Laying Plastic Mulch For Field Tomatoes!

[@TakeNoneForTheTeam]

If school kids saw you they would all wonder where you got that super power. You know, the ability to work. They've never seen it in real life themselves.

[@melindaroth214]

BLESS YOUR HEART DRE. JUST NO END TO THE WORK. RONALD JUST GOT SOME PLANT IN GARDEN YESTERDAY. STILL A LOT MORE TO GO.

[@dorinc.4023]

That machine is God sent!

[@poyner2]

That was great to watch. It was a good detailed view of the whole laying process and your reasoning for pre forming the beds first makes great sense. Really enjoy watching your vlogs and so glad that I found your channel.

[@MrTroyCole]

Hey don’t feel bad about pre forming your beds with first past . I have to do the same thing farming NW Arkansas. Keep up the good work !

[@johnsalcido5436]

Make the beds, then go back with a tine cultivator or something that’ll lift up more soil in the middle rows, then go lay plastic. Helps lift the bed and add additional dirt on the sides so the discs have more dirt to better cover the plastic on the sides. Our soils are heavy clays in the mountains of NC.

[@tombauder8489]

I'd love to see a video of what you're describing because we have the same problem most of the time here in Pa. I don't know what a tine cultivator is. Is it a regular rototiller or is it a spring tine cultivator?

[@joshh9090]

@@tombauder8489 really? Where in PA are you. We’ve got fairly heavy clay but I have never had to pre bed. Moldboard. Disc. Tiller. Bed

[@tombauder8489]

SE Pa, Near Pottstown Pa

[@joshh9090]

​@@tombauder8489 I gotcha. I'm southwest

[@LazyKFarmstead]

Very cool!! The right tools always make the job easier.

[@MichaelBrazdaFilms]

99% of the free world is now trapped, pretty much permanently behind computer screens. Having the freedom to work with the dirt and sweat, beyond the gaze of a LED monitor is now a luxury. Finally - their end product - FRESH FOOD - will never go out of style. Your living the dream Farmer Dre!

[@mgoss77]

I preform my beds too with a disc hiller. I use a 55hp tractor with my rain flo which is a little under powered so preforming beds helps a lot. I also make the beds by myself so I focus on making a straight row when I preform, that way I can focus behind me on the mulch layer while I lay plastic. I also found a hydraulic top link is great for controling how much soil you drag with the plow.

[@martywilliams901]

Outstanding!

[@krisnowandlater5288]

Is it laying drip tape too!?!????? So cool.

[@terryscott8893]

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[@julienpepper]

hi, good job for this machine, i see your video from france and its like to run very good, iam a melon producer and other vegetables, and i like your video fro south of france thanks you

[@georgegross2340]

Look at I and j cultivators, you can cultivate your wheel rows quickly and throw soil against the plastic to suppress weeds on the covered edge. They are affordable and work great.

[@dutchmiller704]

That was a very good video.

[@reiner5311]

Nice video I’m really interested to see how the field tomatoes will go

[@TwoHappyChildrenFarm]

I've spent many hours on the 2600. Here's some things that bit me as it aged and adjusted. You know those bolts on top that set the bed width? They can adjust themselve outward no matter how tight the bolts are. I jammed stuff in there to keep that from happening. The crowned bed pad and rollers looked nice, but I ripped off the rollers this year, not needed. What happens when they stop rolling is they pull the mulch and rip holes in it, not so bad if you remember to wd40 before laying, but it can happen any time. They also didn't have enough clearance on my model so the opening shoes would plug, push up the roller and also cause holes in the mulch. On thing I did this year, deep plow in the fall, let it rain, then set the 2600 to maximum engagement and throw up ugly beds, we have heavy clay. Let it rain again and in spring hit it with a roto tiller on the tractor and knock it level. The 2600 loves this. We still throw dirt on the top to withstand our 40 mph winds here. In our first year we laid out 5 acres of mulch running east west all on the same day, within two weeks it was blowing across the county.

[@bbingtube]

Man that thing makes nice lines.

[@jb4496]

That machine does a nice job.

[@pfurr281]

Great video .

[@gademordonatus6574]

Good content. What's the length of the plastic mulch?

[@charliecameron2551]

Thank you

[@cynthiaedwards5149]

Too easy Dre too easy., but it is very interesting to watch. Thanks for the video!

[@stevenphillip1159]

Where do you buy your black plastic rolls?

[@joshh9090]

If you’re close to pa. Rainflo and nolts or Martins all sell it

[@nathanromain8821]

💪🏼 Good video 🇺🇸

[@sydneykasmar]

The hats and shirts link is down.

[@jimmygibson2261]

I have a rock problem in lincolnton nc to

[@HootMaRoot]

Wish I could afford drip tape, but the prices for non commercial tape in the UK is really high. Its around £250 for less than 100 foot. So I am stuck having to water all my fruit and veg 2 or 3 times a day

[@FriendlyCleaningKC]

If you could would you only grow tomatoes in tunnels?

[@erikcolon366]

Hey what do you call that machine and how much is it?

[@krapefarm8299]

It’s from a company called Rain-Flo irrigation in East Earl Pa. they changed the numbers 2670 is $5400, 2570 is 4975. There are various options to add to them. Should you be able to go with only 4 foot plastic and a 5 inch raised bed, a Nolts produce supplies layer costs $1675 and is sort of the poor farmers version. Dre’s has row track which keeps his rows much straighter even if he doesn’t drive straight.

[@genggenggeng42]

do you use biodegradable plastic?

[@joshh9090]

Biodegradable is not worth it in my opinion. The price is almost double and it takes longer than I’d like for it to break down. I still find it in my fields the next year

[@cecilbrown4804]

Work smart not hard ,no weeds and watering by turning a valve, genius.

[@johnsummers172]

What is your native language?

[@daviddenkers2772]

He was born in Riverside California