Hobby Farmer! Planting Sweet Corn

[@drowization]

Nice vid, Love the scripture, well done.... May GOD BLESS us all....

[@patrickjoy9551]

Just now watching this vid. No need to apologize for any of your implement purchases Tim. This is still America LOL. I for one enjoy watching new things and how they work or not work. Keep up the good work and great content. God bless.

[@whome9936]

Love that planter. I want a 2 row.

[@bvinduck]

Planter.... If it brings a smile to your face. Awesome! no harm no foul.

[@michaelmccray4048]

Happy Birthday Tim! We share the same birthday. Really enjoy all your videos. God Bless!

[@olivermansfield8341]

I've been planting sweetcorn in my back garden in London (UK), it's nice to see you folks doing the same on the other side of the Atlantic

[@michaelmartin9618]

That is such a cool planter. You have it because it’s enjoyable to you. All that counts. And I hope you had a Happy Birthday!

[@chrisomahony7166]

Happy Birthday Tim, love watching your videos whilst in lockdown in New Zealand!

[@FarmallFanatic]

Good job Timmy!

[@chrismills4213]

Just is something about planting that makes the heart feel good...I still have to wait a bit yet. God bless

[@mrelectron6220]

Happy Birthday Tim! celebrating by planting some corn. I just got half of my corn in this weekend plan on planting more in a few weeks to space out the harvest.

[@alwesker3060]

That looks like one of the JD Max Emerge planters sawed down to one row. Very neat. I'm keeping our old JD 7000 series corn planter with the Hope's of making these one of these days.

[@williammitchell9300]

Hello Tim Sure hope you shoot some Video of getting your corn to Harvest . Would be nice the final staging of picking.

[@DLTJR1959]

You have great soil Tim. Here where I live it's clay unless you are in bottom land. When we farmed we plowed in the fall and used a disc harrow in the spring. My grandfather had a saying that if you plowed wet ground in the spring you would roll clods the rest of the year. He was right. Now everyone no-till's. I've found out that with our clay you can roto-till the soil too fine and the ground will crust over impeding the seed coming up. Thanks for your videos. I appreciate really them.

[@aaronburford5701]

Great camera view,, love the rear tiller.

[@ericlaker1983]

Oh boy! I sure hope I didn't jump on planting corn to early. I was following Farmers almanac Tim!! April 6 the I think I put seed in ground. I also planted potatoes!! Have watched it and seen corn has germinated. It's still in ground. It's frosted a few times here and looking like again this Eve. I know it's not a big planting but sure would be nice to get two crops as you speak of. I love that planter!!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

can't imagine it needs much water as cold as it has been. If it sprouted a long while ago and is not yet up, I would not be encouraged. I'm afraid a replant might be in order!

[@ericlaker1983]

@@TractorTimewithTim I'm afraid your right. Got me thinking

[@swh797]

Tim enjoyed the planter putting the seed in the soil. The anticipation of how long it will take to come up, and the joy of seeing the first shoots breaking the soil surface has alway been a treet that I never tire of. Thank you and your wife for the happy memories.

[@steventhomson2042]

Like the instruction you give and trying difference methods with the tiller. Can’t wait to see how the corn turns out!!!!

[@GrampysTractor]

A beautiful day for a Birthday. Sunshine and planting in the garden.. The dirt looks so much better without last years continuous rain.

[@2fast65]

Great video Tim happy birthday have a great day be safe and stay healthy.

[@travisnajjar3695]

What a birthday present! Planting sweet corn. Happy Birthday!

[@GPOutdoors]

Happy Birthday Tim! Enjoyed the video this morning over coffee. Hoping you can do regular updates on the garden as the corn grows through to harvest for us. All the best !

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I’ll try. It gets kinda boring as there is not much action on it until harvest.

[@trytobetheballpeople]

That is great you are able to "farm like your dad"! Keep up the fun! Take Care!

[@marktomlin2212]

Thank you for all of your great videos. Tons of great in depth information. After watching all 8 of you john deere vs kubota videos I decided on my own Johnnie. Took delivery of it tonight. Thanks again for the videos.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Congratulations!

[@deanbushnell6596]

Happy birthday Tim hope you had a great day

[@davem5370]

Happy Birthday! No better way to spend it-on the tractor planting corn😊

[@patchitwood7428]

You can adjust your skids on your tiller to adjust the depth. I see that you have them on the deepest setting in the video. It just takes a couple of minutes by removing a couple of bolts and loosening two others. It has worked well for me on my tiller. Thanks for the videos! Keep up the good work!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Nope, I have them on the next to the shallowest setting. Notice when I let it float the skids dig right in. Not only on this tiller, but on KK as well.

[@patchitwood7428]

Tractor Time with Tim True. That is a good problem to have. That is some great looking, dark Indiana soil for sure. Our soil is more reddish-brown here in Central Kentucky. Thanks for all you do! Love the planter.

[@herbertbracy8679]

Triple sweet corn, excellent choice Tim , we are it all summer when we were in NY. I am a born and bred farm boy , so have eaten many kinds of corn. Love your videos

[@petenolte4192]

75 days the racoon will be happy too LOL. Looks like the plowing helped dry the ground out. Can't wait to see the projects you have planned for this year. Great video and God Bless

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Oh no! Our electric fence works wonders to keep them out!

[@petenolte4192]

@@TractorTimewithTim but they have to eat to 😞😞😞 LOL

[@corybetts1569]

Never overkill, it’s your garden, your equipment.

[@243army]

Happy Birthday TIM

[@mikefortune4796]

Hi Tim and Christy nice job and in 75 days you will have beautiful sweet corn freash from your Garden to the table you just cant beat it it will taste better than any sweet corn you can buy in a store the best of luck with it

[@bvinduck]

Great video. It's cool to see the cats getting involved. We have two cats that always want to "help" out.

[@brucealvarez9263]

You can only wait so long for the ground to dry. Wait too long and winter will come before the crops are ready. Happy birthday Tim!

[@zachbaugh6317]

I love the planter. Nothing like doing it the way dad or grandpa do

[@dwayneloftice2326]

Top job as always, Tim & Christie. I can taste that sweet corn already!

[@alanhayes3156]

Make sure you plant enough for the critters too. Hope your dad is doing well. Wish I was there to help. Your friend from NW Indiana.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Hey we’ll keep them critters out with our electric fence.

[@E_R_I_K]

No such thing as overkill if you're having fun. Happy birthday Tim.

[@curtwhite876]

That really is a nice planter. The cats were really into this episode, I laughed out loud when Mary fell.

[@hank5655]

Tim nice video I own a 2210 JD and I bought 1 row planter from a used Allis Chalmers 4 row planter it cost me 35.00 and it plants perfect for anybody else out there who doesn't want to spend a lot of money catch some farm sales!

[@howesithauling3858]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIM

[@OHIOMANUSMC]

Another great episode of Tractor Time With Tim.

[@Dafarish1]

Good stuff! Thank you. Love the nosy cats😂

[@joelhenderson5526]

I tell ya Tim in my opinion the planting tec. of that era of planters is the best. We have a six row and we always get a great stand. I'm very impressed with that tagline tiller it looks like a beast. I think your dirt perfect for planting, I like it when it's like walking on the moon. You did right by being patient.

[@jasone9]

Wow I'm jealous, it was spitting snow here in w.Pa today and darn windy. To anyone thinking about a planter I bought a 2 row from Harris last year after Tim got his. I love it, it does a great job and they are great people to work with. They also ship them and it was reasonable.

[@daves2960]

Your planter logic makes perfect sense to me. When I get ready to plant corn, I would like to do the same thing. Looks predictable and easy to duplicate somewhere else and/or for someone else.

[@kenrichardson4144]

Great video! Thanks for sharing❗❗❗ 🙂🙂🙂 👍👍👍

[@patrickburgmeier7902]

Great to see you in the field again Tim and Christy. What a difference a year makes. We are finding that too up here in Minnesota.

[@royamberg9177]

What part of Minnesota are you in. Morris here

[@allenhunt3070]

Loved this video Tim! What a nice tiller! And the planter is Awesome!

[@mrgoodwrench1103]

Good video guys. My how things have changed over the years . I was just thinking back to when you and Katriel were planting sweet corn at your old place with the Hoss Garden Seeder. I'm going back to the archives to re-watch that one. Keep the videos coming and stay safe.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I think there are two or three of those!

[@gregb2144]

Forward tiller dose not throw rocks and things up into your tiller housing. No more banged up top plates,etc.FYI Have a good weekend!

[@rcp935peek4]

Happy Birthday Tim. You just keep doing what you do, the way you want to do it. I just feel blessed to be able to check out what you fine folks are up to every now and then, Thanks for the videos

[@brentbrown8393]

Tim , I loved seeing the tractor and the planter doing their thing, nice video, in muy ground Bodacious does well. 👍

[@johncrishock9317]

Happy Birthday Tim, been enjoying your channel for years and have learned so much. Tell Kristy for me you can have as many cheeseburgers as you want on your birthday. God bless you both!

[@grantdeisig1360]

Happy B-day Tim! Thanks for the awesome videos!

[@dandelionacresoh9064]

Happy B-Day Tim..! Hope you had a great day..!

[@unclealansyard5176]

Happy birthday hope you had a great day!

[@troyeager8877]

Well Happy Birthday!

[@johndeno562]

Happy birthday, Tim. Hope you have a wonderful day. Hoping to get some corn planted this week.

[@waltermattson5566]

It looks like you had a great time. I hope the corn grows well.

[@peanutsmith1462]

One brave cat lol going up in the tiller keep those videos coming god bless us all

[@emrythompson]

Happy birthday! Mine was on Friday the 17th!

[@BackyardEngineer334]

Tim might I suggest getting a drag, it’s perfect for covering seed, no mechanical parts to fail, just heavy iron teeth. Makes a field or patch look awesome.

[@captainstabbin9338]

Best drag grandpa ever had was an old panel farm gate, ran one behind the harrows for years.

[@harmab2]

Happy belated Birthday Tim

[@bradcoddington1679]

I got a two row just like yours bought it a few years ago for 1500.00 in NW wisconsin going to be planting mine in the next few days. Happy birthday mine was monday the 13 the big 50 LOL

[@briangleason5597]

Dear Sir, Thank you for you're video's and I love you're cats. They are very cute. My cats bite my finger also. Happy belated birthday. You have awesome implements, and I like how you explain how they work. Subscriber for life.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Thank you very much!

[@harmab2]

Thanks Tim, another great video

[@firionrazar3797]

The planter is nice and not overkill because it's tough and precise. I don't agree with the tiller usage for seedbed preparation. It dries the soil quite a lot. Maybe you could try using a spring-tine harrow. It won't be a beautiful finish on the first pass but it keeps a lot of moisture in the soil. Thanks for the work you put in making these videos!

[@thelittlemechanicjones7100]

Tim that group look bad but when you put that heavy duty tiller it look so perfect It looked like a real garden dirt

[@thelittlemechanicjones7100]

Tim thank you for my liking comment

[@seenithere]

Happy BD Tim! Looks like that soil needs more composted material & some sand. Save all those leaves & grass clippings you get from the vacuum system that you have & spread them out on there in the fall.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Soil quality is phenomenal! It is just different to work with from what I’m used to.

[@Kcolby47]

Birthday blessings to you Tim! That is a neat planter and they have stood the test of time. Maybe Spring is finally here...

[@bradz68]

Try to adjust your 3 point hitch lowering speed under your seat, might help to keep the tiller from going up and down with the tractor. Thanks for all your hard work Tim.

[@johnthorpe1071]

Thanks Christy and Tim! You make me want to get back into gardening. I don't use much anymore, Sons have Families now and moved out but it still interests me. Great vid as always.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

We specifically focus on easy to maintain/ harvest crops. Sweet corn tastes SO good from the garden, and feels like real farming. ...and I love to watch potatoes grow! We avoid crops which are ‘difficult’ or time consuming.

[@cody481]

Please link planting videos to later cultivating and harvest videos.

[@MrNobody2828]

Great video Timmy and the to the person behind the camera! Love that 7000 max-emerge planter setup! Nothing better than fresh sweet corn. Nothing better than eating out of your own garden, whatever you grow. Hope your dad keeps his farm in the family.

[@wjthehomebuilder]

14:13 In 75 days we'll still be in "corn"tine!

[@EtzEchad]

Green Acres is the place to be! I love sweet corn! I wish I was there with you to share your bounty. I've been watching a lot of farmer channels lately and it is a little different to see them pull a 34 foot planter with a 400 hp tractor to what you are doing. :) Best of luck!

[@ronaldalbrycht935]

what size is your tiller i have a max26xlt mahindra tractor a 48 would be to small you would see to tire marks i would need a 54 or a 60 inch what would you recommend i like the king kutter

[@TractorTimewithTim]

See my ‘choosing the right tiller for your compact tractor’ episode, and check out the corresponding story at tractortimewithtim.com

[@jamiefox9215]

Hello, love your videos is the soil warm enough where you live right now. Here in western pa we don’t plant till around Memorial Day give or take week or two and I live around lots of dairy farms so I just wait till I see them planting. Also kudos to you a the planter I’m the same way I actually have a two row Massey Ferguson corn planter with the fertilizer box for side dressing. It does a great job and I only plant like 6 rows of sweet corn also. I do plant some field corn for the deer here like maybe 2ac I also get the looks using the planter in our garden but like you I love it. I grew up around ag farming. I love tilling up the land and planting even though I’m little land owner . Ok keep up the great videos I hope to meet you guys some day maybe at a farm show take care. Chad PS it great to see some one else digging up seed after planting I do the same thing to make sure its doing well ok good day!

[@nealtubbs9608]

Happy belated birthday Tim! The cats are a riot. Did you guys ever have dogs? A puppy would love running around in your property.

[@snymat_68]

Happy Birthday! I'm still waiting for my garden to dry out enough. The lower end of mine looks like a little pond right now :/

[@zeusmacafee5097]

Seeing the size of your garden and thinking about how mine is slightly larger and I use a push tiller and plant all by hand. Maybe someday though😂

[@muhammadasifmukhtar8293]

Good work

[@vietnamvet5826]

be interesting to hear when you spray roundup for soil prep and then after planting, what your criteria is for spraying for weeds

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Roundup has no residual effects. Don’t understand your question.

[@vietnamvet5826]

@@TractorTimewithTim at what height do you spray your sweet corn? like do you spray when weeds are 3 to 4 inches tall

[@TractorTimewithTim]

@@vietnamvet5826 yes, that is a good time. I would spray anytime up to when the corn starts to tassel. I do not like spraying when the silks are coming out on the ears.

[@vietnamvet5826]

@@TractorTimewithTim thanks Tim...I've never seen any videos of you spraying and was just wondering if sprays techniques for sweet corn were similar to field corn..thanks and God Bless

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yep. Same. We don’t typically show spraying our sweet corn as the crazies come out in force when they see you spraying roundup on something you will eat. …easiest to simply avoid that.

[@steveadams4009]

Might try putting a little gypsum on the garden to see if it will help it to break up better.

[@anewrnn]

Loving the channel Tim.keep it up.

[@doogals]

Happy Birthday!!

[@whome9936]

My first act as king will be to outlaw turnbuckle stabilizers, even on little tractors. They'll come with a mandatory life sentence.

[@peterc2696]

Might want to try a power harrow if you don’t want to till so deep in the spring.

[@2ndgenerationcattleandhayf14]

I love your channel and I'm a cattle farmer in Indiana

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Sounds good, Tommy!

[@Shane_O.5158]

your soil seems to have large sand grains, or large volcanic grains, that would explain not powdering. i don't know why it stays wet, it must be wicking up from below, or your not much above river height ?

[@ZEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOO00]

Happy Birthday.

[@SLCOutdoors]

awsome planter!

[@mikehargrove5442]

Ok, thank you. I have seen a lot of comparisons for the John Deere and the Kubota but nothing with the Massey Ferguson. I know you’re a John Deere fan but I was just wondering your thoughts on the Massey Ferguson. I really enjoy your videos. Keep it up. Thank you

[@RustyCarnahan]

I've often thought gauge wheels would be a worthwhile addition to a 3 point tiller

[@petebusch9069]

Dad's old one had a wheel, I wonder why they don't have them anymore?

[@philipirwin5286]

Hey, Happy Birthday Tim!

[@janpol7646]

Also Tim you need to get a chain dragger to get to be flat then you can use a walk behind tiller

[@cha-ka8671]

TIMMY! 3" is the perfect depth for corn to get the best yield.

[@GunsmithLC]

I plant usually 10+ rows of sweet corn - each row is about 60 feet long. I use an earthway-precision-garden-seeder. Rows can be spaced to 30+ inches and I can plant all the rows in about five minutes. For those who want a good planter and save some money consider those - about $125... The soil you have there sure looks heavy. Best wishes on a good harvest, Tim...

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I am not happy with the results from the earth way planter. 1) it does not do a good job of seed placement. You may get 0,1,2 or 3 seeds in each ‘cup’ in the plate. 2) there is no way to change the population. 3) the wimpy ‘chain’ is useless as a covering implement. Probably the best you can do for $100, but not very impressive.

[@GunsmithLC]

@@TractorTimewithTim I've had a similar model for nearly 30 years.. I found that, by slowing down forward speed and keeping the hopper at least 1/4 full, I get quite consistent plantings.. If by chance an extra seed drops down it's not often and when plants get about 4" high it's easy to see any that need yanking out.. For the cost - it's worked well so far.. I also use it for snap beans etc..

[@richardsmith-io2is]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STAY SAFE

[@brianuhing2657]

Ever thought about using a field cultivator? I know this video is a year old. Sorry I'm late but it looks nice to me. I do like your planter. 👍

[@brianuhing2657]

Did you make the planter yourself?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

keep watching. We tell where we got the planter.