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[@vickisavage8929]

I hope your spine is healing cleanly.PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH IT! Y’ALL are daily in my thoughts and prayers. May y’all be RICHLY blessed!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Vicki! It feels like it's getting better.

[@vickisavage8929]

@@LazyDogFarm Fair warning from one who’s been through it; BE PATIENT! I am an object lesson for what you can do to you by hurrying too hard. My spine has two spots of grief: one in my neck (where the doctor swears it fractured (!)) and one in the low back, which will NEVER straighten out. I give thanks that I am still able to “motorvate” even if only with a walker. Experience speaking: far better to give thanks for what is than to bemoan what is no more.

[@ladybugsarah6671]

@@LazyDogFarm Oh wow I didn't know you were hurt . God Bless your heart and your back.

[@adryawebb2556]

@@vickisavage8929 Yes back injuries are no joke and take time. I hurt my back in two places several years ago and while things are otherwise back to normal these days, if I overexert myself (like picking up a window AC) I'll feel it and have to let things chill for several days.

[@LowcountryGardener]

Travis I know you already know this, but you married up. Brooklyn is a hoot and she deserves a nice vacation. 🌴

[@LazyDogFarm]

I certainly did! She definitely needs a vacay!

[@circesoul2218]

What's marry up mean?

[@diannemiller4754]

Nice fluffy soil, not 50 million corn stalks in the way. Brooklyn thanks for the laughs. I have been laughing more now that Brooklyn is in the video. You two make a great team. New tools, sweet!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad you enjoyed it Diane!

[@CattywampusAcres]

The puller is one of THE BEST farm investments

[@LazyDogFarm]

Indeed!

[@robinjones7463]

“I’m just dealing with it right now.” 😂😂😂😂 I learn from these videos of course but I swear I laugh at y’all’s back and forth as much as I learn 😂😂😂😂

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad you enjoyed it Robin!

[@Realatmx]

You can eat safflower leafs they are so flavorful... People used to eat safflower cooking oil in old days it taste so good and its good for heart health and smell so good😊

[@nancyplank1651]

Thank you Travis for your good teaching!! Really appreciate you sharing your knowledge!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Nancy!

[@ABamaGardener]

Girls Vaca is the best! Went to Epcot 4 times. Turn to right see France then England and never made it past the pub in England each time. Oh, what fun.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'm sure their travels might find a similar path. lol

[@metalmartha2571]

Might I say I am really enjoying Brooklyn being in regular videos… She’s a hoot!!♥️ Keep up the couples videos! Happy healing on that back though buddy! My dad just broke his hip. You don’t realize how many muscles you use until you break something significant. That’s no way to spend your summer!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Not ideal by any means, but hopefully it will recover soon. Hope your dad gets better too!

[@larrystrong6701]

Fun, I can tell Travis is learning a few things during his injury period.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Learning to be more patient. That's for sure.

[@Lulu-ue2lj]

You guys are so cute together. But please protect yourselves! From injury and the sun! Brooklyn where is your hat darling? Very educational and enjoyable video. Thank you guys. Be Well!!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'll tell her to make sure she has her hat next time! Thanks for watching.

[@dawndonham7035]

I love it that Brooklyn asks questions… a lot of times I have the same questions and she’s asking them. It prevents me from doing endless internet searches on things afterwards. Haha!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Happy to help!

[@WhatWeDoChannel]

I enjoyed that! I’m looking forward to the new greenhouse episode!

[@LazyDogFarm]

It's a good one!

[@melindaroth214]

GREAT TEAM & GREAT TOOL. GOD BLESS YOU TRAVIS & BROOKLYN & FAMILY IN JESUS NAME. LOVE YALL.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Melinda!

[@janetlavoie2441]

Brooklyn enjoy your break!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Janet!

[@papawsplace]

Travis, you need a little sub-compact tractor with front end loader, tiller, bush hog, land scape rack, disc hipper and a cultivator. Something like the John Deer 1025R. with your back injury you need to lighten your load Buddy. Brooklyn may not want to do all that work for ever..LOL

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yeah I might look at adding one of those at some point.

[@papawsplace]

It will be like that post puller once you get it you gonna say man why did I wait so long. LOL

[@imaprepper1866]

Brooklyn you are doing a great job. Travis seems like he is a good supervisor. Ha Ha. Love ya both. Great watching you work together.

[@LazyDogFarm]

This supervising is getting old. Haha. I'm ready to get my hands dirty again, but four more weeks to go.

[@kayethompson2256]

Brooklyn, you are going to have some good farm girl muscles before long. What a good workout you are getting. Love to watch you guys and your boys. I have a little garden envy. Keep getting better Travis. Sweet family.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for watching Kaye!

[@debbiemiller6789]

I’m glad to see your family working together. Sorry about the injury. But you go girl Maybe you have a new day job. I know you have a very important job but I love watching your family. I’m trying your fig jam😉

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Debbie! Hope you enjoy the fig jelly/jam.

[@jimt6151]

Travis, when the OCD starts to kick in, just try saying this: "We ain't puttin' it in the fair!" LOL!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Haha! I like that!

[@sislertx]

Ya know i should film myself trying to inttall a post ..seriously im pushing 80 and it is almost an all day event...and this year im doing a lot more florida weave.

[@scientificexplorergirl3374]

It's so hot and humid even here in Ontario, Canada! I definitely can empathize with you. Glad to see in the comments that your back is feeling better. Continued healing and good health. I enjoy seeing Brooklyn in the videos. I hope she can still be on them once you are released for more active work!

[@LazyDogFarm]

We'll try to have her on the videos as much as we can. Thanks for watching.

[@lauriegreer6836]

Thank you for recommending the green cover book, I am enjoying it

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad you're enjoying it Laurie!

[@cynthiaedwards5149]

Getting closer to the10k mark! Way to go!!!!🥳🥳🥳

[@LazyDogFarm]

I know! So excited!

[@larryhively4199]

Tractor supply also sells a rectangular piece of steel with two holes that works with a farm jack if you have one.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good tip! Thanks for sharing Larry.

[@randyketcham3840]

Ms. Brooklyn, I can sympathize with dealing with Travis and his OCD on the garden. I am the same and have to deal with any help is good help and if it is not quite as particular as I would like, my wife is working with and beside me and that is good enough. Now, when I am by myself, Travis I am right there with you and get OCD about cleaning up and weeds. Thanks for the video on all that you planted. Travis hang in there and keep gettin' better. Just a thought, it might help if you say a few "Roll Tides" .........had to throw that in there before the season starts.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Hah! Go Dawgs!

[@backwoodsbaby9729]

Where was that tool my whole childhood!?!?!? I just had to be strong! 😟 As the oldest child i was the one who always pulled more lol

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'm not sure when the t-post puller was invented, but I'm pretty sure we're late to the game. Don't know why we didn't get one sooner.

[@lawrencebeeles6738]

Grow all summer in hightunnel with shade cloth

[@LazyDogFarm]

Very true. Although sometimes we all need a little break to recharge a bit.

[@reduen]

Another good one Travis. Thanks for the info...

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for watching reduen!

[@mommajscountrygardening]

Awesome content! Brooklyn is a perfect partner. Game plan...😃

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for watching Momma J!

[@curtisarnold7339]

I would love to see a sunflower cover crop.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Sunflowers make a great cover crop. We did quite a bit of that last year, and may do some this year if we have a spot open.

[@rhondabrown1148]

I hope Brooklyn has a great much deserved trip. She has been a great addition to your channel and I hope she will continue to be in the videos more once you are well. Travis, you have done great letting go of some of the OCDness. People do not understand how hard that is. I know that you really haven’t let it go and it’s still bothering you that your garden isn’t perfect. I know all too well. But it really will be ok and you know that also. Great job on both of you understanding and appreciating each other. Brooklyn asks some great questions, like she knows what we want to know. One question, how can she look so good working out in the garden? Garden goals for this ole gal. 🤣

[@LazyDogFarm]

Haha. Thanks Rhonda. She's always looking good no matter how hard she's working.

[@johnoshiro8885]

Travis: "I got sweat in my eyes." Brooklyn: "I got sweat everywhere." Girls don't sweat, they glow. 🤣

[@cynthiaedwards5149]

Yeah I caught that too!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yes, they sweat much more gracefully than us guys do. lol

[@Forevertrue]

My wife glows buckets.

[@johnoshiro8885]

Yeah my wife glows like a pig! (*Ouch! you got long arms honey.*)

[@Hatfield_Country]

8 to 10 feet roots?! Dang that's crazy. I can see how that would be a very beneficial cover crop. Thanks for sharing Travis, hope you're healing well.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't know how you prove that the roots go that deep, but it would be cool to see roots that long.

[@Hatfield_Country]

@@LazyDogFarm yes it would definitely be cool to see.

[@lanesteele240]

I got one of those tee post pullers. The guy at tsc acted like i was trying to fool him when i asked for one. Well i found it in the store and it is up there in the best 40 dollars that i have spent

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad you're enjoying it as much as we are. I'd be willing to pay upwards of $70 considering the time and energy it saves.

[@Chris-op7yt]

aha, the magic of the pivot. should be able to rub some sticks together to make one, even for fence t posts. thanks.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Time to get creative!

[@1new-man]

Travis I believe you about got her trained

[@LazyDogFarm]

Haha. You're trying to get me in trouble.

[@russellbowman9302]

Cultivated mushrooms like oyster will grow on your crop residue you take to the woods if in part shade and a damper area, Once started, they are no bother, just keep putting more refuse on the pile,

[@LazyDogFarm]

Now we're talking. I like the idea of having fresh mushrooms!

[@rebellionpointfarms6140]

24 degrees! it would have lived and went to seed last years winter here in Coastal NC. We missed the polar air somehow

[@LazyDogFarm]

It would survive 3-5 winters down here. We'll see if it flowers before then. If not, we might take a chance.

[@suepatterson2702]

Brooklyn, have fun storming the castle.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Haha!

[@karenzorn773]

So glad your making theses videos, missed seeing you since Row by Row,you and Brooklyn are the best.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Wow, thank you!

[@emilyneal7888]

You GO Brooke! Have a blast with the mouse!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Oh she will!

[@trevorholland2812]

Good to see you getting better bud!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Trevor!

[@karenzorn773]

Luv watching you guys. So glad your doing garden videos, missed watching you from Row by Row.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Welcome to the new channel Karen!

[@sundownfarms2731]

Good evening Lazy dog farm 🌅 Thank you for sharing🧡 I learn something new everytime ❤Best garden KZbin channel 🧡God bless the Lazy dog farm family ✝️🌄💜🦋

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Kelly! God bless!

[@amypage8141]

The t post tool is impressive- adding it to my wish list. Thank you for sharing your thought process with your cover crops. Travis I hope you are healing well and enjoy your girls trip Brooklyn!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Our pleasure Amy! Thanks for watching.

[@lacyjones6355]

Another great video guys! I canned up 9 pints of the pool room slaw recipe you shared a while back. Super delicious! Canning the pickled red onions recipe tomorrow. Keep those recipes coming please. 😊 Be patient with your healing and extend yourselves some grace. Happy gardening!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Sounds like you've been busy! Hope you like those pickled red onions as much as we have.

[@heatherfranklin9197]

So excited about the Safflower cover crop! I need to get some work done in my garden but by the time I get home from work the heat index is 100+ or its raining LOL

[@LazyDogFarm]

Same here. The humidity in the afternoons is stifling.

[@clinthutcheson2640]

Y’all need to keep doing videos together after you get all healed up. Great video.

[@LazyDogFarm]

We'll do our best!

[@herbcounselorh7734]

T post puller!!!! :-0 That bit of info is going to save my back...and arms... and legs... and... well, it's gonna keep me out of the hospital/ nursing home. :-)

[@LazyDogFarm]

For sure! It's a very useful tool.

[@urbanbackyardcontainergardenin]

Great video as usual. Get well soon

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thank you, I will

[@bigl4765]

Travis thank you for the info about Green seed Cover a few videos back. I order a nice variety of warm and cool season cover from them. The order came quick, seeds were package well and the prices were very good.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Their prices are very good. I like their wide variety too.

[@leahness3588]

My okree is doing good. Just transplanted out last weekend. About 2" tall.👍👍Excited to see it groiw.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Very exciting!

[@rebellionpointfarms6140]

dang those long roots are mineral miners!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Way down there!

[@carolavant3778]

You guys are hilarious!! Brooklyn, have a ball at Disney - I just move from Sanford, so I know it well!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for watching Carol! I'm sure she'll have a blast!

[@bigl4765]

Travis I too sowed the badly safflower, had good germination although about a 1/3 of the seedlings died. Appears some type of fungal disease , maybe damping off or something. I did water them them in after sowing, the came up in about 4 days , then a 21/2 inch rain hit them and after that several seedling died out. What’s left is about 4 inches tall now. Still not to bad of coverage

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yeah that's a lot of rain for any crop. Glad you still have a decent stand.

[@jerrygeorgopolis8015]

Safe trip Brooklyn. Travis, Up here in Southern N.H. today (Tuesday) is our second straight day of sun ! Rain expected on Wednesday, our garden is stressed out from days and days of rain. Cherry tomatoes cracked, Squash net zero production, with one exception Sunburst showing a few. Broccoli and Collards both have their stems split open, showing the fibrous interior but still growing. Calypso Cuke producing a few salad size , Corn doing ok so far. Oh, Pumpkins maybe a washout, unless these plants get more sun. Okra, has been slow to grow. Thank you both for the video, and take care.ps..I have requested the Resource Guide, thanks again for the info !

[@LazyDogFarm]

Hope you get more dry weather so some of those crops can recover and start producing again.

[@XaViEr3520]

I like the article about growing cover crops in citrus orchards helping to fight off Asian Citrus Psyllids!!! I ordered mine the last time you mentioned them! Good read! I also liked their “milpa mix” for growing all kinds of random goodies!!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad you're enjoying the book. It is a great "resource."

[@XaViEr3520]

I understand Travis OCD on having a clean field to work with, he’s actually being really passive about it. I was actually cringing when I saw those weeds in the safflower only field. I was like but but there’s some weeds still up 😬

[@LazyDogFarm]

Haha. I just had to take a deep breath and realize it would be okay.

[@josiesmith1506]

So, recently I was told that 18% of rain actually means it will rain on 18% of the area forecast not that you have 18% probability of rain. I haven’t looked it up yet but it certainly would explain some of the rain we have had this year compared to the forecast. (NE TX)

[@LazyDogFarm]

I saw someone post that on FB as well. Wasn't sure if it was an accurate statement or not, but it definitely does explain some of our weather patterns lately.

[@laurierich5161]

What!!!! Love it !

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Laurie!

[@papawsplace]

I got one of them post pullers this year myself and it's nice. Very easy on the back compared to hand pulling T post.

[@LazyDogFarm]

It'll make you wonder why you ever tried pulling them by hand.

[@papawsplace]

can't believe I waited so long to get one myself.

[@lawrencebeeles6738]

Were. Going up to 99 by fri high humidity Arkansas 🔥

[@LazyDogFarm]

Ouch. Looking like maybe 94 here, but with the humidity that feels like over 100.

[@markb3129]

Great video!! ✌

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad you enjoyed it Mark.

[@cherylbertolini3140]

Good evening

[@LazyDogFarm]

Hi Cheryl!

[@doggiefamily908]

Great video (again)! Just placed an order with green cover seeds. Hope that between safflower and winter rye, my hard, compacted clay soil will show improvement.

[@LazyDogFarm]

It should. Might consider adding some daikon radish with that winter rye. That helps with hard soils too.

[@XaViEr3520]

What’s up guys!!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

What's up Xavier!

[@larrytbowman5962]

Hello Travis and Brooklyn. Who are your preferred veggie seed suppliers? Enjoyed this video.

[@LazyDogFarm]

We order from several different places. I get a lot from Johnny's Seeds just because I like their hybrid selection and all the info on their product pages. I order some stuff from Urban Farmer seeds, and I recently ordered some fall cool-season seeds from Territorial Seed.

[@larrytbowman5962]

@@LazyDogFarm Johnny’s seeds are good. This year so far I have ordered from (Bakers Seeds) Rare earth seeds. Only because at the time Jonny’s we’re not selling to residential gardeners. Thanks

[@SonderSurreal]

My dream is to have steel cattle panels and just burn all the climbing things off with a torch lol

[@LazyDogFarm]

That's what I'm going to do on my arch panel trellis very soon. Should be fun!

[@SonderSurreal]

@@LazyDogFarm Sweet I cant wait to see it!

[@orangemoonglows2692]

everybody gettin rain and floods except us in california.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I wish we could share. Y'all stay safe over there!

[@edwarddennis2729]

What are you planting on your cattle panel trellis this fall?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Gourds. I just pulled the plug on all the bean plants. Used some loppers and snipped the plants at soil level. We'll wait for them to get crispy and then we'll torch the trellis to get it clean before planting the gourds.

[@tomjones4318]

Last time it rained like this was 20 years ago. Two or three months had everybody shut down. Those pines will be sneaking up on your fertilizer soon. I've got root barriers in my future.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I've been slowly moving that plot a few feet away from those pines every year, and that plot might eventually go away as those pines get taller.

[@tomjones4318]

@@LazyDogFarm If it's local maybe you could make a deal for the trees.

[@MrRutabager]

Referencing the safflower ...I have 2 tractors(one small for the garden) Question: Once disc has cut in summer veggie crop, I spread the safflower seeds what do you think about running a cultipacker over them rather than raking it in? Thanks

[@LazyDogFarm]

I think that would work very well. I'd use a similar method if I had that equipment.

[@cynthiaedwards5149]

Omg this video was right on time! I was running around the house looking for my copy of the resource guide(I left both copies at work on my desk). Then I was trying to find the video where you introduced the guide and dang if you didn't show it again. And you are talking about the sorghum Sudan grass and peas I have been calling around for today. Well looks like I'll have to order these and I'm looking into the safflower seed now. All while enjoying my first yellow meat baby doll watermelon. great job on demonstrating the tpostpuller Brooklyn! I'm getting ready to call it quits on the cucumbers myself. So in each cover crop plot, what do you plan on growing or is that in next video? Thanks for another great video yall! Still praying for your back to heal and a safe trip for Brooklyn's reward trip!

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't really know what we'll put in those plots next. I haven't gotten that far yet. We've got a couple months to decide.

[@cynthiaedwards5149]

@@LazyDogFarm me too. Oh I subscribed to the green cover webinar.VERY INTERESTING! I could listen to them all day! I noticed though that they had different varieties of the sorghum Sudan grass. I guess either one will do with those peas huh? I'm hooked on Green cover!

[@LazyDogFarm]

@@cynthiaedwards5149 Yeah I would imagine any of the sorghum varieties could be grown with the peas. Glad you're enjoying their information. They know their stuff!

[@hellokimmy68]

I have trouble with birds eating my seeds whenever I plant things like sunflowers, and we've bought safflower seeds for the cardinals, so I'm sure they'd love if I planted this. Do you ever put netting over your seeds? Or are your birds more well mannered than ours?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I've never put a netting over it. We do plant it extra thick so if the birds want some, there's plenty. We also have two cats that love to eat a bird. So the birds are very careful.

[@peggyjones7254]

Hey Travis, I used the link to Green Cover but can't find where to order the guide you suggested. Can you please help?

[@LazyDogFarm]

If you scroll towards the bottom of their home page, there's a yellow button that says "Grab Your Copy."

[@angieh9405]

Great video yall! So, I need some education on inoculatants. What does it do, and is it just needed for legumes?

[@LazyDogFarm]

It adds the bacteria necessary for legumes to fix their own nitrogen, reducing the amount of fertilizer they need (because they're making their own) and inevitably making them more healthy and productive. In the case of cover crops, it really helps increase the nitrogen bank in the soil.

[@kcscouter62]

squirrels don't like safflower seeds either..great for bird feeders with lots of squirrels around.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Interesting. Did not know that.

[@OutlawToys]

How big is that tree shading your okra plot?

[@LazyDogFarm]

That pecan tree is probably 30' tall or so -- that's just a wild guesstimate.

[@texasgardenerrobert8341]

Can’t believe you didn’t try the cultipacker method with your zero turn. I’m telling ya it works.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I keep forgetting about that. I need to try that for sure.

[@aviswhitfield8311]

I agree, exactly what I do with my cover crops and get great germination with no raking.

[@waveoglesby2920]

Where did you buy the safflower seeds?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Right here: greencover.com/shop/safflower-baldy/

[@msjenjenp]

All the rain in West Central Florida ruined my garden and it's like a mosquito fog out there. Ugh.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Mosquitos haven't been too bad here, but the humidity is rough.

[@phud9657]

👍👍

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Phud!

[@FreeAmerican]

I could not sleep at night if my garden had all those weeds.

[@LazyDogFarm]

It's tough. lol

[@markware7748]

Y'all need to rest on your oars for a bit after all you've been through this year. Brooklyn, I'd like to see you smear on a layer of SPF 50 sunscreen like a coat of Rustoleum. There might be some pitchers of margaritas going around when the hens hit Orlando. I'm just waiting for the green beans and the Jimmy Red to finish up before strowing the mycorrhizal mix from Green Cover Seed, a mix of 13 varieties. Sounds a little like Col. Sanders' secret recipe.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Let us know how you like that mix. I might want to try that in the future.

[@sislertx]

8 to 10.foot..well if i.was younger i would devote a season to using those...but at my age its iffy if i get another season..sad but true

[@pdfaulkner1517]

Brooklyn, you need a hat to protect your face and eyes from the sun. Your skin is so pretty. Take good care of yourself!!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Pat!

[@ladybugsarah6671]

@@LazyDogFarm The UV rays are VERY HiGH, at least here in MIssouri it is. The sun has been having some really big explosions lately.

[@johnlynn6291]

I'd recommend you not swear off of sunn hemp completely. It has a great affect in suppressing nematodes. And if you ever get a tractor it'll be easy enough to terminate

[@LazyDogFarm]

It is a great cover crop with lots of benefits. I just don't have the equipment for it. If I did, I'd certainly grow it.

[@kstellad]

Are you not using HOSS seeds anymore?

[@angiedaoust]

he doesn't work for them anymore. i am sure the seeds he gets are as good!

[@LazyDogFarm]

I will use them if they have varieties I can't find elsewhere. But we're enjoying using seeds from a variety of different companies.

[@markware7748]

I'm variety driven also. Greg's dwarf sunflowers are a must and I'll follow Sakata tomato hybrids to whoever retails them.

[@jeffdhority938]

You better watch her she’ll throw that pole on you lol

[@LazyDogFarm]

I know! Don't get in the way of a woman pulling t-posts!

[@steffaniewalz8444]

8-10 feet down with bio mycorrhizae would be perfect. I use bio-si or Espoma bio- starter for that. In stead of having only one entrance for water and nutrients you get MANY on the root system. I have seen a huge difference in plants since I started using this stuff. Ha ha ha you and OCD - NAH .

[@LazyDogFarm]

I recently added some to my no-till plot, but can't remember the brand. It was in a black bag -- got it off Amazon.

[@bennywalsh2038]

Freaking deer have eaten every leaf from my sweet potato vines!!!!

[@apiecemaker1163]

Just saw another KZbinr show his sweet potatoes. Looked like he had weedeated it. He said deer are acting like pets this year. Coming into their yards and not scared. Eating everything. My theory, so much building of subdivisions that it is chasing them out of their natural habitat. They have no other place to go or food to eat so they’re seeking our yards and gardens. It’s been a crazy year in many ways.h

[@bennywalsh2038]

@@apiecemaker1163 That was crazy Danny from Deep South Homestead. I live pretty much in the woods, just north of Travis, so deer are no strangers here. They do appear to be coming closer to the house than normal. But the culprit could be a rabbit. Ga DNR website states that due to their teeth, or lack of, deer will tear and rip plants whereas a rabbit will leave a sharp cut almost like the leaf stem was pruned. I'm gonna put wire fencing around the containers the sweet potatoes are in and hope the foliage regrows. Some sites claim it will. Otherwise it might be time for a recipe and a rather attractive rabbit skin hat.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Might be time to harvest some deer!

[@bennywalsh2038]

@@LazyDogFarm Primitive weapon season is October 9th. I got a Louisville Slugger.

[@apiecemaker1163]

@@bennywalsh2038 so true. I do have a fence around my garden so I’m ok from animals right now. Plus we have a German shepherd that keeps most things away. Sounds like we’re all just trying to bring in a harvest for the winter whether that be vegetables or meat. 👩‍🌾👍

[@eldenleaf7528]

Too bad there isn't a small version of a grain drill like how oats and alfalfa is planted.

[@LazyDogFarm]

There are older ones out there that can be pulled behind a small tractor. But you'd need a bigger plot than mine to justify hooking it up and all that.

[@sislertx]

Btw thought this was also a cut flower...

[@geriwilliamson9678]

Not to be rude but yall have no idea what a drought is. I live in California and we had rain and didn't even get 1 /8 of and inch. We only get 8 or 9 inches a year.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Maybe we should have said a drought relative to our area. Definitely nothing compared to that. Y'all stay safe over there.

[@dwardodwardo643]

I'm not sure if it's this presentation or another that goes into it in detail but 'quorum sensing' is interesting to me. There is something around 1:05 that touches on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqXHY6mojcaXgJY

[@LazyDogFarm]

That's a great video. Lots of interesting nuggets in there. I was always under the impression that it only took a single transmission of a virus by a vector into a plant for it to be affected, but this challenges that idea and suggests that the plant can't fight that virus if the soil biology is present.

[@OutlawToys]

How does the trellis netting break down? Seems like ecological nightmare.

[@LazyDogFarm]

The trellis doesn't break down. It's basically like fishing line. But once the plant material breaks down, it's light and easy to put in the garbage.

[@ladybugsarah6671]

You planted safflower seed huh. That is a bird seed. How are you gonna keep the birds from eating it? I suppose southern birds do know it is birdfood. LOL You might want to keep an eye on that seed.

[@LazyDogFarm]

That's why we plant it extra thick -- there's enough for the birds if they want it. But the cats keep the birds from getting too close. They'll catch 'em and eat 'em.

[@sheilaburwell2168]

Every time I pull out the wheel hoe, I think about Brooklyn. I’m almost 60, but I think “If she can do it I can do it”. Right. NOT!

[@LazyDogFarm]

You got this!

[@sullykillsully]

Doesnt 18% of rain mean 18% of the land may get rainfall

[@LazyDogFarm]

Heard someone else mention that recently. Seems like that might be true. Although I'm not sure how they define the area of the "land" that has a chance to receive the rainfall.