the weather and your soil. Dig down a few inches and check for moisture........ Donald
Me and my dad love your videos he came and saw you in October we love to garden and are potatoes are almost ready to dig and we're already picking onions and we have the a Kubota.........Jared & melvin
A suggestion that may be helpful to some. The old JD 71 FLEX planters are everywhere. These can be bought around a $100 each. I have a full size tractor and I can plant three rows on 25" center with the middle row center on the tractor. This gives me the wheels as a row marker, The flex was a wonderful reliable planter and can plant with the very best of them. This is also a great wildlife food plot planter.
You keep a nice place and the two dogs enjoy working w/ you or at least keeping you company.. Been picking up a lot of gardening tips watching your videos and I thank you..
Hi Donald,I so love your videos! They are very calming and always leave me happy. AND, as I have said a million times to you, you remind me so much of my dad. He could be your twin without the beautiful southern drawl. Thanks, DAD#2
Hi Donald, I like the seeder on back of the tractor idea. I have just about given up on the Hoss seeder. It may be fine for a real small garden but on hills, it's hard to push straight. I'm a big guy like you and using the tractor more and my back less sounds like the best plan. Here in upstate SC, my soil is like yours, mainly red clay. I keeping adding mulch and it's getting better. Take care, Glenn
@Gerrymusicteacher ... I think you need to ask someone who has a little more experience with that size tractor. I not sure if a cub would turn a tiller. Around here they are used mostly to draw rows on soil that's already broken up and to cultivate with..........Donald
@webcajun You are correct anout the tractor and weather. My tractor, which is a '98 Massey Ferguson 231, sits kinda low. It's sort of a "low profile" tractor in a way... It's low points are under the bell housing on the transmission and the drawbar underneath the PTO shaft that's coming out the rear-end. I'll be having to cultivate and "hill" pretty soon...
I learned something watching the video, and was confused when I first running over your garden with the golf cart. I figured it out later and after the tiller was run over it to mix the furtilizer into the soil. This is much easier than what I was use to doing with a horse and plow like we did during the 50's and 60's while growing up.
I rasie crops for farmers markets. I kind of need 4 rows coming off at a time but I have wondered about cutting it down to two rows and making it three point mounted planter to make it easier to haul up and down the road. Also for starting in the middle of the field for the next crop of sweet corn. I plant corn from mid April to mid July. I have the same tiller as Donald but my ground never works up that well. It works up nice but not as fine as Donalds.
G-90 does real well around here. This year I planned on planting “Incredible” but the rain kept setting me back so I probably won’t have any sweet corn. Both of these are hybrids. I’ve planted an OP variety called “Golden Bantam” in the past that does pretty well. Not as sweet as the two above but ok……Donald
To plant in a furrow you need soil that drains well otherwise make some breaks in the low areas of the garden so it doesn't flood your seeds / plants in a real heavy rain. When you're not broadcasting fertilizer and adding it by hand, that furrow helps direct it where it is needed the most. Looking forward to some pics...... Donald
thanks for the sweet corn video donald , i love your planter set up . didnt know you had welding projects to. i thought for sure lucy would be driving tractor. keep up the good work
@sully428 ... if you have the room to rotate your crops I would recommend it. Just about any vegetable that follows corn would do well if you fertilized both in the fall and spring........ Donald
@webcajun Well, I don't know if it's corn or grass coming up but I'm definately seeing something! Not sure if i should be happy or concerned. Either way, I'm kinda excited. I wish I could show you a pic or see a pic on the net of corn stalks popping out the ground. 1 is about an inch and a half tall and others are a little smaller. Not sure what it is yet though. Oh, and I also have "cracks" on top of my rows where the crop was planted. Really don't know what the hell to expect! LOL!!
Not sure how well corn will take to transplanting. Sweet Corn takes 70-90 days to mature so you should have enough time. When I do use insecticides it's usually Liquid Sevin or some of the homemade stuff. Got plenty bugs, I guess they find something they like better when the corn is growing........ Donald
@231MasseyFerguson ...if using a tractor the clearence has a lot to do with that. I usually layby when the corn is about 16-24 inches tall. Again weather plays a big part in that......Donald
Good to know. They actually said in the description that it made good feed if allowed to "mature". There are added benefits to post here. The Merit is good tasting corn, but it's a hybrid and only produces one ear per plant. Maybe I'll go with the Golden Bantam. Have you tried the Peaches and Cream or Honey and Cream varieties?
To draw the rows I use a “Row Hipper” and to make the furrow I use a “Middle Buster”. The two could be combined without too much trouble. If I were pressed for time and have acres to plant then I would maybe do it but that’s not the case for most gardeners. It’s also not 100% necessary to plant in a furrow, I only do it because it saves on water. It allows me to use a water tank and prevents the water from running out into the middles rather than soaking down into the row….Donald
@231MasseyFerguson ...After making your furrow cover the seeds about 1 1/2 inches deep using a garden rake. Row hippers throw way too much dirt to cover seeds.....Donald
It's been wet here in Georgia too. I took 4 days trying to dry things out and I still ended up planting in golf ball sized clumps. Hopefully it'll come up ok. I think I'll try the "Truckers Favorite" corn next year. I'm trying to get away from hybrid or GMO plants, but it's not easy.
Hey that's 4 sq. feet more than you had before. When you see the silk forming at the tip of the ear, 21-24 days later you should be able to harvest........... Donald
Well I got the corn re-done! LOL! I took the middlebuster early this morning and busted the corn rows back open once again, but didn't go as deep. Applied 13-13-13, once again, to each row (6 rows, 80 ft. in length each). And once again, placed 2 kernals about every 12 inches apart. And finally, I TOOK THE GARDEN RAKE (LOL instead of the row hippers) and covered the seeds with about 1 or 2 inches of dirt. Didn't water because it's supposed to rain tomorrow and Saturday. Sure hope it grows!!
@thetank10000 ... most of the vegetables I plant are on rows with a furrow on top of the row. When watering the furrow keeps the water from running into the middles and allows it to soak down into the row. Corn can also be planting flat, without a row, and dirt brought up to the stalk after the last of the fertilizer is applied......... Donald
I'm planting corn tomorrow, here in South LA. It's a sweet corn called "G-90". Have you ever messed with it? I know it's delicious, but I've never planted corn in my life. New to gardening! I think we may also plant some "Shoepeg" corn too. I know nothing about all this, but I'm learning tremendously from my elderly kin folks, and your videos. Thank You!
does corn like water? can you grow it in fairly wet soil? and what spacing do you tend to have, but that mainly depends on the amount of moisture in the soil right? great video though teaches alot
@specialks1953 ... I reccomend the first chance you get, move out of the city and to the country. You'll never look back. Glad you enjoy the videos and thank you........Donald
@jaydes19 ... an inch of rain a week would be ideal for corn. I don't know of too many vegetables that like wet soil especially standing water for any lenght of time. I try to space my corn at 12 inches..........Donald
I grew up in a farming community and about the only other fertilizer we use in the garden was manure. I use insecticide, but only when I have to so I guess you could say I'm 10% organic. LOL ...... Donald
If you travel up around me in Michigan, you can pick up a very usable jd 2 row planter for around 400 bucks, save time and lots of space, even apply fert as you plant
@mugsyjeff ... Living in Louisiana planting flat is usually not an option when we get heavy rains. That row / hill will hold moisture during those dry spells in summer. Just checked out your videos and subscribed..... Donald
@whittle4u … The corn gets watered only when needed. I flood the middle of the rows 2 maybe 3 times during the season. Rain takes care of the rest. My onions are grown in the winter and spring which we get plenty of rain at that time of the year. They do get watered regularly when first planted though to get the seeds to sprout…….Donald
No need to start your corn seed indoors, just plant directly into the garden. No pee in the garden, I'll stick with regular fertilizer. May try the 3 sisters this year if it ever dries up enough to get back in the garden....... Donald
I just started some more peppers and eggplant today. How old is "Buster"? Puppies take so long to get out of that stage of wanting to dig, chew and eat everything. Come on down, you are always welcome...... Donald
@hiimashley100 ...Hey Jordan (girl) I think the follow up was (maybe) in one of the Field Trips? Will be planting my Cantaloupe in the next few days so I'll try to do another this season.....Donald
Congradulations I have been watching your videos (all of them ) and I have learned alot I just wished it was spring time so I too could start to plant . Well keep up the good work !!! and thank you so much for the good advice !!! Best regards Shawn
You know, sometimes you run up on people you really wish you could have known. This is one of those times. Bee Blessed Danny and Rita in TN on Rooster's Ridge
@231MasseyFerguson ...I'm trying Golden Bantam this year but I have a pound of G-90 set aside just in case. G-90 is a very good sweet corn for our area......Donald
Hey Donald!! I was wondering If you could Make a video of planting and/raising the seedlings of cantaloupe. I've noticed that you've made a previous video of planting cantaloupe, but you didn't make a video of the plants If they turned out well or if you've harvested them or anything. Thanks....Jordan (girl)
@WVlandnwater ...Sounds like you’re an organic gardener when you say using the blood meal so I really can’t help there. I use either 13-13-13 or 17-17-17 for my corn. Miracle Grow works good too if you don’t have too big of a corn patch……Donald
Hello Donald, ya'll doing well I pray. in the spring of 2016 my wife Miss Bevy, planted sweet corn 9 rows 30 feet long each, (using a seed planter like the one you have there) only to become food for nearly 50 geese, they plucked out the young shoots and ate em. Any suggestions as to how to spook off the geese, I have seen wooden cut outs of dogs used in upstate New York, maybe I give it a try. What say the other gardeners on here?
@webcajun You should SEE the rain we got here in the last 2 days!! The back side of the garden was pretty much flooded, but luckily that side hasn't been planted yet. After seeing all this, I LOVE planting on a row. Not far from my house yesterday (couple miles), a tornado ripped the roof off of some of my kin folks' home and tore up their neighbor's roof also. Nobody was injured Thank God.
I have a Covington planter and removed the fertilizer hopper. I find I can better control the amount with the broadcast spreader. I can also till the fertilizer in after broadcasting…..Donald
i'm glad this vids are still up. Miss this guy.
Miss you Mr. Donald. Tilled the garden today getting ready to plant sweet corn and thought about you. You taught me a lot over the years and I THANK YOU.
Has he quit gardening or no longer making video's? I used to watch all the time, just haven't really been on for a few years now.
@@fatboybiker Sadly, he passed away.
@@travisricks3436 , I hate to hear that, he has taught a lot of people how to garden through out the years.
@@fatboybiker he sure has, and I was one of those people. Went out and bought gardening implements for my tractor because of him.
Missing my old Bayou Gardener today.
Just found this channel and was getting ready to thank Donald ( just saw in comments where he passed away) for teaching me more about how to set up for a one row operation in just a few minutes than in all my previous years of guessing. Well....I really enjoyed the video, I subscribed and here's my big THANK YOU Donald to you in Heaven. ABCIII
A very unique planter set up you have. Straightest rows I've ever seen put up.
The secret to drawing straight rows is not to look back. :-) …..Donald
Wow what fine looking soil. Looks like potting soil. I was lucky and picked up a four row IH 56 planter for $50 bucks with all the plates. Love your videos thank you for posting.
My old lab used to love hanging out with me in the garden. Sure do miss her.
I’ve owned Labs for many years, loyal companions…..Donald
gr8 video. the potatoes, corn, and onions are coming right along. have to wait to start my garden due to frost warnings we've had in the Carolinas these past few days. so far, it looks like it will be a good harvest in the months to come.
Sounds like we planted about the same time. This warm weather we are having is really making it grow, I can see a difference everyday. I did notice a few skips yesterday which may have been caused by all the rain. Glad you enjoy the videos. Thanks...... Donald
I watch all of yours and think they're great. Thanks...... Donald
I'm trying the Electric Fence, Looks like your gardening, is down to a science love the tomato watering idea with the 1.5 pipe. I just planted corn today when it starts growing I have to cover every night. We can get frost until June 1st makes planting early corn a risk with covering risk goes way down, I only planted 3 rows of peaches & cream about 150 stocks. Hopefully I have eatable corn Late June or early July. Most of our corn is planted 2nd week of May. Thanks for the ideas.
Lucy likes just about any vegetable. I'll have to keep a close eye on her this year...... Donald
his garden looks like about 2 1/2 - 3 acres. When I was growing up we had 3 gardens, each about 1 to 2 acres each. It was a lot of work, but looking back on it you couldn't get better food.
@231MasseyFerguson ...G-90 is a good variety for Louisiana. When you see the silk at the ends of the ears you'll be harvesting 21-24 days later....Donald
Glad you enjoy the videos Hayley...... Donald
very kewl sir, almost done with the chicken coop, then it's on to the garden work. much to do, lots and lots
fruit trees are starting to bud, got some lettuce, and my potatoes are starting to come up. will shoot some vid when i get a little more foliage on things.l
i love the way your mind works
I learn something new from every one of your videos. I am a small scale backyard gardener but I really enjoy seeing you out there with the tractor and the dogs! My furry helpers are a lot smaller than yours - a pug and a Pekingese. Thanks for the awesome videos!
You're welcome, glad you find the videos helpful.....Donald
Nice video. Gardening is much different in Louisiana then were I'm at in Southern California. They are still fun videos to watch, since I used to live in Georgia.
@green2lean ... with corn I usually just flood the rows until I see seepage on the other side. How often naturally depends on the weather and your soil. Dig down a few inches and check for moisture........ Donald
You have the most helpful dogs ever!
Me and my dad love your videos he came and saw you in October we love to garden and are potatoes are almost ready to dig and we're already picking onions and we have the a Kubota.........Jared & melvin
I’ll be pulling some onions up soon, let us know how well the potatoes do…..Donald
A suggestion that may be helpful to some. The old JD 71 FLEX planters are everywhere. These can be bought around a $100 each. I have a full size tractor and I can plant three rows on 25" center with the middle row center on the tractor. This gives me the wheels as a row marker, The flex was a wonderful reliable planter and can plant with the very best of them. This is also a great wildlife food plot planter.
Hi Donald. I enjoyed the video and the instructions! Look forward to checking them out more often
Thanks......Donald
You keep a nice place and the two dogs enjoy working w/ you or at least keeping you company.. Been picking up a lot of gardening tips watching your videos and I thank you..
+Joseph M You're very welcome. Stick to the basics and you'll do just fine.....Donald
@agrotis79 ... they are bad here too. Threw some mothballs out in the corn patch and it seemed to help some........Donald
Thank you for your video I need to learn to do farm step by step for my future
Hi Donald,I so love your videos! They are very calming and always leave me happy. AND, as I have said a million times to you, you remind me so much of my dad. He could be your twin without the beautiful southern drawl. Thanks, DAD#2
You brought a smile to my face. :-) .....Donald
Hi Donald,
I like the seeder on back of the tractor idea. I have just about given up on the Hoss seeder. It may be fine for a real small garden but on hills, it's hard to push straight. I'm a big guy like you and using the tractor more and my back less sounds like the best plan.
Here in upstate SC, my soil is like yours, mainly red clay. I keeping adding mulch and it's getting better.
Take care,
Glenn
Thats what my wife and I want to do as well...hopefully we can learn a lot and produce a lot and help some of the needy
I just wish that I had a second person to help me out. I like the attachment you built yourself for planting your corn.
The corn could have been planted by hand, this was just a little quicker. Sometimes it’s nice to have a helper…..Donald
@Gerrymusicteacher ... I think you need to ask someone who has a little more experience with that size tractor. I not sure if a cub would turn a tiller. Around here they are used mostly to draw rows on soil that's already broken up and to cultivate with..........Donald
Another great video. Thanks for taking the time to show us how its done!
You're welcome.....Donald
@webcajun You are correct anout the tractor and weather. My tractor, which is a '98 Massey Ferguson 231, sits kinda low. It's sort of a "low profile" tractor in a way... It's low points are under the bell housing on the transmission and the drawbar underneath the PTO shaft that's coming out the rear-end. I'll be having to cultivate and "hill" pretty soon...
I learned something watching the video, and was confused when I first running over your garden with the golf cart. I figured it out later and after the tiller was run over it to mix the furtilizer into the soil. This is much easier than what I was use to doing with a horse and plow like we did during the 50's and 60's while growing up.
I rasie crops for farmers markets. I kind of need 4 rows coming off at a time but I have wondered about cutting it down to two rows and making it three point mounted planter to make it easier to haul up and down the road. Also for starting in the middle of the field for the next crop of sweet corn. I plant corn from mid April to mid July.
I have the same tiller as Donald but my ground never works up that well. It works up nice but not as fine as Donalds.
G-90 does real well around here. This year I planned on planting “Incredible” but the rain kept setting me back so I probably won’t have any sweet corn. Both of these are hybrids. I’ve planted an OP variety called “Golden Bantam” in the past that does pretty well. Not as sweet as the two above but ok……Donald
@agrotis79 ... here are a few things to try; electric fence, radio playing in the corn patch at night and spread out some moth balls.......Donald
Spring is near and I can't wait. Soon as it dries I have some more plants and seeds to go in. Looking forward to your vids...... Donald
Corn looks great .
To plant in a furrow you need soil that drains well otherwise make some breaks in the low areas of the garden so it doesn't flood your seeds / plants in a real heavy rain. When you're not broadcasting fertilizer and adding it by hand, that furrow helps direct it where it is needed the most. Looking forward to some pics...... Donald
@MandLVideo ... You're welcome and hope you have a great year in the garden....... Donald
So looking forward to spring.
So am I .....Donald
Sorry its Rob lol Its gonna be a great year in the garden!
You got some awesome videos!!!
@sp00ktube ... that would maybe work. Only planting a small area it really doesn't take that long to switch tools.........Donald
thanks for the sweet corn video donald ,
i love your planter set up . didnt know you had welding projects to. i thought for sure lucy would be driving tractor.
keep up the good work
@sully428 ... if you have the room to rotate your crops I would recommend it. Just about any vegetable that follows corn would do well if you fertilized both in the fall and spring........ Donald
@SynXCraft ...it's a good feeling to open a jar of vegetalbles you grew and canned. Just can't beat the taste either.....Donald
@webcajun Well, I don't know if it's corn or grass coming up but I'm definately seeing something! Not sure if i should be happy or concerned. Either way, I'm kinda excited. I wish I could show you a pic or see a pic on the net of corn stalks popping out the ground. 1 is about an inch and a half tall and others are a little smaller. Not sure what it is yet though. Oh, and I also have "cracks" on top of my rows where the crop was planted. Really don't know what the hell to expect! LOL!!
Not sure how well corn will take to transplanting. Sweet Corn takes 70-90 days to mature so you should have enough time. When I do use insecticides it's usually Liquid Sevin or some of the homemade stuff. Got plenty bugs, I guess they find something they like better when the corn is growing........ Donald
@231MasseyFerguson ...if using a tractor the clearence has a lot to do with that. I usually layby when the corn is about 16-24 inches tall. Again weather plays a big part in that......Donald
Good to know. They actually said in the description that it made good feed if allowed to "mature". There are added benefits to post here. The Merit is good tasting corn, but it's a hybrid and only produces one ear per plant. Maybe I'll go with the Golden Bantam. Have you tried the Peaches and Cream or Honey and Cream varieties?
To draw the rows I use a “Row Hipper” and to make the furrow I use a “Middle Buster”. The two could be combined without too much trouble. If I were pressed for time and have acres to plant then I would maybe do it but that’s not the case for most gardeners. It’s also not 100% necessary to plant in a furrow, I only do it because it saves on water. It allows me to use a water tank and prevents the water from running out into the middles rather than soaking down into the row….Donald
Glad you enjoy the videos.....Donald
@231MasseyFerguson ...After making your furrow cover the seeds about 1 1/2 inches deep using a garden rake. Row hippers throw way too much dirt to cover seeds.....Donald
I love the ideas you come up with.Great video and wonderful ideas and tips. Keep them coming.
It's been wet here in Georgia too. I took 4 days trying to dry things out and I still ended up planting in golf ball sized clumps. Hopefully it'll come up ok. I think I'll try the "Truckers Favorite" corn next year. I'm trying to get away from hybrid or GMO plants, but it's not easy.
Hey that's 4 sq. feet more than you had before. When you see the silk forming at the tip of the ear, 21-24 days later you should be able to harvest........... Donald
This guy is such an OG.
Well I got the corn re-done! LOL! I took the middlebuster early this morning and busted the corn rows back open once again, but didn't go as deep. Applied 13-13-13, once again, to each row (6 rows, 80 ft. in length each). And once again, placed 2 kernals about every 12 inches apart. And finally, I TOOK THE GARDEN RAKE (LOL instead of the row hippers) and covered the seeds with about 1 or 2 inches of dirt. Didn't water because it's supposed to rain tomorrow and Saturday. Sure hope it grows!!
Last year 2011 I planted in February, got lucky and made a crop.....Donald
@thetank10000 ... most of the vegetables I plant are on rows with a furrow on top of the row. When watering the furrow keeps the water from running into the middles and allows it to soak down into the row. Corn can also be planting flat, without a row, and dirt brought up to the stalk after the last of the fertilizer is applied......... Donald
I'm planting corn tomorrow, here in South LA. It's a sweet corn called "G-90". Have you ever messed with it? I know it's delicious, but I've never planted corn in my life. New to gardening! I think we may also plant some "Shoepeg" corn too. I know nothing about all this, but I'm learning tremendously from my elderly kin folks, and your videos. Thank You!
does corn like water?
can you grow it in fairly wet soil?
and what spacing do you tend to have,
but that mainly depends on the amount of moisture in the soil right?
great video though teaches alot
@specialks1953 ... I reccomend the first chance you get, move out of the city and to the country. You'll never look back. Glad you enjoy the videos and thank you........Donald
@jaydes19 ... an inch of rain a week would be ideal for corn. I don't know of too many vegetables that like wet soil especially standing water for any lenght of time. I try to space my corn at 12 inches..........Donald
At lot of us are getting impatient but it's best to wait till the weather is right. See you in the forum...... Donald
I grew up in a farming community and about the only other fertilizer we use in the garden was manure. I use insecticide, but only when I have to so I guess you could say I'm 10% organic. LOL ...... Donald
If you travel up around me in Michigan, you can pick up a very usable jd 2 row planter for around 400 bucks, save time and lots of space, even apply fert as you plant
Very nice.
Than you for sharing.
@shartne ...I use Triple 13 or 17 to fertilized with......Donald
@mugsyjeff ... Living in Louisiana planting flat is usually not an option when we get heavy rains. That row / hill will hold moisture during those dry spells in summer. Just checked out your videos and subscribed..... Donald
@trucboss ... Glad they help, let me know when your video is up there.........Donald
@dayspeace ... Thanks and glad you enjoyed the video.....Donald
@whittle4u … The corn gets watered only when needed. I flood the middle of the rows 2 maybe 3 times during the season. Rain takes care of the rest. My onions are grown in the winter and spring which we get plenty of rain at that time of the year. They do get watered regularly when first planted though to get the seeds to sprout…….Donald
@tom4705 ... have you ever given any thought to what would happen if the stores run out?........Donald
No need to start your corn seed indoors, just plant directly into the garden. No pee in the garden, I'll stick with regular fertilizer. May try the 3 sisters this year if it ever dries up enough to get back in the garden....... Donald
Now thats a great garden. What do you use for fertilizer? My sweet corn seems a little bit puny. Some of it does better than others.
I just started some more peppers and eggplant today. How old is "Buster"? Puppies take so long to get out of that stage of wanting to dig, chew and eat everything.
Come on down, you are always welcome...... Donald
@Dpfenster09 ...Plant about 1 inch deep and keep it watered till it comes up and you'll do just fine.....Donald
@hiimashley100 ...Hey Jordan (girl) I think the follow up was (maybe) in one of the Field Trips? Will be planting my Cantaloupe in the next few days so I'll try to do another this season.....Donald
Very impressive!
That sounds like a nice setup. I wish I could see it to copy.
Another great video my friend!!! I hope Jeff saw how to draw a straight row!!!! Greg
Congradulations
I have been watching your videos (all of them ) and I have learned alot I just wished it was spring time so I too could start to plant . Well keep up the good work !!! and thank you so much for the good advice !!!
Best regards
Shawn
You know, sometimes you run up on people you really wish you could have known. This is one of those times. Bee Blessed Danny and Rita in TN on Rooster's Ridge
Thanks, I really appreciate the kind words…..Donald
@231MasseyFerguson ...If you plant in moist soil you don't need to water right away. If your soil is dry then yes water them in.......Donald
Keep doing your thing man, I enjoy your video's and overall it's helping me enhance my planting skills. Thanks again.
+Gregory White You're very welcome.....Donald
We miss you Donald!
ingenuity at its best , simple but effective
Keeping it simple ….. Donald
@231MasseyFerguson ...I'm trying Golden Bantam this year but I have a pound of G-90 set aside just in case. G-90 is a very good sweet corn for our area......Donald
I've watched many of your videos. Thank you. I want.to try this style of gardening. What do you do with all the food?
You can side dress with Urea (small amounts) or a balenced vertilizer like 8-8-8 or 13-13-13 or 17-17-17............ Donald
Glad you enjoyed.....Donald
Hey Donald!! I was wondering If you could Make a video of planting and/raising the seedlings of cantaloupe. I've noticed that you've made a previous video of planting cantaloupe, but you didn't make a video of the plants If they turned out well or if you've harvested them or anything. Thanks....Jordan (girl)
@WVlandnwater ...Sounds like you’re an organic gardener when you say using the blood meal so I really can’t help there. I use either 13-13-13 or 17-17-17 for my corn. Miracle Grow works good too if you don’t have too big of a corn patch……Donald
Hello Donald, ya'll doing well I pray. in the spring of 2016 my wife Miss Bevy, planted sweet corn 9 rows 30 feet long each, (using a seed planter like the one you have there) only to become food for nearly 50 geese, they plucked out the young shoots and ate em. Any suggestions as to how to spook off the geese, I have seen wooden cut outs of dogs used in upstate New York, maybe I give it a try. What say the other gardeners on here?
We don’t have problems with geese so I really don’t know how to handle that, sorry …. Donald
@webcajun You should SEE the rain we got here in the last 2 days!! The back side of the garden was pretty much flooded, but luckily that side hasn't been planted yet. After seeing all this, I LOVE planting on a row. Not far from my house yesterday (couple miles), a tornado ripped the roof off of some of my kin folks' home and tore up their neighbor's roof also. Nobody was injured Thank God.
10-4. I enjoy your videos. good job.
I have a Covington planter and removed the fertilizer hopper. I find I can better control the amount with the broadcast spreader. I can also till the fertilizer in after broadcasting…..Donald