Hey new sub here, you got me with the dad joke 😂 I was searching if there were videos on using sheep wool for mulch since I randomly started doing that this year on a whim. There were only 2 videos that popped up for me and yours was one of them! I enjoyed this video, thank you!
Thanks for the video. i was just trying to figure this out since my neighbor gave me 10 bags of fleece from Suffolk so i am going to try and do what you have done. I have all the resources i need here.
Hey Tess, thanks for watching. Just an update since making this video. We had a very successful pumpkin harvest from this little garden. I would recommend adding approximately 2 inches more compost than I did originally.
Garden bed is looking good so far! But as a fiber artist and spinner, I have to admit, it was a little painful to watch all that beautiful wool get covered in a layer of manure, lol. What breeds are your sheep?
We have Dorsets and Suffolks. I honestly don’t know how people manage to keep their fleeces clean. It’s like they know the shearer is coming, and they just get as much hay in there as they can. We’ve used the wool as insulation in our outbuildings in the past.
@@KirkFellFarm I have read that it makes great insulation, too! I know a lot of spinners like pristine fleeces, but it doesn’t bother me if theres some vegetable matter in it. I think people forget that all wool comes from a working farm, lol. I’m still building a homestead and considering different breeds of sheep or other fiber animals. Are you raising these breeds for meat, then? Are they good for meat?
Yes we raise them for meat, and they are fantastic. There still isn’t a huge market locally. It seems that beef still reigns king in these parts, but we manage to sell our lambs directly to the consumer each year.
Good garden. you got the video straightened out. Good job. Come on Olga lets get going already
Spoiler alert. Good news coming later this evening.
Hey new sub here, you got me with the dad joke 😂 I was searching if there were videos on using sheep wool for mulch since I randomly started doing that this year on a whim. There were only 2 videos that popped up for me and yours was one of them! I enjoyed this video, thank you!
Thanks for watching. Two lessons I’ve learned from doing it: I needed more dirt on top, and less chickens scratching around in it. 🤣
Thanks for the video. i was just trying to figure this out since my neighbor gave me 10 bags of fleece from Suffolk so i am going to try and do what you have done. I have all the resources i need here.
Hey Tess, thanks for watching. Just an update since making this video. We had a very successful pumpkin harvest from this little garden. I would recommend adding approximately 2 inches more compost than I did originally.
@@KirkFellFarm ~ Ok. copy that. have a spud patch about the same dimensions as yours so i will load it up with more compost. Thanks.....
Garden bed is looking good so far! But as a fiber artist and spinner, I have to admit, it was a little painful to watch all that beautiful wool get covered in a layer of manure, lol. What breeds are your sheep?
We have Dorsets and Suffolks. I honestly don’t know how people manage to keep their fleeces clean. It’s like they know the shearer is coming, and they just get as much hay in there as they can. We’ve used the wool as insulation in our outbuildings in the past.
@@KirkFellFarm I have read that it makes great insulation, too! I know a lot of spinners like pristine fleeces, but it doesn’t bother me if theres some vegetable matter in it. I think people forget that all wool comes from a working farm, lol. I’m still building a homestead and considering different breeds of sheep or other fiber animals. Are you raising these breeds for meat, then? Are they good for meat?
Yes we raise them for meat, and they are fantastic. There still isn’t a huge market locally. It seems that beef still reigns king in these parts, but we manage to sell our lambs directly to the consumer each year.