Planting Sorghum-Sudan Grass and Other Cover Crops to Feed Garden Beds

[@notmyfault6835]

Turning the Earth with the hands is all part of the therapeutic process! Dirt under the nails is healing and extremely satisfying 😌 🙏 👩‍🌾 🌱🌻

[@caterchatter4671]

Enjoyed,learned,loved. Produce more & more with same teaching methods,along with your first class humor. Hi Rachel, enjoyed your part also. Keep your man busy by filming these first class videos.

[@boydchapman5660]

I do love your positive energy David and Rachel. You two make a great team. Oh yes, I love the biscuit song!(hint next live stream.)Even though it's in the 90 degree range here, I'm off to plant my cover crop. Thank you for the motivation!

[@billclinton6040]

I agree. Building compost piles for that big of a garden is just not practical versus cover crops and composting in place. I have a much smaller "suburban garden", and the compost piles that I have built are the culmination of a LOT of work from sourcing the inputs, building the piles, watering the piles, turning the piles, wheelbarrowing the piles to the garden. So anyone who says composting is easy clearly has never composted on a big scale. The only reason I haven't given up is because I tell myself that I'm really growing soil, not vegetables.

[@joejefferies11]

The seed Ted talk could be a four hour video.

[@fadista7063]

Yes he should do a Ted Talk!

[@hideawayhomestead3477]

We can't believe that you posted this today. We just planted Sudan Grass and Sunn Hemp today along with other cover crops for animal feed and for nourishing our garden! This is great timing!

[@davidthegood]

Fantastic!

[@maroosk]

I love the updates! We planted our bird seed and did the same , great to hear her voice 🤗 looks nice you guys.

[@davidthegood]

Bird seed. Great idea.

[@carolynsteele5116]

“doubles as a thigh master”, ha ha

[@dietrevich]

One thing I've learned working with soil in florida is that you don't want to till it at all. The soil is so thin that it burns off so much organic matter by just one till. You can tell the difference when you don't touch it and just do cover crops. Mine has gone up to 2.5% organic matter doing that. I do have something growing all the time. I have wildflowers growing in it, if I don't feel like growing a crop that year then something is there and is pretty to look at, otherwise I crimp and then plant only the row I'm growing the crop in, the rows in between I leave growing with the wildflowers. This is important in the summer because of all the rain we get , to hold all the nutrients by the plants, otherwise they will keep leaching the nutrients from the soil.

[@davidthegood]

Another good idea for Florida is to make your main gardening just perennials. They keep the ground alive.

[@tjiacab3272]

Good job. Nice garden. Thanks for teaching and sharing this.

[@lynnwhite3503]

It is VERY satisfying to put your hands in the dirt!!! (Unless you bring up , say.... 100 fireants with the soil. Not good.)

[@fadista7063]

This is brilliant and I am going to do this. Tired of trying to compost--and tired of expensive amendments in my SW Fl sand...

[@g-man9684]

Did you try? I'm in SW FL also. SCP

[@RaechelleJ]

I planted Mennonite sorghum last season they did well. I made syrup from it.

[@rachelhall4808]

You have different gardening implements all over town. That is so close to “hoes is different area codes” I laughed! 😂🤣

[@ContactsNfilters]

I just sent my mom to the health food store for a bag of popping sorghum. It's gonna be fun!

[@liferoadministries]

Love the magic biscuit song makes you move like the Flash! Lol

[@amandathurston2720]

Lol, I planted beans too, they have bean pods on them already!

[@LittleJordanFarm]

Love your bean technic..lol..truly I do. I planted field peas under my okra and tomatoes. My amish paste tomatoes are alot larger this year. Almost to large ..cracking..you ate a great inspiration thank you

[@davidthegood]

Thank you. Good work.

[@SCOTTBULGRIN]

What Deep South Bama said! I would also try Peas and Oats sown together in the spring and fall

[@ramthian]

I like the ways you doing this.

[@heyerstandards]

Many farming videos showing the sorghum Sudan grass being harvested for silage. Crazy amounts of biomass

[@VanillaAttila]

You should sell the seeds in envelopes. They only sell it in 50 pound bags here. I'd buy some, Shipping cost is only a stamp.

[@LittleJordanFarm]

Lol..great ..just started with your channel..loving it..blessings

[@davidthegood]

Welcome.

[@lynettetucker5236]

Everything is looking good 👍

[@dans3718]

You tempt me to sin! I envy your rain! :) That bit that hit you passed to north of me. Hoping for some in next couple days.

[@GFD472]

Just planted some piper sudan grass earlier this week. Looking forward to all the mulch,

[@OfftoShambala]

Thanks for this David.

[@ColRubyDimplesManacha]

Rise n shine! Good morning egg! Biscuits time!

[@amandathurston2720]

I tried lettuce 🥬 as ground cover, it’s sprouting!

[@Ok-vj3dw]

have you observed plants surrounded by nitrogen fixers having more aphids? i have one little apple that i put a ton of lentils around and it has aphids but the other little apple with just a few pea plants doesnt have them. i believe Stefan Sobkowiak said in his video about aphids that plants with excess nitrogen get aphids.

[@cherylinoklahoma9624]

@Ok: You're correct. Stefan has a very good video about ants indicating too much nitrogen. Thanks for the reminder, I just watched that one again cuz I wasn't sure if it was too much or not enough nitrogen. 🤔

[@ScottHead]

You need one of those rolling seeders for efficiency... maybe? Edit - Ahh, you mentioned it doesn't do well.

[@cherylinoklahoma9624]

Thanks for your garden tutorials DTG and Miss Rachel, Bless your hearts.😁 Really likin' yer "Biscuit" song, too. FYI (For Y'alls Information) Todd Starnes has a new book, due out 6/27, available for pre-order. Title is "Our Daily Biscuit: Devotions With A Drawl". Looks like a good one! (Can't get too much Southern Hospitality). Has recipes and stories as well as devotionals and prayers. Catch a peek inside at Amz. Also in ebook format. Heard him talking about it on the radio recently and your song reminded me. THANKS!

[@Melanieallen968]

Great video!

[@koicaine1230]

Alright, you have convinced me to grow Sorghum Grass next season.

[@jesuschristislordoflordsan427]

why?

[@koicaine1230]

@@jesuschristislordoflordsan427 shade for my garden and house and biomass for compost.

[@DeepSouthBama56]

Ah why did you plant Sudan Grass so far apart in rows, instead of broadcasting it like most of us do? I am sure there is a madness to your method.

[@SCOTTBULGRIN]

DITO!

[@davidthegood]

For less water and more carbon.

[@shodson314]

@@davidthegood meaning so it uses up less water?

[@maroosk]

Hey, maybe mushroom blocks will bring vigor and you can expand them on yard waste.

[@92bagder]

I had no idea you can grow beans from grocery store beans. Learn something every video.

[@mylesfalconer9183]

I like mung beans as a cover crop. Super drought tolerant.

[@vinnettepope8255]

Good 👍idea. Great 👍job David 👍

[@mylesfalconer9183]

Plant denser. You can mow Sudan grass. It grows back like mad.

[@davidthegood]

Cool. I will try a denser patch.

[@benjaminbroudy2982]

at the very beginning I was like OH LORD WHAT HAPPENED TO DAVIDS VOICE but then I was like oh nevermind that is rachel

[@davidthegood]

I accidently bought soy protein instead of whey.

[@nativeamericanhomestead9948]

Wow good job 👍😁

[@Jo_mommah]

New song: “Planting Beans in the Rain” Also, did you say you ate 15,000 florets?? Lol couldn’t hear your tale over the jammin, but sounded exciting..I think? 😁 Haha bless y’all

[@hijrahsociety]

I’ve been looking for a machete like that.

[@jeannechin5052]

Timely help. Thanks!!

[@betty8173]

Seeds of faith! Praise God...water with love, fertilize with joy, voila! Why are we planting sorgum?? Besides mass, other reasoms? My chicks totally tore up the back yard, not being moved, and reseeding didn't work, too hot, nit enough rain, a lazy no good waterer!, failure! So, I have more grass seeds, hoping it will take now...

[@susanciviletto7024]

I always say I'm gonna grab my gloves.But I dont and end up with dirt in my nails. That must mean I like it.

[@vivianyerton7937]

Is that the same sorghum they make black strap molasses out of?

[@RussellBallestrini]

Hey family where do you get the seed for this grass? Seven springs farm.

[@Kinjo2008]

*D 2 the G. Have you had any experience or know of anyone growing super napier grass? Apparently can be utilized as animal foddar, silage/hay.*

[@davidthegood]

I have not tried it.

[@Kinjo2008]

@@davidthegood *10-4. Thank you for the reply my friend.* 👍

[@ramthian]

Aberdeen, Scotland is very cold 🥶 you know.

[@alliellioxenfree]

Chop and drop your adversaries.

[@verawol3111]

Can Thisbe used to make sorghum backstrap molasses?

[@carolynsteele5116]

Ok so what will you do when the bean plants grow? I just can’t quite grasp the concept yet.

[@davidthegood]

I may chop them down to ground level and let them rot.

[@charlescoker7752]

Do you plan to buy the property?

[@alexmolina7705]

What fertilizer you using?

[@ramthian]

I will do too ok. Thanks.

[@johnarmlovesguam]

Tell us why it would have been bad to purchase a second seeder.

[@jimjam36695]

Did the Caroline raspberry work here? Or any raspberry

[@davidthegood]

Heritage has worked so-so for us. Caroline gave up.

[@stumpbumpers]

I use my forking hands in the garden too🥸

[@LunaTic-pe9yr]

Cover crops are supposed to be spread over the whole area not in rows. That's why you're not using many seeds. Broadcast and mow over a few times then till in and plant, will give amazing results

[@davidthegood]

I am growing the grass to cut and carry.

[@davidthegood]

I will try a broadcast area too.

[@growshakephil]

What’s the advantage of making rows other than just broadcasting the cover crop seeds?

[@davidthegood]

Less water required.

[@qrplife]

When does a gardener become a farmer?

[@davidthegood]

Probably when he starts selling his produce.

[@SCOTTBULGRIN]

When he can almost make a profit!😂

[@bigal25938]

If I had soil that soft I would be in heaven. My soil is mostly clay that clumps.

[@davidthegood]

I have had that too. More fertile but hard to work.

[@lukelints9776]

Hey David, have you looked into Korean Natural farming? Look up Chris Trump, the introduction to Korean Natural farming. Very interesting stuff a lot of pioneering in that area.

[@davidthegood]

Yes - I have read the book

[@lukelints9776]

@@davidthegood what do you think about it? I got a guy up here in Michigan that has some older product that is very potent. I am going to spray a large area I used your advice adding a bunch of innoculates biochar, about a football fields worth I tilled and tilled in all the char and compost, then to break up the clay layer I am adding water soluble calcium. Hard clay 5 inches or so down.

[@lukelints9776]

@@davidthegood I have yet to read the book do you know what the book is called? Chris Trump learned directly under master cho

[@lukelints9776]

@@davidthegood these guys claim that it will treat the leaf curl on our peach tree In our back to Eden garden. I'll let you know if it works it's an everyday commitment.

[@ZE308AC]

@David the Good What does the pink cup say?

[@ZE308AC]

Flanigan's cup

[@shahidpervaiz786]

Super Buht Khub۔

[@alexsummersell3567]

I hope no one ever tries to rob you because @8:25 you pulled that machete out of your pocket with a quickness. They wouldn't know what hit em.

[@OfftoShambala]

You could have your daughter sell some of those seeds… some of us only need enough for less than half that planting area.

[@nkc9788]

You don’t need to inoculate the beans?

[@davidthegood]

No. I had clover here before - should be fine.

[@nancyfahey7518]

Is that the sorghum you can make sugar out of?

[@davidthegood]

It is half that. Not sure if you can make sugar from it.

[@Kentuckygardener]

Are you in the south? This soils looks like Florida soil? I found you from Danny at Deep South. Bought a few books.

[@dans3718]

He's in LA. That's Lower Alabama. :) He's almost back in Florida, but not quite.

[@ramthian]

Cool!.

[@ramthian]

You on you 😘.

[@codyayres]

i really wonder about the people that dislike this vid.

[@mylesfalconer9183]

Haha, yes I like it. What are you wondering about?

[@codyayres]

@@mylesfalconer9183 i miss spelled dislike. i like it too. david is awesome

[@sonyamusic9]

Maybe I haven't been through the whole video yet, but, did you just plant beans out of a regular bag, like from the grocery store?

[@davidthegood]

Yes.

[@ApisVenandi]

Have you ever grown super napier grass? It's for animal feed...

[@davidthegood]

I have not.

[@johnnyroadcrew3841]

Why hasnt it happened?

[@littlegreen5845]

Why sorghum Sudan and not just sorghum?

[@davidthegood]

More biomass, apparently.

[@michelifig6356]

@@davidthegood how did you go with the sudan grass? Hope you got to crop it before it went to seed

[@zacharypinegar3111]

MAKE SUGAR !!

[@releventhurt]

Do u have wildlife on your property? I want to see if your actions are bring in life in the form of animals as well ask soil biology also why is your soil so terrible what was the history of the land before you owned it

[@mylesfalconer9183]

I hear lots of birds in his yard. Yellow billed cuckoo calling.

[@janebadon3988]

Aha! ‘Catching some livestream for once!!

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[@necrokittie2291]

ummmmm, you planted sorghum sudangrass like it was a food crop.... the purpose of that crop is to make as much biomass and nitrogen possible. it shouldn't be planted with the purpose of being able to walk thru rows of it... it can yield 10 tons of hay per acre, you would use 40 to 50 lbs of the grass seed if you broadcast sprayed it per acre. that around .8 lbs per 1000 square feet. that bed you just seeded looks just over 1k square feet so it would need you to have filled your whole cup with the seed and instead you half filled it and then only used about an inch of seed from the cup woefully under seeding that plot for the purpose that sudangrass is meant for. it really doesn't make any sense to not saturate a monocrop of sudan grass when you are planting it to improve your bad soil. imagen how much green hay you could of made to use as mulch for your gardens...

[@davidthegood]

Thank you. I way trying not to overcrowd it. Some plants just don't like being on top of each other and yield worse. I'm experimenting with spacing still.