Heirloom Corn Maintenance v13

[@tagladyify]

Love these ideas. Crimson clover is so pretty, too. The life comes from good/healthy soil.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you Tracy

[@connieblasingame7996]

Been hoeing my corn today.....we've had almost everyday rain....too much water and too many weeds....no till is good......do a lot of Ruth Stout gardening.....Larry at Scoot's Organic

[@metcalfmills5679]

I hear you Larry. We have not had too much rain, but last year we did. They used to say “a wet year will starve you to death and a dry year will scare you to death”.

[@TXDHC]

I just planted my heirloom flint corn today. I know it's late but it is what it is. We've still got plenty of heat left in Texas. I think I'll go out and put down some crimson clover! Thanks for the tips.

[@metcalfmills5679]

I hope it works good and that it does good

[@beverlywalling1417]

Everything is so beautiful there…love that tall corn

[@metcalfmills5679]

Glad you enjoy

[@charlesvickers4804]

I like that you are using traditional methods to work towards a better goal . The method police can be so hard headed on both sides that they can't see the value from the other camp. Thanks

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you Charles

[@BADEB58]

Thank you Justin. I suggest that when you reach 50 or a bit more, you should wright about all the life you saw around you with your grand pa, your father, your mother, how was the life you discover at that time because when you talk about it like last time, for me it was very interesting, very rich and make me want to know more about it. And the way you decided to work and live comes from that part of your life and it's not the case of the majority... Think about that.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you for the suggestion, and for taking the time. I have been told that before. It would be good to preserve and share it. I will take your suggestion to heart. Thank you !

[@BADEB58]

@@metcalfmills5679 ​ When several persons tell you the same thing, maybe it's true :) I think you have an other talent to discover.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Good point ! I think I will start making notes now !

[@noblebrooks1552]

Looking really good, happy to see Billy and family helping you out. I really enjoyed watching his videos and learned a lot from you are him.

[@metcalfmills5679]

They are great folks ! So thankful for them. Thank you for sharing, glad you enjoyed !

[@lorrainepeckham4211]

Oh wow look at that corn,love it! Reminds me of my Daddy's crop long ago.

[@metcalfmills5679]

I hope my girls can say that one day. Thank you for sharing !

[@dianapollex3266]

Perma Pastures Farm is how I found your channel. Very nice people like yourself.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you for your kind compliment, and thank you for sharing that.

[@skipdunham1596]

Hey Justin I’m fixin to be 60 and the old timers when I was young use to plant fetch as a cover. In winter they would turn there cows or whatever livestock they had to supplement their food. It was supposed to put nitrogen in the ground along with the manure from the animals. Nowadays not to many know what a cover is!

[@metcalfmills5679]

That’s good. Thanks Skip. Thanks for sharing!

[@Outtahide540]

Good hard work to feed the family. Thank you for sharing

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you for watching Mel !

[@LouY778]

Came from Perma Pastures after seeing you there.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you ! Hope you enjoy my channel !

[@belindagray3005]

Enjoyed watching. You are creating with good informative content keep up the good work. :)

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you for that ! Im glad you enjoyed.

[@kevinbaker6168]

You could do the three sisters planting with your Hickory King corn. Plant a row of beans between your rows of corn, and pumpkins where you aren't putting the beans. You just need to skip rows for the vines to spread on the pumpkins.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Yeah my experiment with that some Kevin thanks for the suggestion

[@SgtSnausages]

Hand pulling weeds small scale (3 acres of Garden on 9 acre homestead) for 23 years now. We do Hickory King every 3rd year. Being small, we have to grow different corn in different years to prevent crossing.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you for sharing!

[@nkraemer]

I like the idea of using clover under your corn.

[@metcalfmills5679]

It is nice to have a cover crop already in place when it’s time to harvest !

[@judithlehman3027]

Thank GOD for the message you are spreading. And don't worry about being born a 100 years late you have friends

[@metcalfmills5679]

I’m learning that! So happy to meet all the ol timers like me🙂

[@josiegladysgardens9245]

I learned from a local farmer’s niece to plant peanuts in the hole with the corn seed. It provides all the nitrogen the corn needs. I use 2 shelled peanut seeds to one corn seed.

[@mellyg8872]

Yes! You never know if something will work unless you try it. Really like your videos 🌽🌽

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you ! I appreciate you letting me know.

[@milknhoneyheritagefarms4706]

I love that you try not to use weed killer. I do t we any on my farm. I like that weeding tool

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you!!

[@bobkernahan6340]

dont know if you will see this comment since its been a year but we have problems once in awhile with crows going in our chicken coup and stealing eggs, i learned this from a old timer and it works great, all you have too do is harvest a crow if you know what i mean and hang it from a rope or string in the area you want to keep them away from and they wont be back anytime soon i use a pellet rifle with a scope and it works every time

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you, I have used that method. I appreciate you sharing this

[@gpage2024]

Ian thinking of cover crop of red clover in my okra patch not the best soil that help going to try. Oh yea I miss you at farm where you live maybe one we get to meet Till then stay safe and your family

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thanks Greg!! Maybe so

[@84Balthasar]

Hi, that corn looks amazing ! Could you send me a few seeds of it?

[@jdp6ofus]

I like your clover idea with the corn. I wonder if one of the shorter varieties that is heat tolerant would work for us in AL. Came here from Perma Pastures farm :-)

[@metcalfmills5679]

Never know until you try it, Good luck ! Thank you, Perma Pasture is awesome !

[@dwighthires3163]

A couple weeks ago you painted some bone sauce on some stakes around your corn patch to reduce the deer visits. You said you would give us an update. Did it help at all?.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Yes it did! The pinto beans were getting munched before, but so far I have not seen any damage. Very minimal tracks around also.

[@Whale_Chum]

@@metcalfmills5679 Is that Billy’s bone sauce or do you have your own recipe?

[@metcalfmills5679]

That is Billy’s Bone Sauce

[@Whale_Chum]

@@metcalfmills5679 Thanks! Just after I watched this and typed this question, I came across your video talking about bone sauce, your family and the land. It was wonderful!

[@GrowingLittleCountryhomestead]

You never learn unless your making mistakes. Go video

[@metcalfmills5679]

Right on bro !

[@David-kd5mf]

Can you do a video on reliable tractors. I am renting half acre with potential to get up to 10 acre. My walk behind troy bilt makes hard work of the little bit of pasture I am converting to crops. Thinking about getting an old reliable tractor with a plow of some kind. I dont know where to start with looking for a tractor.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Ford, Massey, John Deere…most of the older tractors are good if you find one in decent shape. Have someone check it out for you

[@David-kd5mf]

@@metcalfmills5679 i ended up getting a massey ferguson 204-4. 20hp with 4 wheel drive. I got an old 3 point plow for it with a broken plow point. Make convert it to a subsoiler and get a newer 1 bottom plow. May get a tiller attachment eventually. Growing kentucky rainbow corn, 2 kinds of Mexican flour corns, winter squash, and assorted dry bean varieties.

[@metcalfmills5679]

That’s great

[@noah786]

Hi thanks for the video. Just wondering if you’ve heard of the three sisters technique of growing corn beans and squash together. If not, it may be something that may be of interest to you.

[@metcalfmills5679]

I sure have ! Someone recently shared that they plant their corn in 6 ft circles with a squash plant in the middle. Have you heard of that?

[@farm2655]

I have no doubt in you no-tilling your corn, but you will need to have a system for weed control, with out chemical, I'm not too sure what to tell you.