2018 Farming Review: Why These Two Crops Were Not Our Winners

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As farmers, we constantly strive for improvement, and sharing our experiences can help others on their farming paths. While we had many successful crops, there were two that didn't quite make the cut. Watch this video and gain insights into the ups and downs of farming and the process of choosing the right crops for a successful harvest!
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About Curtis Stone:
Curtis is one of the world’s most highly sought-after small farming educators. His book, The Urban Farmer, offers a new way to think about farming𑁋 one where quality of life and profitability coexist. Today, Curtis spends most of his time building his 40-acre off-grid homestead in British Columbia. He leverages his relationships with other experts to bring diverse content into the homes of gardeners and aspiring small farmers from around the world. Learn more at FromTheField.TV.
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[@fdart5854]

Can you make a video on the diet you try to provide from your family? How much of your produce comes from your own farm?

[@dracovenit9549]

As a Canadian (Commonwealth brother) you probably already know that the Brits did something similar during the Blitz years in WW2. Many NZers also did so also. Good on you for stepping up and sharing all this stuff! You are probably responsible for a renaissance in small scale intensive agriculture! Kia Kaha!

[@themolynator5127]

I agree on cutting back carrots, they are underrated and cheaply sold from big farms - organic grown taste so much better and have higher nutrients though. Not worth too sell that cheap. Tomatoes are kind of finicky, regular preventive antifungal sprays are recommended, and when pruning you can clone the suckers rather than trashing them to have a successive crop.

[@aishaervin9652]

The Molynator z

[@DeerParkFarmstead]

Very informative. Likewise carrots and tomatoes didn't sell well for me. I'm ramping up my greens production as well. I like the shoots and greens mix idea. I think that was a great way to compensate for your lettuce reduction. Well done sir

[@MrChip123472]

I think your hypothesis about the tomatoes being overwatered is a good one. The absolutely don't like too much water. Have you considered adding Daikon radish to the mix? They're becoming a staple at fancy restaurants here in Toronto at least.

[@spincitiesfarm7862]

Video Topic: Winter review process. What numbers do you look at? How/why these data? Do you include your employees in this discussion? Have you been taking notes all season for changes/improvements for next year, or is a more of a "look back"? You sort of got into it here with deciding to (sort of) cut carrots and tomatoes, but a full vid dedicated to your end-of-the-year process would be great. I'm coming to the end of my first season and looking for ways to put it into perspective. Thanks man, as always.

[@farmerrick1201]

Sweet Carrots harvested in November are one of our biggest money makers at 4$lb, now moving them up to 5$lb this year.

[@schex9]

How many tomato plants do you need for your family of three, plus producing some to give away to neighbors and friends? I have 34 tomato plants in my main garden, plus about 10 more late-germinating stragglers that I threw in an unused bed in late April, just to see if they would produce later in the season. The 34 plants started to produce on May 2nd (first day to eat a Sweet 100 Cherry tomato from the garden!). I have truly enjoyed the Black Vernissage that were grown from free seeds that I received with my Baker Seed order. Small tomatoes (between golf ball and racketball size), but they are very meaty (little water) and they look really cool. We will be at max production soon -- there are loads of green tomatoes on the Creole and Better Boy plants. I wish I were set up to weigh and record the harvest each day. Btw, we pull the tomatoes as soon as they blush at all in order to avoid attracting squirrels, birds, and bugs. Sorry for the long post -- sort of thinking out loud and documenting here.

[@JNYC-gb1pp]

Yeah, i also didn't plant enough greens (and for some reason many didn't germinate) and have been eating a lot so Ive been adding pea shoots to 'beef up' my salads.

[@melbert22]

Hi Curtis. I'm sure that must've been a hard decision, but you have thought it out well. I remember from a previous video your point about the time it takes from seeding to harvesting. The 80-20 rule goes for the "real estate" as well. All those rows devoted to tomatoes and carrots could've turned faster if planted in spinach/radish/lettuce, etc. Also lots of good points about resting the soil, etc. Enjoying your videos-can't wait to see the upcoming Rhodes visit!

[@youssefdarwich6576]

Carrots and tomatoes didn't make the cut

[@brandonosteen4592]

Just started your book and family is preparing for the farmer market next year.

[@alextate418]

Can you talk about internships and employees as part of growing a farm business? How does it work, what do you offer, how do you know when you need more people....

[@tomrobertson3236]

one solution for store carrots. just put them in shelf and let customer select the ones they want. your labor would be similar to your restaurant carrot

[@alexweedon1601]

Man I feel for you. Tonight I could see the smoke as a faint haze. And that's coming from Kentucky! Even the weatherman was taking about it as the reason our temperature has drop so much today. Hang in there it will pass. On a side note. It's funny you drop tomatoes as I'm going to ramp up peppers, particularly green and red bell. As salad greens are too hard to keep alive in the summer. The heat just cooks them. I have exactly the opposite problem you have. But that's biosphere for you.

[@hectorrenepena9833]

Amazing Techniques! My season has just begun(September -May) I will transition into a full time urban farmer this year! Let's see how it goes!

[@elronthepaperguru7150]

You shortly mentioned an issue with soil deseases, could you emphasize on that?

[@kimmmunsey4184]

LEARNIN CURVE thanks for all you share ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ LEARNIN soooo much

[@EMFMiner]

I'm pretty much done with tomatoes too. Too much infrastructure, too much attention, and (fortunately) too much production all at once with a limited shelf life. I'm moving more toward garlic and cayenne peppers. Flea beetles keep me from doing much with greens.

[@echosquest]

Yeah have to grow them in a super timed succession, alot more work though.

[@liminalvoyager5604]

Hi Curtis. Have you had increased weed pressure since you started using the planter? How does it compare with the old method (fabric) weed-wise?

[@chuckfinley3152]

Liminal Voyager now if there was a way to roll the fabric out,with the paper pots, that would be elite

[@liminalvoyager5604]

I totally agree, that would insane. Next level farming. Who knows, maybe someone comes up with it in the future. Like 4-5 rows together while rolling the fabric; dreamlike.

[@nathanrogers8713]

The problem is he plants multiple rows per row with the planter so unless they develop a planter that can lay down the 5 lines all at once as well as laying down the fabric, that idea will not work. The planter takes a flat per line so it would almost have to be a tractor attachment so it could hold 5 flats and lay down 5 lines. I think the commercial units for big ag do something like that.

[@TheTawny127]

Liminal Voyager i

[@bestrongerlivelongerca]

Are you using plastic tarps and flame weeding in advance of planting?

[@TwisterChrisable]

Hey Curtis I am starting to see your video's everywhere, awesome

[@AllaroundNbackagain]

Our corn and potatoes weren't t too great this year. Our greens have been pretty decent.

[@Dangerousminds13]

You go curtis, I agree with you a hundred percent. Running a business you have to make certain choices that best effect your farm.

[@jeremynodine1803]

I knew it! Growing heirlooms here in SC is slow torture. I admit that even after a pretty good season this year I question if they are worth the effort. My biggest issue is that tomatoes are what I am known for. Hoping by this time next year I'm known for my salad.

[@mporter012]

Interesting. One of the nice things about getting away from the CSA model is that you can ditch certain crops.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+upsidedown totally

[@Freshiz325]

Maybe you have done it before but I can't remember but it would be great to do a video on how you calculated your labor and other costa to weigh and bag carrots and how it let to the conclusion that it was no longer profitable.

[@johnhargreavesii8181]

That is so smart I know your kinda worried I can tell in your voice but doubling down is a smart move sir I seen how well you develop and sell greens and had that thought awhile ago.

[@Jeffykins71]

Great vid man! ... When the snow starts up..... perhaps leaving some extra space between the caterpillar tunnel and the chain link fence may be in your best interests..... just a thought I had when watching the vid. :)

[@portiaholliday8741]

Tomatos are tropical plants. This makes perfect sense. They are heavy and they can bruise. I think this is a good change.

[@rickmonaco2460]

Do you have any thoughts on growing edible flowers for high end restaurants?

[@honeycreekbeeco3774]

Great video. Would love to see a video on your average yield per square foot for your various greens.

[@thefaeryman]

this makes sense, I have been playing around with an out side hydroponic garden, but the time to grow a handful of veggies just for my own enjoyment just isn't worth it considering how well my microgreens do inside. do you find growing wheat grass not to be profitable? it seems to be a limited market where I live. best

[@50shadesofgreen]

Awesome update guys !! Can't believe your cuttings Tomatoes, there a staple thing to grow ?? But as you say it's a not good business practices to be busy fools !! if it's not making enough money well it's pointless producing it and then you can concentrate on the stuff that does sell !! thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience and as always happy growing

[@aquariumusic7304]

Here is San Diego its the same thing. Greens only is a good way to go.

[@OwlMoovement]

Good call. Even if you decide to return to tomatoes for 2019, having rotated them out for a year will have deprived whatever soilborne pathogens were giving you trouble. I suppose it creates a hail vulnerability but if it is smoky next year, taking the poly off of your tunnels might be an idea especially if nothing you are growing is as heat-loving as tomatoes.

[@yeevita]

Riley Iwamoto Personally, I think anything but cherry tomatoes are too finicky. And this year, ive decided i only like grape cherry tomatoes.

[@tonibartling3844]

Do you still do Farmer's Markets? Would love to see that in action more.

[@michelmichiels230]

I can understand you on carrots but on tomatoes...that's a pretty tough decision. Following the principle of crop rotation, it might be a good thing to avoid them at least a year to prevent mildew or any disease connected to the tomato/pepper family. But, I think that you'll come back on tomatoes on 2019 :)

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+Michel Michiels its very possible. I try to never say never

[@anttikettunen5112]

Green City Acres specialized in all greens? Makes sense to me.

[@echosquest]

Would love to find a place that will buy most of my radishes SOO many radishes lol Would this change the situation you have with the landowners? Dont you give them a variety of crops like a CSA to use the land and pay the water bill?

[@shawnlep]

As you become more and more specialized in the crops you grow, i.e. growing only a couple different crops, are you concerned that that will lead to more insect and disease pressure since your farm will becoming more of a monoculture?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+Dedicated Dad possibly. We will see.

[@isaacfrerichs3305]

Would like a video on how y'all deal with cabbage loopers and bugs eating brassicas. Thank you

[@mariopostini3863]

I really like the Salanova lettuces. They're worth the extra $.

[@lexworld1807]

Hey Curtis, I never hear you mention growing Cos lettuce for Caesar salad. Is there a reason for that? Did I miss you mention it or do chefs prefer the romaine hearts you see in the tri-packs and it doesn't conform to your style of growing? I would really love to know how you handle this issue with the chefs.

[@chasecopeland5530]

Seemed like your tomatoes were awfully labor intensive for their revenue. Especially if a bad crop happens. I think you made a good decision and hopefully it goes in your favor. You roll with the changes unlike other farmers.

[@david19041981]

How many beds of carrots and how much would that produce and number of rotations will you have to supply restaurants and how many restaurants will that serve?, cheers

[@malacsoleil]

Goodluck dude!

[@ericgonya2413]

Turnips are really that profitable for you and desirable in your region? I know you had some issues with the toms this season, but seems crazy that you'd get rid of them and still sell turnips when toms are usually right behind greens in sales and profitability. Do you usually only grow toms in that plot? Could your issues also be attributed to the fact that nothing is being rotated there in addition to the smoke and high water table?

[@kimberlyvelazquillo3544]

when selling to restaurants, do you sell to the franchised market or independently owned. in our area, many of the franchises must order from particular distributors, and there are few independent restaurants

[@MicroUrb]

Curtis, what did you see with the carrots to indicate it is two weeks away from harvest?

[@MicroUrb]

ok, so seeing the top of the carrot, that makes sense. I have had carrots from spring in the ground, still not seeing the top of the carrot, thats like over 80+ days now.

[@problemwithauthority]

Curtis, as always, another informative video. I have a question about the tomato plants. How deep do the roots go where the water table would have an affect on the plant? Seems if the water table were an issue you would have standing water in some low spots.

[@OwlMoovement]

Hi Edward. You might find this resource answers your question: soilandhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/01aglibrary/010137veg.roots/010137ch26.html I haven't read it cover-to-cover but it appears most roots are in the top 1' and, unless otherwise impeded, will reach down to 4' by the time it is setting fruit.

[@thisismagacountry1318]

Edward Clayton Effect, you're welcome.

[@problemwithauthority]

Hmmm, I had thought that affect=verb, and effect=noun...I was shooting for the verb I think.

[@problemwithauthority]

And yet with dutch bucket system the roots will sit in nutrient water at the bottom of the bucket for their entire growing life.

[@OwlMoovement]

It's possible that the dutch bucket system, being hydroponic, is simply less accomodating to relevant pathogens than a saturated soil layer. I'd imagine that water is better oxygenated than a water table too. It may very well be pollutants carried in laterally by the water table's interflow from other parts of Kelowna. There are so many potential explanations that one can only speculate on without being in that site and have access to a lab.

[@patrickallfrey6148]

any chance of an update on your new tilther please

[@neilellis812]

hi i was wondering if u bought your caterpillar tunnels in 100 foot kits ? and then just split the parts and cut the plastic ? i wont to buy one but i only have a 50 foot plot . but it would b nice to have two, considering the price difference is not a lot ... thanks

[@kylesayers5660]

Hey Curtis, are your hoop houses at flagship plot larger than 14' wide to accomodate tomatoes? and if so what are the dimensions height and width? Thanks!

[@dustingraham3408]

have you put any research into growing mycelium along with your farm veggies? not fruiting the mushrooms , but keeping the mycelium growth going under tarps in your garden.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+Dustin Graham yes. Lots.

[@dustingraham3408]

just about every video about mushrooms... teach you how to grow.... what about how NOT to grow... after running many tests myself, and TONS of research about mycelium and the duties it carries on in nature / growing. i have been trying to grow and grain2grain xfer to colonize my garden and yard. again, im not looking to grow mushrooms exactly.. but keep the mycelium running for the nutrition value for my garden. do you have any information on stunting the process or even to keep it going without fruiting?

[@atripa645]

The smoke in the Willamette Valley is horrible.

[@Truth-4-Humanity]

Is that a pomegranate tree in the background?!

[@themolynator5127]

Crazy fire season here too in NW usa, its the worst ever probably. LA has the biggest fire in its history too. That and the hurricanes indicate climate is going bonkers

[@chuckfinley3152]

The Molynator manbearpig is out of control, time to call al gore!

[@definitelynotciabear6956]

Well considering that most people have Goldfish brains now due to high levels of screen time, it's no wonder that people have forgotten that the weather has always been crazy. Just because we went 11 years without a major hurricane hitting land, or 12 months in between some crazy wildfire, or 2 years in between crazy tornadoes, etc, etc, doesn't mean they don't happen on a regular basis. It just means our brains have been MANUFACTURED to think everything is the worst it's ever been so we can lovingly buy into a false paradigm of humans being the biggest evil alive and then buy into paying for our own depopulation.

[@thisismagacountry1318]

Chuck Finley He invented the internet. Just ask him.

[@chuckfinley3152]

Rumpa Stiltskin excelsior!

[@dancinmikeb]

Lots of wishful thinking in there Case?!

[@ConceptHut]

1. Why don't you do vertical farming? 2. Why don't you do in ground green houses? 3. Why don't you use water sensors to perfectly water your plants? 4. Why don't you use light sensors to kick on LED lights to optimize your plant growth? 5. Why don't you combine wind power with your solar power system? (wind blows when sunlight is low) 6. Why don't you bring in honey bees to help pollination and thus increase growth and get some honey out of it? 7. Why don't you do aquaponics so you can get fish as well as free fertilizer?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+ConceptHut I only show what I do and why I do it. To answer why I don't do something is endless.

[@rickmonaco2460]

ConceptHut you sound like a moron.

[@ConceptHut]

Rick - How so?

[@thisismagacountry1318]

Rick Monaco Actually, everything he mentioned increases efficiency and yield. You, however, sound like a moron since you're not aware of these modern methods.

[@nathanrogers8713]

1. He has a vertical farming wall in the greenhouse and another yet to be assembled planned for one of the tunnels. He showed them on the shipping pallets a couple vids ago. 2. He used to do in ground in the one greenhouse he has. Removed it and converted to shelving for more trays due to shadowing during winter from nearby tunnel. Also covered within the last week or two. 3. High desert environment with virtually no rainfall so much easier to assume that the plants need water on regular basis. 4. Most water sensors are not going to be deep enough to notice the water table issue they had. 5. While wind power is good, not all areas are well adapted for it and considering that their entire farm is in the city, a wind tower is likely against the local code. If the tunnel in the front yard for a couple weeks in spring could draw complaints to the local council, I can only imagine what a wind tower would do. 6. Bees for pollination only works when you have crops that require pollination. With tomatoes going out, there is almost nothing left that will bloom. If you lettuce is blooming this is termed as a "bad thing". Means you ignored it. 7. Aquaponics has limits to its usefulness. In a sub zero winter environment for example, all that plumbing becomes a huge liability. Additionally the current method of harvest they use would be much less effective with aquaponics meaning they would lose all their man hour savings. Power consumption would also increase with a aquaponics system and considering this is Canada where the rates are considerably higher than in the US, this is a factor. Also they are on rented back yards for most of the production. People enjoy seeing a nice neat oraganized garden in their yard. An aquaponics arrangement looks a LOT more industrial and a lot less appealing. Since they currently do not do fish, they do not have the facilities to process fish. The risk of cross contamination between fish and vegetables would be high enough that for safety a new certified kitchen would likely be necessary. It would also require a significant time investment and expenditure on fish feed. Also not sure about in Canada, but in many places there are significant licensing requirements for farm raising fish of any kind. Finally, the sheer amount of investment required to setup that large of an aquaponics system could be very prohibitive. Disclaimer: I personally really like aquaponics and am going to be setting up my own system in the near future. I do however fully understand why it may not be feasible in his case.

[@otrotland5377]

how do you decide if a bed gets weed block cloth or not, in and out of your green houses

[@samanthavallone5691]

Question for you Curtis. I know you explained this was your last planting of salanova. Do you actually overwinter the Salanova? I thought I had remembered a video where it didn't make it In the tunnel last year?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

I have in the past, but if it gets too cold, it'll die. If it gets below -10c, it won't go too far.

[@jimclaire7996]

That 80 - 20 seems to be addressed to the bottom line. Thanks for the insight. What crops would you recommend for the Texas Gulf Coast? I realize that you are in Canada. Blessings,, ..

[@omfug7148]

I find it amazing that greens sell so well, I would think that specialty crops would be the real money makers, clearly not.

[@aurelien2412]

I wonder how you will continue to manage your crop rotation by reducing varieties ? Especially if you do 3 or 4 rotations by bed during a year .

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+aurelien2412 it's a good question, but without those two, there's still a lot of crop variety. We're far from a monoculture.

[@aurelien2412]

I have a small farm, it is my second year, and i'm very interested by your model, but this question of rotation appears to me as a limit so if you could do a video about it, it would be great ! (sorry for my english, i'm french ;))

[@crys041]

aurelien2412 buy his book. It has everything you need in there.

[@aurelien2412]

i have ! i need to read it again i know :) but not remember if there is a lot of details about it

[@nathanrogers8713]

Considering that both carrots and especially tomatoes are a lower rotation speed crop (single crop per season for tomatoes) it should actually result in a significant increase in production since those rows can be put into high rotation yielding many crops in a single season instead of just one.

[@CrisTooR]

8:21 you are welcome

[@rotoclip]

thank you for the vids.you are a very good speaker,not full of umms and ahhhs.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+richard olson practice. My earlier stuff was probably full of it.

[@supernuts060]

ANY THOUGHTS ON BIOCHAR?

[@aliasgarquilon]

2 questions from me dear 1. How much minimum lumens required for greens. 2. What's roogler. What type of crop it is. Correct me if I am wrong

[@loicdallemagne7727]

roogler is actualy 'arugula'

[@aliasgarquilon]

Loic Dallemagne Is it herb or spinach variety ??

[@fermanaghvoluntaryassociat2901]

Aliasgar Quilonwala: For info click on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eruca_sativa

[@impseeder5756]

Alisagar, I work in foot candles witch is 10.7 lumens. Always tried for 500 fc. So If I were using lumens that would be around 5400.

[@brokenotbroken25]

I have a few questions for you all of which are zoning issues im in ontario canada

[@sajanah1253]

Hi I have few questions. Mostly out of curiosity. When did you meet Mark? And what kind of relationship do you guys have? Is he a partner? How much do you pay him? Ect....

[@jennifer..6557]

buen trabajo

[@victoriabaschzok3012]

Why carrots?

[@neilellis812]

curtis hope u can help me need to no if u can buy a 100 foot caterpiller tunnel and split it up .. thanks hope to here from u

[@priteshshah21]

how do you harvest microgreens? thanks

[@daveowen5583]

I am stunned that you can't make a decent profit selling carrots at $2.50 a pound. That works out to be $5.50 a kilo or 2.2 pounds where I am and I can buy organic carrots for less than that. I pay next to nothing now as I grow my own in my little market garden. I am glad you spoke to other farmers about the tomatoes, a lot better than having poor man's pride.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+Dave Owen it's the time it takes to bag them that's killing it. But it's not that we don't make a profit, we do, it's just not even a fifth of what we make on greens.

[@daveowen5583]

That's fair enough considering your 80/20 rules. Where I live is serious carrot country and these guys haven't had a price rise in 15 years. I am only new to carrots but what I know is from farmers like this who are the best in Australia. Check out this bagging and processing of carrots if you like. It's only 4kms from my little plot. Hardly any Australian workers mainly Koreans on a work Visa! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYiaoWudbsdgbqc

[@mrtickles2129]

What will happen to Roger?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

He'll be around. Don't you worry!

[@JacobLikesMusic]

What are your night temperatures now? Here in the middle of sweden we've got between 5-10 degrees celsius now.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Not that low yet. 15c has been the lowest.

[@JacobLikesMusic]

Mostly 8-9 degrees now at night but, wow, that's some difference. I think I've got a considerably shorter season then sadly.

[@BuckeyeHeerios]

You may have a video already on this that I missed but, how did you setup these agreements with these properties to grow?

[@TheDogShutUp]

I'm reading his book now, he approaches it from a couple angles. It's a big social currency thing in cities, honestly his book is worth the buy. I haven't even started farming yet spending this season just growing a bunch of varieties to figure out what grows, sells and has some demand in my area. Hoping to be ready for market by 2021. Good luck!

[@aliciamcnamar8203]

could you tell us where you get your produce bags from?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Lisjen in Kelowna

[@tuppybrill4915]

What would have happened this year if you had cut back on your other crops and concentrated all your efforts on tomatoes? There is a danger in putting all your efforts into a more and more limited crop range. Don't forget too that public figures (e.g. politicians) say dumb things such "all eggs have salmonela" - ripped the rug from under UK egg producers for a while.

[@nathanrogers8713]

In the US they also assume all eggs have salmonella so require eggs are washed and as such are require to be kept refrigerated. US consumers are so used to this as the status quo that many fridges even have built-in places for eggs. It is all in the approach and what your customers are used to I guess.

[@harvestthemoon9077]

New subscriber here, which type of green has your highest profit margin?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Watch my video on my most profitable crops. Use the search.

[@andrewcourtney1328]

I really appreciate your educational videos and dialogue. But the marketing end, sheesh.. topped carrots @ 2.50 / lb. bagged is not profitable?! Can you break that down a little more? What sort of restaurant will pay $3.50- 4.00+ / lb. for carrots? Do they foam them and serve 'em with fish eggs and lacquered squid guts and deconstructed buttered toast?

[@thisismagacountry1318]

Let me guess. Indica and Sativa.

[@joansmith3492]

Stepping closer to monoculture? Is the organic matter going down in your soil? You don't cover crop much, you don't leave crop residues, you till. I have been watching soil conservationists and no till folks saying, some of the most depleted soils they see are on organic farms. Just asking.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+Joan Smith could be. We'll see.

[@nathanrogers8713]

They add in a lot of compost though so that should help balance that a bit.

[@therealbacalao1402]

It's like the evolution of monoculture.

[@trentonfree2694]

4th.... brahhhhh woot

[@freevideos051]

I found carrots are to cheap to grow

[@shekharmoona544]

Potatoes

[@MartinPHellwig]

Please consider more click bait video titles, as a regular watcher I found them very entertaining, I mean with the thumbnail on this video it could have been something like: "You won't believe what I killed off!" :-)

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Love it. Good tip.

[@aliciamcnamar8203]

we have wild fires in the US also.

[@omfug7148]

It is really horrible here in Western WA--we are getting ash from all directions--from BC, and Oregon in addition to Eastern WA

[@alextate418]

I'm suffering through smoke from a bush fire in a neighbouring rural suburb and they will just let it burn out here in Queensland, Australia. It is going to burn for a while still.

[@omfug7148]

and you are just coming into your fire season are you not?

[@alextate418]

Yes - we are just heading into spring / fire season.and it is 22C or 71.6F at night already. It's going to be a very hot summer.

[@omfug7148]

it was hot and dry here in Western WA, the usual climate is a bit like Tasmania's (my dream escape land, LOL) I religiously watch Gardening Australia!

[@jessegoucher8813]

Cool, I found you today, I added you to gazelledaily.com in Agriculture area, if you want to be remove, please tell me here. thanks for your good work. Jesse

[@shekharmoona544]

What about watermelon? everybody loves watermelon.

[@thisismagacountry1318]

Shekhar Moona Long grow time, low prices, and who wants to lift those,...seriously?