Bush Hogging Sweet Potato Vines, Beautiful Cotton , Picking Watermelon and Okra

[@lamontpowell6235]

Good job Sammy, I agree the front wheel weights are the way to go.

[@Peaches577]

Those jubilee looks great

[@readneck8034]

Cotton looks good. I live in the biggest cotton patch in Texas and our crop is variable this year. We use 40 inch row spacing and use stripper type varieties that we try to keep under 36-40 inches tall for ease of stripping. You were right, the cotton square grows into a white bloom, turns pink, then dries and produces a boll. We measure boll size as dime, penny, nickel, quarter, half dollar, dollar sized bolls as they fill out. We also count the number of locks each boll, and seeds per lock to guesstimate yield. Cotton starts to change physiologically around 5 nodes above white flower, and starts to adjust its fruit load (cut out) at 3 and less nodes above white flower. You will walk out in a week or two and see a lot of dried blooms on dime sized bolls sitting on the ground. It could be pests but it is likely just the physiological change the plant is going through. Cotton drops well over 50% of the fruit it produces. What a crazy plant! I make a living checking that beautiful crop and am happy to see that y’all are enjoying it too. Thanks for the videos, keep them coming!

[@Jtwes]

Thanks for the great info I really appreciate that.

[@jpeel2066]

Never seen cotton grown. Will be interesting to see how it turns out. Still amazes me what you can grow outside where you live. Thanks for the video. All the best 🇬🇧.

[@Jtwes]

In NC we’re pretty diverse on what we can grow. I would say real hot climate stuff are the only things we can’t grow

[@Jtwes]

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[@ClevelandBaldwin-w2n]

Love the farmall very good tractor

[@Jtwes]

Thank You

[@cindysmith7304]

I love it when you add the fermenting with the regular video. I did honey ginger, and cherry tomatoes fermented this week😊 Thank you and your family for sharing your lives with us

[@growingmyown]

Awesome water melon, can't wait to see the sweet potato harvest... New subscriber here from Growing My Own.

[@Jtwes]

Hello Welcome and Thank You. I’ve got some up and hope to get the rest up soon.

[@johnnyedgerton9936]

Nice watermelon haul. I had the most loss due to weather and animals with mine this year that I've ever had. We were still blessed with plenty though.

[@Jtwes]

That’s kinda that patch. Yes I’ve lost 80% but that other 20 is more than I need.

[@McElroyForestry]

Roundup won’t kill the stump. It works by going through the leaves. (Foliar active)

[@Jtwes]

I don’t know. I had a sweet Gum stump keep producing sprouts and I drilled a 1 inch hole about 8 inches deep and filled it with gly 4 concentrate and it was done. Lol

[@lowcountryfarmer]

@@Jtwesthe Round Up concentrate (40% glyphosate or greater) can be used on live stumps and can be used in “hack and squirt” to kill trees

[@brokenarrow2835]

I'm letting all my okra go for seed .This year I couldn't find cowhorn okra till I planted another variety. Seed stores were telling me there was a crop failure last year but local feed store was able to get some. I sell to local folks here in Louisiana .

[@Jtwes]

I’ve been planting Star of David okra for about 3 years now.

[@KeithSizemore]

Daggum Jt I was waiting for you to cut us a slice of watermelon haha. Great video you are a good farmer with a green thumb.

[@Jtwes]

Thanks Keith

[@lamontpowell6235]

Best watermelon I ever ate were the ones that we cooled in the creek beside the tobacco field. Cut in the afternoon while priming. Glad you left Leno's okra, shoulb be good stewing size pods by now.

[@Jtwes]

She was happy to hear they are coming back.

[@MichaelSmith-jc8bq]

The watermelons and cotton look real good and I agree with Sammy Super A’s and 140’s look sharp with all 4 wheel weights

[@Jtwes]

He will like that Michael. Lol

[@bevj3889]

Freedom of speech 🇺🇸👍

[@nathanalmond8280]

Good seeing the video Joey.

[@Jtwes]

Thanks Bart. Hope you’re doing good.

[@nathanalmond8280]

@@Jtwes I had more than that to say but I hit the button. Lol. Doing good. Hope y'all are too.

[@oldnorthstateoutdoors2002]

Joey let that tendril dry all the way back to the vine. They will normally dry and turn brown all the way back to the vine.

[@Jtwes]

I was kinda thinking that. The ones that were all the way back were riper.

[@Peaches577]

I wish I could get some of those sweet potatoe leaves

[@Jtwes]

I’ve heard folks eat them.

[@OldRedTractors]

Watermelons sure do look good

[@Jtwes]

Hey Alvis They are sweet for sure. Look forward to watching the chicken coop update.

[@OldRedTractors]

@@Jtwes glad you got to enjoy them before the deer made a mess

[@finniganshomestead2956]

I just bush hogged my corn last week .... lost it all with the try weather and it was to sad to look at. Same with the green beans. On the upside I'll save some propane not having to can anything this year

[@Jtwes]

I always hate to hear that. Even though you take it well it’s always a disappointment.

[@finniganshomestead2956]

@@Jtwes Weather is something one has to take as it comes. Its a good thing that we cant change it ourselves or there would be fights breaking out over what weather we should have. I still have canned corn and beans from last year that will see us through for a while yet.

[@marilynrobertson6265]

Lord willing, brought another new sub❤😊. Always and forever a love of Christian videos 😊😊😊😊

[@Jtwes]

Hey Marilyn Welcome and thank you for subscribing.

[@joelhenderson5404]

Joey we're living in the end times Jesus want be long.

[@bartsexton1652]

White means it’s not been pollinated but when it turns red then it is then it will make cotton. I learn this from a cotton farmer

[@Jtwes]

Thanks Bart

[@SLCFarms]

I totally agree about speech on YT

[@nickblanton1127]

Man the cotton looks good. I remember the old men around here said cotton needed to chest high by this time of the year. I agree with the issues with KZbin. Freedom of speech is out the window. Hope hall have a great weekend and god bless

[@Jtwes]

Thanks Nick. You too.

[@gwaynel8363]

They sensor anything said except liberal views. You can say anything you want to as long as it is for the left. Enjoyed the video. All the best from Greensboro NC.

[@Jtwes]

That seems to be the case across the board except for Twitter

[@albertbell2561]

Great video Joey. That’s a good looking sweet tater patch. Looking forward to seeing how they turn out when you dig them. BIG melons too. Did you weigh any. My biggest this year was 43.8 lbs. A couple of yours looked as big or bigger

[@Jtwes]

I haven’t Albert. I hope to get back up there next week.

[@SHardin-pg6ew]

Me too brother I wish the whole world would come to Jesus he is the most important thing and the most important decision anyone can make

[@Jtwes]

Amen

[@mllee2008]

Amen! ♥️🙏🏻🇺🇲

[@Railfan90]

You tired of watermelon yet? 😂 I call that a win.

[@Jtwes]

Hope to have another haul this week.

[@Railfan90]

@@Jtwes can’t remember the last time I had watermelon, but you’re making me wanna go get one 😂

[@TargaWheels]

There's a cotton "tree" I took a picture of. Confused me to see how small your cotton plants were, when the one I took a picture of was literally a tree. Wish I could post the pic on here.

[@Jtwes]

Never heard of a cotton tree. Interesting

[@TandJNursery]

What varieties of watermelon are those?

[@Jtwes]

Well I fell a little embarrassed to say this but I have no ideal. Lol Those were seeds we saved over the last 6 or 7 years when we would get a roadside stand water Mellon.

[@pecangrovems]

They would sprout here if I let them set that long. Those were probably vine potatoes there actually the best eating potato. We plow the hole field to get the vine potatoes with the ones in the rows. It's best to leave the stem on the melons so they will last. The belly of the melon should be yellow not white.i run the wheel weights on my tractor front and back. He can do it if I did. My front ones I believe was 35 lbs rear was 135 lbs I believe. Stowells is my favorite sweet corn. I get censored really bad videos taken down or demonetized for silly stuff.

[@Jtwes]

Thanks Danny. Always heed to your advice. Made a world of difference on my onions this year .

[@pecangrovems]

@@Jtwes looking forward to seeing the sweet potato harvest.

[@RedJohnson-s7i]

Thank you for the video and content. We really need Jesus today it's a mad world we live in

[@Jtwes]

I agree about the world going down hill fast. Truth is no matter what’s going on in the world we all need Jesus today because we’re not guaranteed tomorrow. I realize im speaking to the choir with you but this might help someone that reads comments. God Bless

[@kevinrogers4237]

They ripped up keep them in shade

[@Jtwes]

There on the porch.

[@Northgacatfish]

Christ Jesus is the only one worthy to follow. This election is crucial to this country but I'm not gonna worry because our Lord said not to worry. It's hard not to but I just try to keep my head up and keep working with my hands to take care of my family.

[@Jtwes]

Well said.

[@Northgacatfish]

@@Jtwes beautiful cotton btw! Next growing season id like to see ya grow some tobacco. I've always been curious about how that crop grows and the history of it.

[@walterperry4565]

I dont think mr. Musk is good for America.

[@Jtwes]

Maybe Time will tell. Thanks for watching and commenting.