December Farm Walkthrough: What’s Growing, What’s Struggling, What’s Next!

[@joshuamiller5976]

Let’s see the soil test 😁😁

[@everoakfarm]

🫡 You got it!

[@scottburgle4889]

Who do you get your soil tests done through? Yeah…would love to see a soil test video!

[@everoakfarm]

Waters Agriculture Laboratories in GA. I’ll do a soil test video here soon.

[@leonshomegrown]

Good stuff. Well done 😊

[@everoakfarm]

🙏🏻 Thanks!

[@jonaflatooni]

Many find ducks are highly effective for dealing with cleaning out cabbage worms etc that cause a decent amount of leaf damage though they may not kill the plants it detracts some from being able to sell them to some places. There is also an older style of Japanese chicken that was used in the same way in backyard vegetable gardens for the homes. Ducks seem to be more widely used now and easier to manage. Plus they really don’t focus on plants themselves and want the insects. Plus can provide free manure to the ground and thus less inputs needed. Beautiful what you are creating and showing to the local area. What a much better way of farming and regenerative to the soil. It’s the future and hope you have abundant harvests and make enough funds to support yourself and family. Look forward to following your path and collaborating over time.

[@everoakfarm]

I’ve thought about getting some ducks, but haven’t made the jump yet. Thanks for the tips! When introducing livestock into the garden, especially for produce your planning on selling, you also need to be mindful and strategically move your birds at certain times to prevent any harmful contamination that potentially fresh manure can cause. Just something to be mindful about. Thank you, for the kind words! 🙏🏻

[@jonaflatooni]

@@everoakfarm Thanks that is a good insight. It shows that learning really comes from experience doing it yourself regardless of how many videos you watch. I would imagine it would be very effective for larger fields of staple crops that are harvested later in the season and could be challenging if not organized well in farm settings with lots of different crops nearby maturing and being harvested at different times for just what you described. If you ever take the jump please share how it goes!