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[@brianstiff5680]

I like the garden idea.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Brian - Thanks and I hope you give it a try!

[@KeithWBales]

Dr Grant and team - all of your stuff is great but this one is WORLD CLASS for those of us working to DRILL home the basics of BS (Buffalo System). Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Have a blessed day and hunting season.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks!

[@P.Hightower]

Really enjoy the garden aspect of this episode. Food plots are great but variety keeps it fresh.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

My family, friends, and Team enjoy the fresh veges! - grant

[@philplasterer1547]

Did I miss the follow up video of the garden?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

I'm not sure we shared it but it turned out great!

[@philplasterer1547]

GrowingDeer.tv that is great!!!! You all are amazing leaders!!! Thank you ✝️🇺🇸🦌

[@davidconnor1072]

I have great looking stand of buck forage oats in my food plots. Soil amendments were done prior to planting and we also applied glyphosate prior to disking and planting . Am I ok to drill a summer mix into just oats to start the Buffalo system?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

David - The oats make a great seed crop, some of them will fall, germinate and compete with the summer crop. Crops from volunteer seed are always too thick, too thin, or germinate at the wrong time of year. Oats tend to drop seed during June/July - which is too early in most areas to plant oats. If the oat crop isn't very think or critters consume most of the seeds, then it will be great to simply drill through the crop. BY the way, there's no need to apply glyphosate if the soil is to be disced in a few days. Glyphosate is ground neutral - it won't kill any weed seeds.

[@sonsofthunder3100]

Ray Archuleta, soil health guru, called this chaos gardening! I can imagine the guy at the feed and seed did think it was crazy! But many, if not all of us need a paradigm shift, one of my college professors, Fred Provenza, said the biggest challenge to managing natural resources is "the longest 6 inches", or the distance between our ears! We get in the way of ourselves too often. Great video! Keep it up! Look forward to how things progress this season and what new things I can learn from you guys!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

I love that quote! Yes, we have followed Ray's work and think he is doing great things! We will keep giving updates on the garden on the show and on our Facebook page so stay tuned. -Daniel

[@berkeleyanderson7976]

I just wanted to thank you for always providing great content and a special thank you for shedding light on the great need for organ donors. Many of your viewers may not be aware that on average 20 people die everyday waiting on a lifesaving organ transplant. I'm sad to say my father Ed Ashworth passed before he could receive the liver he needed. My youngest daughter and I are both tissue recipients and are huge Donate Life cheerleaders.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Berkeley - Thanks to you and your daughter!

[@fall-qe9rf]

Can’t wait to see garden results

[@GrowingDeerTV]

We will be sharing updates on our Facebook page throughout the summer so stay tuned! -Daniel

[@wingedfoot97]

I hope you all keep us updated on the garden. Thats interesting!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

We will!! -Daniel

[@jordanlane2658]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻happy fathers day to you grant and all the dads on growing deer team .

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thank you! -Daniel

[@mylife4137]

I have a feeling that the garden will produce produce to the likes you haven't seen. Also you will not realize the 50 lb zucchini in the center. Great Show and appreciate what you do.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Hahah We hope so! We'll be giving updates on the garden so stay tuned. -Daniel

[@jessicadean7941]

Do you wot to go hunting on my fram with nosing tigs

[@jonathanlong9159]

What if u don’t have a no till drill. Can u still do the buffalo system with a hand spreader. Or is there any other way to still do the buffalo system.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Jonathan - Yes! Checkout the foot crimper (called the Baby Goliath) from RTP Outdoors at: www.rtpoutdoors.com/product-page/rtp-outdoors-hat - grant

[@jonathanlong9159]

GrowingDeer.tv Thanks

[@briankerr3518]

Thank You for your channel. Keep up the great work!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks Brian! -Daniel

[@SasquatchBioacoustic]

Very interested in how your garden turns out this year. Hope you'll do a follow up video at the end of the summer!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

We will! Many vegetable are already germinating! -Daniel

[@EarlybirdFarmSC]

I am wondering how you could apply this method to your front lawn?

[@eugeneconner6934]

Enjoyed the video looking very forward to updates on the garden

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Many varieties have already germinated. We will have updates on our Facebook page! -Daniel

[@mnhs06]

This is the coolest thing I've ever seen.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Stay tuned for updates throughout the summer! -Daniel

[@kentondvorak2509]

I kinda want to plant my garden this way now lol much easier🤣

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Super easy!!! :) -Daniel

[@whartonoutdoors7493]

Another great video Grant. I'll be on the edge of my seat waiting to see how Tracey's garden turns out, its either going to be spectacular or the biggest mess you ever planted. Working outside of more norms on this one, I can hear the tut, tuts from the vegetable growers on this side of the pond. 🤣

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Hahahah We will see what happens! -Daniel

[@adked1841]

Where can we get the foot crimper?

[@mattvanmalsen311]

ADK Ed make one. Buy a piece of angle iron and sharpen the edges or a 2x4 and bolt a piece of sheet stock on it so it goes down 2 inches.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

The folks at RTP Outdoors will have all the information you need. You can contact them here: www.rtpoutdoors.com -Daniel

[@Ghillie-bp6tl]

Ok. Fantastic episode (Yes, I'm playing catch-up once discovering the channel.) Is there an episode number with the results of the garden planting? Great content, as usual, Dr. Woods.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

The garden worked well! It's best to have a thick crop of cereal rye before the garden and crimp it to control the weeds.

[@carsonreynolds7721]

Hey man great video! Father’s are the best people to learn,love,and laugh from!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks Carson! You are exactly right! -Daniel

[@kirk420420420]

I just re watched this episode, and was wondering how Miss Tracy's garden did this year with the new planting technique?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Kirk, It did pretty well given it was our first try! We learned a few things and will improve our technique next spring. Stay tuned! -Daniel

[@Killer-xi4ey]

My favorite show

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing! -Daniel

[@RoestalkerCoUk]

I like your videos very much. Do you have pigs in your area? My concern is if we did it your way pigs would be rooting in all that laid down decomposing vegetation. It would not look that pretty any more.... will not be flat and even next round. Do you have any solution for that?

[@buckslayer7501]

RoeStalker there r no pigs

[@RoestalkerCoUk]

That's what I thought. I like the idea, of buffalo system but in my area this would not work unfortunately..

[@buckslayer7501]

I hunt up in kansas

[@GrowingDeerTV]

RoeStalker- We have hogs only several miles away but not currently on our property. Even if the hogs move in, we plan to continue this system be cause it is so great for the soil! -Daniel

[@RoestalkerCoUk]

Hi Daniel, would it not make it more difficult if not impossible for the machinery if the hogs dig your food plot up? I am afraid you may have to plow it sooner or later, but it seems like a step you would rather avoid using buffalo system?

[@bowbrothas6073]

Nice video

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks! -Daniel

[@603Hunting_Fishing]

Great job Grant !! hope to win a hat signed by you ! so close !

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks! -Daniel

[@603Hunting_Fishing]

GrowingDeer.tv won the hat signed by grant !

[@kayakwesty]

Thank you Dr. Grant : )

[@ericflax948]

I am very interested in the Buffalo System. My 30 acre pasture/creek bottom is in the heart of big ag country. The crop rotation is typically milo to winter wheat to summer fallow. The other big draw is alfalfa. What would you recommend I use instead of beans if I were to implement the Buffalo System?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Eric, Soybeans are the best corp forage you can supply deer. If you are simply wanting to keep the ground covered and build organic mater throughout the summer months, We are actually working with Eagle Seed now on an experimental blend to meet these requirements. We are planting it right now! We will see how it does this summer, so stay tuned! -Daniel

[@hoythunter7404]

How late can I plant beans if I'm in the south? I'm in South Carolina and with all this rain not sure I will have a chance to plant anytime soon as wet as it is.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

You will probably be alright if you got them in by July 4th. -Daniel

[@nickc2124]

Will the deer also feed on the laid down un-matured cereal wheat and rye heads after it's been crimped?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

They may find the wheat heads but beans will be targeted most for sure! -Daniel

[@joshiung4750]

Random question here. Are deer effected by juglone, (the toxin produced by Black Walnut trees)?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

No it does not. -Daniel

[@joshiung4750]

Thank you!

[@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors]

I cant wait to see how the garden turns out. Very interesting idea. Where is your recipe for the groundhog stew?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

We be giving garden updates throughout the summer so stay tuned! I don't think we have ever posted the recipe for groundhog stew. We do have venison and turkey recipes here: www.growingdeer.tv/category/recipes/ -Daniel

[@carterlove5657]

Cool

[@shawnhampton2895]

Have you ever been to Washington Northeastern Ford's Okanogan Tonasket Oroville Keller nespelem reason I asked how would you do a food plot in an area like that where you couldn't get any water to it besides what comes rarely very interested in doing this we have a lot of fires like to do all I can to help the animals around I like your Buffalo system just don't have the money to buy the tractors and all the stuff

[@alvasteury8050]

First

[@GrowingDeerTV]

:) -Daniel

[@RSI77]

Grant's reluctance to credit people like Gabe Brown for the development of these systems takes away from the educational aspect of his content. I respect his work but the lack of acknowledgement veers his content toward the crass commercialization that is a dime a dozen. Even the gardening technique is something Gabe Brown does.....

[@billymontgomery2374]

ryan schaefer I was thinking the same thing. It almost feels like he thinks the more he talks about it the better odds he'll get credit for developing it, which couldn't be further from the truth. It kind of makes you wonder if he hasn't taken credit for other ideas as well, and what he has really come up with on his own.

[@rickstein7463]

Glad I'm not the only one noticing this. I saw on the new episode today he showed soil temps and talked about a new experimental mix, which is probably something else that's already been done. It's just like this show is losing a step or something, and can't come up with any new ideas so they're robbing others hoping they have enough uneducated viewers that haven't researched this concept that they won't notice.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

We closely follow Gabe Brown and other soil health professionals like Ray Archuleta and Dave Brant as well as the Rodale Institute . We have learned much from these leaders. We frequently share their work with others that want to learn more about soil health and cover crops. They do great work. -Daniel