I’ve been a customer for a few years, but just now found the “Study Hall” on your website. Hoss, it’s awesome. You need to talk about this more. I’ll bet that most people don’t even know it’s there.
I am so jealous of your beautiful FLOWERS!!! Thank you very very much for correcting my COG HILL SUNFLOWER ORDER!! Hoss are you wearing a Cog Hill T-shirt? LET THE BEET DROP? I just ADORE my HOSS T-shirt! Wow - Mrs. Hoss I LOVE your patriotic earrings!! Great information, I never knew I need to be growing something over the winter or a cover crop.
I’m fairly new to your channel and have enjoyed watching you all. I’ve learned a few things: yellow watermelon I’ve only known red. Mayonnaise - Duke’s. Never heard of it. Thought maybe it was like Yuengling beer sold only east of the Mississippi. Nope found it at our local king soopers. And it was on sale. !! Bought it. Love it. Peel tomatoes for tomato sandwiches. On board with that. It really is the small things in life. Watching Greg eat brings me joy. It’s like he tries to refrain a bit but then what the heck finish the plate. I’m team salt everyday all day.
Great show on a topic that probably doesn't get enough attention. That watermelon looked delicious! You can't put a cut watermelon that close to Greg without it being a distraction! I've got a quickie cover going right now with Super Bee Phacelia and Buckwheat ahead of the fall brassicas. Really like the Phacelia and would have NEVER thought of using it for a cover! Thanks!
We have Yellow Doll growing this year also. Not quite ready for us, probably next week. Greg, I bought one of those Merrit hats you talked about last week and love it. It's super lightweight and does a wonderful job cooling and wicking in the summer garden heat. I even went back and ordered another one for the wife! Thanks for the tip on those hats. I guess the Old Goat is still on his July 4th vacation as I could not find him anywhere this week. He probably needs a rest!
I'd be interested to hear about people's experience with cover crops in the north with short seasons, and trying to get a cover crop in before it gets too cold. Or what crop will hold up for a bit in the cold.
I have a volunteer watermelon plant growing a purty melon. Its either a crimson sweet or a baby doll. I'm pretty sure it's a crimson sweet. I've not fertilized it or anything!
@@gardeningwithhoss I know garlic growers that plant buckwheat, but not sure why? They say it is to fix nitrogen, but I’ve read that buckwheat doesn’t fix nitrogen? Any thoughts?
Buckwheat is a great cover crop for weed suppression because it grows fast and is able to outpace the weed growth. It also provides a thick cover that shades and kills any weeds that might develop after cover crop seeding. In addition to weed suppression, buckwheat provides significant organic matter that loosens and conditions topsoil, making the soil more workable and increasing soil drainage capabilities. It has been reported that it is able to scavenge phosphorous from the soil, making it available to the subsequently planted crop.
Hoss I planted winter wheat last fall let it get about a foot tall then mowed it and covered with a black tarp it seem to help with grass and weeds .what you think
Annual cover crops, such as buckwheat, field rye and cowpeas, are the best choices for no-till gardening. They should be planted in the autumn and left in place over winter. Come spring, mow the cover crop as low as possible before it goes to seed and leave the clippings where they fall.
We are Team Salt too Mama Hoss!!!! Also, old goat is a tricky beast. Unless he's in there with the maters or peppers and I'm blind...I aint seeing him!
Sorghum Sudangrass is a bunching-grass cover crop that creates a dense mat of vegetation. The tall vegetation looks similar to corn, but with smaller leaf blades. It is a fast-growing cover crop which allows it to quickly establish, outpacing the growth of competing weeds. Once established, the mat of vegetation will prevent any new weeds from breaking through the vegetation. Sudangrass also has deeply penetrating roots that loosen compacted soils, providing aeration and increasing soil drainage. Sorghum Sudangrass is a great addition to soils that have been heavily farmed and may be depleted of nutrients and organic matter. When mowed and incorporated into the soil as “green manure”, it adds significant amounts of organic matter to increase soil health and tilth. Sudangrass is also a great cover crop for suppressing nematode populations. The addition of organic matter through cover cropping is known to reduce nematode populations. But the decomposition of the mowed material also releases specific natural compounds that are suppressive to nematode populations.
Yes! Add some Sunn hemp with it both suppress root knot nematodes and their different root structures will improve your soil at different depths. Sunn hemp is also a Nitrogen fixer.
I have several small raised bed plots and one 7x10 plot that I have planted veggies in for 2 yrs now. I have rotated the best I know how and I did purchase a bag of rye grass that you raved about last year but didn't plant. It is so hit here in the Phoenix area that most crops are done except spaghetti squash and cucumbers. If I plant rye grass now, do I have enough time begin fall planting in September or will the rye even come up in this heat?
What about cover crops that pre cash crop(Example what is the best cover crop to plant over winter before planting corn in April) or (best cover crop to plant before potatoes in Feb/March)?
I have first year raised beds that I grew tomatoes and peppers and tried to grow small melons, cucumbers and beans. This weather made things really difficult and I'm not sure how I want to proceed. What would be a good cover crop as (1) a transition planting or (2) a cool season planting if I'm not going to be growing again until spring? I'm just two hours north of y'all near Warner Robins
Hi guys. I’m in the Florida panhandle zone 8b. Right now I only have raised beds. Do raised beds need cover crops? They were planted with tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, bell peppers and eggplant. Everything is just about come to the end of their life cycle.
Well, I looked and looked. Unless the old goat is in the pepper bowl, I didn't see him. Ya know, I have the attention span of a gnat watching this show. It's hard to look for the old goat and pay attention.. 🤣🤣😂😂 Hey Greg, I have a new problem this year. I have always had slugs. Ya know those little 1/2 inch pencil sized slimmers...NOT this year. I have never seen such huge slugs- I think ever. These suckers are an inch wide and some are 4 inches long. What is the SAM HILL? 😲😲I'm not finding them on the plants. They are all over the sidewalk and in the grass. I'm stumped.
might goat be in with peppers? I don't see it might goat be in a canning jar, don't see that. might goat be on top shelf? I think it's a small base not got might goat be near Mama Hoss on shelf behind her, hmmm never got a good look. Is old goat buried I'm okra? Geeze, I don't see a clear pic of it. Could old goat be hiding in Sunflowers. Where oh where has the ole goat gone?🙄😁
To simplify it, research has shown it to be beneficial to plant mono after dicot, or dicot after mono. Mono leave are blades,(corn, grass) dicot leaves are like an Okra leaf.
Your flowers are gorgeous. Old goat hiding behind canning jars eyeing the watermelon.
nope, he's on vacation this week
Ol goats beside watermelons behind momma hoss
Thanks love the videos
Just got my seeds in cant wait .
That's great, Jon! Let us know how you like your seeds!
I’ve been a customer for a few years, but just now found the “Study Hall” on your website. Hoss, it’s awesome. You need to talk about this more. I’ll bet that most people don’t even know it’s there.
Thanks Ben
Wow! That watermelon looks amazing.
So good!
I am so jealous of your beautiful FLOWERS!!! Thank you very very much for correcting my COG HILL SUNFLOWER ORDER!! Hoss are you wearing a Cog Hill T-shirt? LET THE BEET DROP? I just ADORE my HOSS T-shirt! Wow - Mrs. Hoss I LOVE your patriotic earrings!!
Great information, I never knew I need to be growing something over the winter or a cover crop.
You are so welcome! This if one of our Shirts.
hosstools.com/product/let-the-beet-drop-shirt/
That watermelon looks delicious and refreshing!
It was!
I’m fairly new to your channel and have enjoyed watching you all. I’ve learned a few things: yellow watermelon I’ve only known red. Mayonnaise - Duke’s. Never heard of it. Thought maybe it was like Yuengling beer sold only east of the Mississippi. Nope found it at our local king soopers. And it was on sale. !! Bought it. Love it. Peel tomatoes for tomato sandwiches. On board with that. It really is the small things in life. Watching Greg eat brings me joy. It’s like he tries to refrain a bit but then what the heck finish the plate. I’m team salt everyday all day.
Thank You. Very informative video !
You are welcome!
Thanks I'm completely new to cover crops but I'm learning
Thanks 😊
Happy to help!
Great show on a topic that probably doesn't get enough attention. That watermelon looked delicious! You can't put a cut watermelon that close to Greg without it being a distraction! I've got a quickie cover going right now with Super Bee Phacelia and Buckwheat ahead of the fall brassicas. Really like the Phacelia and would have NEVER thought of using it for a cover! Thanks!
Thanks Tom
We have Yellow Doll growing this year also. Not quite ready for us, probably next week. Greg, I bought one of those Merrit hats you talked about last week and love it. It's super lightweight and does a wonderful job cooling and wicking in the summer garden heat. I even went back and ordered another one for the wife! Thanks for the tip on those hats. I guess the Old Goat is still on his July 4th vacation as I could not find him anywhere this week. He probably needs a rest!
yes, he had to take a vaca
Team Salt! 🙋🏼♀️
Thanks Brittnie
Ya'll turned me on to Sorghum Sudangrass. I bought from ya'll twice, and i love it.
Thanks, glad you liked it
I'd be interested to hear about people's experience with cover crops in the north with short seasons, and trying to get a cover crop in before it gets too cold. Or what crop will hold up for a bit in the cold.
yes, please share
PSU has been doing a lot of research on cover crops on their farm. Might be worth looking for information there
Is that old goat behind Mama Hoss, sort of behind her arm?
Great show! I'll be ordering Buckwheat in the next week or two.
nope, old goat took the holiday week off
I have a volunteer watermelon plant growing a purty melon. Its either a crimson sweet or a baby doll. I'm pretty sure it's a crimson sweet. I've not fertilized it or anything!
Very cool!
What is(are) the best cover crop(s) to plant and kill as a green manure before planting garlic? Mainly as a nitrogen fixer.
sorghum sudangrass,
@@gardeningwithhoss I know garlic growers that plant buckwheat, but not sure why? They say it is to fix nitrogen, but I’ve read that buckwheat doesn’t fix nitrogen? Any thoughts?
Buckwheat is a great cover crop for weed suppression because it grows fast and is able to outpace the weed growth. It also provides a thick cover that shades and kills any weeds that might develop after cover crop seeding. In addition to weed suppression, buckwheat provides significant organic matter that loosens and conditions topsoil, making the soil more workable and increasing soil drainage capabilities. It has been reported that it is able to scavenge phosphorous from the soil, making it available to the subsequently planted crop.
You mentioned brown top millet. Would Japanese millet be a good cover crop? Would like to save the seeds for a future duck plot.
yes
Hoss I planted winter wheat last fall let it get about a foot tall then mowed it and covered with a black tarp it seem to help with grass and weeds .what you think
sounds like a good idea
Suggestions for cover crops for no till garden
Annual cover crops, such as buckwheat, field rye and cowpeas, are the best choices for no-till gardening. They should be planted in the autumn and left in place over winter. Come spring, mow the cover crop as low as possible before it goes to seed and leave the clippings where they fall.
Never tried yellow watermelon. Looks delish. Team No Salt, by the way. Why alter the best.
We are Team Salt too Mama Hoss!!!! Also, old goat is a tricky beast. Unless he's in there with the maters or peppers and I'm blind...I aint seeing him!
He is on vacation this week.
Hi from Stan and ANITA BALDWIN FROM Huntsville Al.
Hello, glad to have yall here
Is sorghum sudangrass a good choice for starting from scratch? I'm planning a new garden spot here soon and I was thinking of planting this.
Sorghum Sudangrass is a bunching-grass cover crop that creates a dense mat of vegetation. The tall vegetation looks similar to corn, but with smaller leaf blades. It is a fast-growing cover crop which allows it to quickly establish, outpacing the growth of competing weeds. Once established, the mat of vegetation will prevent any new weeds from breaking through the vegetation. Sudangrass also has deeply penetrating roots that loosen compacted soils, providing aeration and increasing soil drainage.
Sorghum Sudangrass is a great addition to soils that have been heavily farmed and may be depleted of nutrients and organic matter. When mowed and incorporated into the soil as “green manure”, it adds significant amounts of organic matter to increase soil health and tilth. Sudangrass is also a great cover crop for suppressing nematode populations. The addition of organic matter through cover cropping is known to reduce nematode populations. But the decomposition of the mowed material also releases specific natural compounds that are suppressive to nematode populations.
Yes! Add some Sunn hemp with it both suppress root knot nematodes and their different root structures will improve your soil at different depths. Sunn hemp is also a Nitrogen fixer.
How about how to tell when winter squash is ready I got north ga roaster and idk how to tell
When vines start dying back and skin get hard
I have several small raised bed plots and one 7x10 plot that I have planted veggies in for 2 yrs now. I have rotated the best I know how and I did purchase a bag of rye grass that you raved about last year but didn't plant. It is so hit here in the Phoenix area that most crops are done except spaghetti squash and cucumbers. If I plant rye grass now, do I have enough time begin fall planting in September or will the rye even come up in this heat?
yes it should
What about cover crops that pre cash crop(Example what is the best cover crop to plant over winter before planting corn in April) or (best cover crop to plant before potatoes in Feb/March)?
before corn cold crop legumes such as clover , Australian winter peas or harry vetch.
before potatoes recommend a rye or a harry vetch/rye mix
I have first year raised beds that I grew tomatoes and peppers and tried to grow small melons, cucumbers and beans. This weather made things really difficult and I'm not sure how I want to proceed. What would be a good cover crop as (1) a transition planting or (2) a cool season planting if I'm not going to be growing again until spring? I'm just two hours north of y'all near Warner Robins
Buckwheat
@@gardeningwithhoss thanks!
What kind of knife is Greg using? Looks like an esee izula?
yes it is an esee
With a pea cover crop, do you have to get rid of it before it produces any peas?
no
DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS ON HOW TO GET RID OF MORNING GLORY VINES?
Not really, just stay after them by pulling
Hi guys. I’m in the Florida panhandle zone 8b. Right now I only have raised beds. Do raised beds need cover crops? They were planted with tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, bell peppers and eggplant. Everything is just about come to the end of their life cycle.
yes, we plant ours with dwarf sunflowers between our next crop planting in fall
Is the goat in the jar on the top shelf? Mama hoss done went and canned the goat😂
haha, nope he's on vacation this week
So is cover crop mainly to bring your soil back to nutrition rich? If so does it help on PH also?
both
@@gardeningwithhoss ok
Can chicken eat buckwheat? I would like to plant a cover crop that my chicken can eat as well.
yes, great for them to graze and harvest themselves.
Did I miss the old goat drawing? 😆
No, filmed this early because of holiday week and will draw on next week show. Great catch there.
Mix at least 1 monocot with 1 dicot and always be growing something in your soil
That old goat is hiding on shelf above that sangria watermelon, I think he would like to get him some of that watermelon
nope, he's on vacation this week
Well, I looked and looked. Unless the old goat is in the pepper bowl, I didn't see him. Ya know, I have the attention span of a gnat watching this show. It's hard to look for the old goat and pay attention.. 🤣🤣😂😂 Hey Greg, I have a new problem this year. I have always had slugs. Ya know those little 1/2 inch pencil sized slimmers...NOT this year. I have never seen such huge slugs- I think ever. These suckers are an inch wide and some are 4 inches long. What is the SAM HILL? 😲😲I'm not finding them on the plants. They are all over the sidewalk and in the grass. I'm stumped.
Old goat took the week off.
The old goat looks like he is hiding in the bowl with the peppers.
nope, he was on vacation this week
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This may not be an appropriate question but I was wondering if the young man that has been on here is still doing this.
He left the company in April of 2021.
@@gardeningwithhoss Ok. I was wondering. Hope it was on good terms. But nunna my biz.
@@gardeningwithhoss Travis left the company? Did he start his own?
might goat be in with peppers? I don't see it
might goat be in a canning jar, don't see that.
might goat be on top shelf? I think it's a small base not got
might goat be near Mama Hoss on shelf behind her, hmmm never got a good look. Is old goat buried I'm okra? Geeze, I don't see a clear pic of it. Could old goat be hiding in Sunflowers. Where oh where has the ole goat gone?🙄😁
he's on vacation this week
Y'all are great but please don't eat and talk at the same time.
The mono and dicot talk lost me completely..
To simplify it, research has shown it to be beneficial to plant mono after dicot, or dicot after mono.
Mono leave are blades,(corn, grass) dicot leaves are like an Okra leaf.