#43 Starting A Christmas Tree Farm - Our First 6 Months [RECAP]

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

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[@erikahanneson4837]

Great recap! Thanks for sharing your experiences in starting the farm

[@kevinkeller1046]

Agent Schrader is looking really fit! Jokes aside, thank you for sharing, very well done!

[@amandawalker290]

Stacey you made me cry at the end!! So proud of you - you guys are awesome!

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Thanks Amanda!

[@penknight8532]

Love the contrast from the scripted updates compared to the real deal of the outtakes!! Nice Job in these videos and your first 6 months! Keep Pushing!

[@colbywade1]

I love this!!! Y’all have a great family farm.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Thank you

[@chael88]

Great video thank you guys love the improvements to the farm so far

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Thanks!

[@Mallard5plus1Farmhouse]

Hey Phil! Just found your channel the other day. Love what you're doing. Thought about doing the same on our 50 acre farm in Ohio. Keep up the great videos! 👍😃🇺🇸 -C.J.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Thanks for checking us out. I've been watching your videos too. Best of luck with your old farm house as the seasons change.

[@Mallard5plus1Farmhouse]

@@WoodsTreeFarm I saw you comment the other day and hadn't had a chance to check your channel out. Thanks for watching us buddy! I see big things coming for your channel!

[@lovingivyfarm4931]

Oh FUN a Christmas Tree Farm!

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Thanks for taking the time to watch and leave a comment.

[@BecomeLiberty]

how many acres do you have? and how many do you plan on farming for christmas trees?

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

We have 43ac total and our main field for trees is 7ac. We haven't filled the field yet and now that we're some faster growing Cypress we may never fill it but we can clear some woods if we want to expand.

[@daviddaniken7248]

Keep the pedal to the metal. Only 184 days until 29 November (black Friday). It's not too late to plant a few pumpkins. They are a great draw and would offer another reason for new customers to visit you. Thanks for the video. You guys are off to a great start!

[@healyfamily4]

Saw that you made a comment on Hometown Acres. Checking out your channel. Good luck with your endeavor. Looking forward to watching more videos.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Thanks. I appreciate it!

[@smug8567]

Gentlemen, I'm surprised at you. The American farmer didn't get where he is today by celebrating Christmas with phony trees and wax popcorn, plastic candy canes. Gentlemen, to the American farmer Christmas is real. He goes out with ax in hand, chops down his own tree, brings it back, garlands it with strings of popcorn from his own corn crib, makes cider from his own apple trees. And when Christmas carols ring out in the still of the night, he looks up to the sky and says, 'I'm proud to be an American farmer on Christmas.'

[@seasonfilms9375]

I've been wanting to plant some christmas trees for a while and sell them on my property. How do I find who to sell them to?

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

I'm sure this varies by location. For me its almost all online. (our website, Facebook, Google My Business and Google Ads). I think I'm going to make a video on this topic within the next couple weeks to show all the things I did to promote our business during the holiday. Thanks!

[@jessicaingels9532]

@@WoodsTreeFarm Do you plan to wholesale any of your trees, or only retail?

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

@@jessicaingels9532 the plan for now is retail only.

[@CliffsideStables]

Out takes are always popular with viewers! Tim @ Cliffside Acres

[@ruthcsmithatty]

what is your elevation (above sea level)? did you have to change the soil at all to grow Frasier fir?

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

We're at 360ft. Haven't tried growing Fraser. We have tried concolor and Canaan fir, but have had heavy losses.

[@ruthcsmithatty]

@@WoodsTreeFarm that's what I was wondering. It says frasier has to be at 3500. we're at 2300 (Mountains of NC), and were thinking about some trees, but didn't know what would grow for sure. Love your videos, thanks so much for sharing.

[@SecurityLeadsPro]

I grew up on a Christmas Tree Farm in NH

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Nice! Well if you got any tips or insight into what we could be doing better, please share! Thanks for commenting, and for watching.

[@gharkabiopari8131]

How big is your farm?

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

We have 43 acres

[@bmarshall9118]

Where do you get your seedlings from?

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Hey thanks for the question. I've gotten this one so much, I made a video about it 🤓 see: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHi0omhmiN11npo

[@jamiewadington4165]

Hola! I loved the video. I have a dream of opening my own farm. I am very curious of how you got started. I would really enjoy hearing from you. Thank ya much!

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Hi there! This video has more of the background. There's not too much to our getting started story. We decided this what we wanted to do. We acquired the land and jumped right in! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKeXlJKKj9mihbc

[@lolitabonita08]

how do you deal with the insurance...if you do not have before people put a foot in your land ask them to sign a release of liability...ask a lawyer to help you with that...just in case.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

We have insurance. its not too expensive - maybe $600/year or so. There's also legislation in Virginia that protects agritourism businesses from typical premises and operational liability.

[@lolitabonita08]

@@WoodsTreeFarm that is such a peace of mind. I know two cases where some one "fell" and another was hit by a branch and sue the owner of the farm. Some are just looking for easy money and justice. ...since is blind...give them what they want despite of been questionable. Blessings to you and yours.

[@lizo2540]

I wanna do this but I'm broke and lazy 😅😅

[@russelstrawmire9817]

Can you make a living off a Christmas tree farm?

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Good question! This could become a retirement income for us, but the scale which we want to build it, we will not make a living from it in the near-term.

[@russelstrawmire9817]

@@WoodsTreeFarm how many acres is yours?

[@supertrooper7403]

Ok how bout a fishin derby at the pond. $10 bucks gets you enetered and the winner gets a prize. Rest of the proceeds goes to the farm. Gotta be some fish in that bad boy...

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Yes, the fishing is good. This is already on our idea list! I want to get more of the perimeter cleaned up first, but we'll definitely do something like that eventually.

[@GramMasterKief]

Hey. Why are you buying nutrients? Do you know microorganisms can do the job for you. Feed the soil! Let the microbes feed your plants

[@lizo2540]

They tested the soil first and needed the soil to be ready quickly. Microorganisms take longer

[@GramMasterKief]

Classic nute trap

[@GramMasterKief]

It just creates a bad foundation in my opinion, you could use a easy plant ferment or a compost tea to give a boost in the beginning