This is amazing. I've watched many of your videos in the last couple of weeks. My parents do farmers markets too...but we only farm on 10 acres. They refuse to incorporate technology and do almost everything by hand, planting and weeding. It is so time-consuming. They spend at least 12 hours everyday on the farm. I am now helping them due to their health issues...now have my own farmers market stand the last 2 years and seems like this is something I can do. Me and my husband learned a lot from your videos. Your methods and models is what we aim for...We appreciate it and wish to be as successful as you one day.
Thanks for the detailed comment. I really appreciate it. Sounds like you have some really hard-working folks and I hope their health continues to allow them to farm for years to come, but it definitely takes a toll on your body over time. We are actually scaling back about 50% next year because all my kids are grown out of the house and none of them want to come back to the farm so I am in search of a farm manager otherwise it’s all gonna go away someday because I’m ready to start slowing down at age 50. It’s been a good career , but without the right help on the farm it’s just too much for me to continue on the way I’m doing things So we’re really gonna work on simplifying and streamlining things for next year.
You're probably the best farmer on UA-cam. You really explain things and it gives us all a much better understanding of what goes into food production. For me, I've used a few of the processes you've shown in my own vegetable garden. Thanks for the videos and keep them coming!
New subscriber. Looking forward to your channel and journey. God bless you all and many prayers 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister 🙏🏻 l slice antelope in rings, & put a scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream in the center. Perfect easy desert.
Yeah, it will be a really fun one for me to put together but will have to be a winter project. In the meantime, here is a short veggie farm history video from about 9 years ago: ua-cam.com/video/T_WnueyMZRM/v-deo.htmlsi=h7HZHMTXr_K6VdOe
I would love to learn about the history of you, your family, and your farm. It saddens me that big corporations are taking over our family owned and run farms.
Yes you captured the reality of the effort required to grow a crop of garlic. Labor intensive with this method for sure. Are you organic or a chemical guy?
So glad you both did this update. I always have garlic in my house, and use it on almost everything I cook. Hey, should I keep my fresh galic in my fridge or in my dark pantry?
I just dug up our garlic in northern wyoming. Of course no where near the amount you have! Still about 150 heads, with the dreaded shovel. Where is your farm located? Good luck with all of your hard-earned crops!
Is zucchini that popular in the USA? I run a produce dept in Canada, big grocery store 15+ years and I only sell 20 lbs a day. Is it grown because it's easy to grow?
I never really thought of it as a popular item but we are able to sell quite a bit at our 9 locations throughout the week, usually pretty close to 3000 pounds a week
We sold the dairy in 2001 because we were all tired of milking cows and it was a good time to get out with prices being high. And my produce business was really taking off at that time as well and I went full-time that year. We use a combination of synthetic and organically labeled products. Nothing synthetic touches my greenhouse plants and most of the insecticides and fungicides I use outside are organically labeled, but we still use synthetic herbicides.
Im not a farmer and this is probably a dumb question, could you or would it be worth it to use your transplanter without the water wheel to pull the garlic maybe save your backs?
actually Joel has tried that and many other things but when it comes to pulling it up out of the soil it you need some leverage sometimes since they're anchored in pretty good...
He just put it on the trucks last week and I'm trying to remember the price that I saw, I believe it was $1.50 per bulb for the big ones and the small ones he puts 4 in a pint container for $5.
This is amazing. I've watched many of your videos in the last couple of weeks. My parents do farmers markets too...but we only farm on 10 acres. They refuse to incorporate technology and do almost everything by hand, planting and weeding. It is so time-consuming. They spend at least 12 hours everyday on the farm. I am now helping them due to their health issues...now have my own farmers market stand the last 2 years and seems like this is something I can do. Me and my husband learned a lot from your videos. Your methods and models is what we aim for...We appreciate it and wish to be as successful as you one day.
Thanks for the detailed comment. I really appreciate it. Sounds like you have some really hard-working folks and I hope their health continues to allow them to farm for years to come, but it definitely takes a toll on your body over time.
We are actually scaling back about 50% next year because all my kids are grown out of the house and none of them want to come back to the farm so I am in search of a farm manager otherwise it’s all gonna go away someday because I’m ready to start slowing down at age 50. It’s been a good career , but without the right help on the farm it’s just too much for me to continue on the way I’m doing things So we’re really gonna work on simplifying and streamlining things for next year.
Great to see a couple of brothers working together, the garlic looks great 👍
Thanks John! We kind of all do our own things on the farm but it works well for us that way...allows us to be more diverse.
You're probably the best farmer on UA-cam. You really explain things and it gives us all a much better understanding of what goes into food production. For me, I've used a few of the processes you've shown in my own vegetable garden. Thanks for the videos and keep them coming!
Thank you so much for the kind words!
I like growing garlic too. You and your brother seem to be two really affable dudes.
I appreciate the kind words!
Another great video. Looks like a good garlic crop. Tractors make the work so much quicker. We are in the 100's daily now in N Tx,
Wow, I can barely handle the mid 90's, I can't even imagine!
Awesome video much respect to you and your brother for all the hard work and dedication to provide this nation with food 👏
Thanks, appreciate that!
New subscriber. Looking forward to your channel and journey. God bless you all and many prayers 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister 🙏🏻 l slice antelope in rings, & put a scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream in the center. Perfect easy desert.
Sounds delicious, thanks for sharing and for subscribing!
I would grill the Antelope, bake potatoes and some salad. Not ice cream.
Farm history with LOTS of old farm pictures and some fun nitty gritty details would be an awesome watch!
Yeah, it will be a really fun one for me to put together but will have to be a winter project. In the meantime, here is a short veggie farm history video from about 9 years ago: ua-cam.com/video/T_WnueyMZRM/v-deo.htmlsi=h7HZHMTXr_K6VdOe
Hardworking brothers. Love your videos
You guys are farming like prob
Pro*
Thanks, gotta have a strong work ethic to be successful at farming that’s for sure
Great video. Beautiful looking garlic.
Thanks Becky!
I would love to learn about the history of you, your family, and your farm. It saddens me that big corporations are taking over our family owned and run farms.
I will be putting a long farm history video together this winter, I want to do it right
Man I love your videos
glad you enjoy them!
I know how you feel, when I was 4 , got my arm caught in a roller chain sprocket all the way to my shoulder.
Oh my goodness that sounds terrible! Do you have permanent damage from it?
@@wishwellfarms just scars on hand, arm. lost alot of strength, but everything works
Yes you captured the reality of the effort required to grow a crop of garlic. Labor intensive with this method for sure. Are you organic or a chemical guy?
Yep. The garlic is 100% grown chemical free.
Interesting video and farming/harvesting techniques!!! May you have a good 4th of July 👍
Thanks! We did, hopefully you did as well
So glad you both did this update. I always have garlic in my house, and use it on almost everything I cook. Hey, should I keep my fresh galic in my fridge or in my dark pantry?
I believe the pantry would be best, my brother told me that a cooler is too cold and can make it sprout, 55-65 degrees with low humidity the best
I thought pulling 1500 was alot 😂 i do it all by hand take a few days ❤❤ nice job
That’s still a bunch to hand pull!
Just a thought, how about using a potato digger to dump the garlic out of the back.
Might work but don’t have one
This was pretty cool! Thanks!
Your welcome, thanks for watching!
Great job
thank you!
Very interesting !
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Sir made again full video of garlic harvest please
Please do a video in kitchen production.👍
I definitely will very soon!
I just dug up our garlic in northern wyoming. Of course no where near the amount you have! Still about 150 heads, with the dreaded shovel. Where is your farm located? Good luck with all of your hard-earned crops!
Yeah that sounds like some serious manual labor there. We are in North West Central Ohio
What is a dreaded shovel? How is it ideal for garlic harvest?
@@janew5351 it is just a regular shovel, not the fancy farm machinery used here! lol
How long are your cucumber beds
450 ft.
Is zucchini that popular in the USA? I run a produce dept in Canada, big grocery store 15+ years and I only sell 20 lbs a day. Is it grown because it's easy to grow?
I never really thought of it as a popular item but we are able to sell quite a bit at our 9 locations throughout the week, usually pretty close to 3000 pounds a week
What's your spray program on top of plastic? I used dual ant it controlled grasses but the broadcast need work.
Yes we use dual as well but I also add command 3ME on everything but tomatoes and eggplant. I also add 1 oz of Sandea/Permit/Promote.
@@wishwellfarms awesome! Thanks for that. I'm trying to improve every year.
Did you wisely move away from dairy? Substitute Veg? But, still using synthetics?
We sold the dairy in 2001 because we were all tired of milking cows and it was a good time to get out with prices being high. And my produce business was really taking off at that time as well and I went full-time that year. We use a combination of synthetic and organically labeled products. Nothing synthetic touches my greenhouse plants and most of the insecticides and fungicides I use outside are organically labeled, but we still use synthetic herbicides.
Im not a farmer and this is probably a dumb question, could you or would it be worth it to use your transplanter without the water wheel to pull the garlic maybe save your backs?
actually Joel has tried that and many other things but when it comes to pulling it up out of the soil it you need some leverage sometimes since they're anchored in pretty good...
how many acres was the garlic harvest and how many pounds did he harvest?
His garlic was on .65 of an acre and he harvested 20,000 bulbs. It takes on average 6-10 bulbs to weigh a lb, so probably around 2,000 to 3,000 lbs.
@@wishwellfarms thank you for the reply. I’m planning a garlic field in upstate ny and wanted to know how close my estimate was. Right on
Thanks for all of your Ohio farming videos! My big question is what does one do with 20,000 heads of garlic? Will the farmers markets buy that much?
Yep, we sell it all every year at the farmers' markets...when you go to nearly a dozen locations weekly it goes quick!
What's the price of a garlic head right now ?
He just put it on the trucks last week and I'm trying to remember the price that I saw, I believe it was $1.50 per bulb for the big ones and the small ones he puts 4 in a pint container for $5.
That was cantaloupe 😅
Hi. We aew getting ready to plant our garlic in PA. When do you do yours?
Hoping to get started on it third or fourth week of October as soon as we finish grain harvest.