8 IMPORTANT TIPS FOR STARTING A SUCCESSFUL SMALL MARKET FARM!

On this week's episode, the guys provide some tips that you should consider before you plan to start a small-scale market farm.
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[@monicadamm9912]

Thank you! Very Helpful

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TheGardenerNorth]

A Wellspring of Sage Advice!

[@worddunlap]

That's sound business advice.

[@preachersdayoff]

Great show, I've been following along for a year or so now. Do either of y'all dehydrate any of your fruits and veggies? If so, what is you favorite to dry and store?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We have not done any dehydrating. Not that it wouldn't be a good idea, we just haven't done it.

[@Lochness19]

If you give stuff away for free some people think there's something wrong with it. There's a joke about a guy who's trying to get rid of an old (but functional fridge), so he puts it on the curb with a sign "free fridge" and it just sits there for a week. So one evening he changes the sign "fridge for sale - $100" and by next morning it's disappeared. There is also a question of pride though for many people, not wanting to feel like they're taking advantage of you by not giving you something in exchange for the goods.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Agree

[@Lafayettelyle]

I could not agree with you more about giving away your extra produce. I'm 70. I had a garden since I was 12. By myself with a little direction of my great grandaddy and our "maid". When I was 14 I pulled my daddy's 8-N ford out of the bushes and rebuilt it. From then on I planted a way bigger garden than I needed. Just as easy to plant a 400 ft row as a 40 ft row. Most people around here are kin. I would go to church and anounce that the Corn. Squash , Okra whatever was ready and come get all you want. Eventually that made me wonder if my kin and neighbors were lazy. I heard about a farmers market so I picked a bunch of first quality stuff and went. I found out that I do NOT have the patience nor personality it takes to deal with the "farmers market" kind of a crowd.I got a certyain kind of satisfaction out of bush hogging down the rest of the crop.. Years later , as a Clemson student, I came across a patch of experimental blueberry bush crosses that had flunked and got bush hogged down. There were sprouts everywhere. So I stole about 1,000 cuttings and sat in on a horticulture class between my classes. I had good luck and about 70% took. The next year I bedded and laid drip and planted over an acre of who knows what blueberries. Acouple of years later their were more berries than we could pick so i started a "pick your own" deal. finally a few elderly ladies would come and pick on halvsies. But June is hot around here and the locals and cousins did not show up to pick for free. Kind of reconfirmed my hypothesis that my cousins and locals are pretty lazy bunch. But between the ladies halfing and my kids picking my wife started trying peddle them at local grocery stores and fruit stands. lesson learned is fruit stand operators know that fresh blueberries have about a two day shelf life so they would actually offer my kids 25 cents a pound, take it or leave it. For the next twenty years that blueberry patch bared and bared. Not fertilizer n never a need to spray. totally "organic " hahaha ..just bushhod the alleys. after tenty years I bulldozed them up because they finally got taken over by trees, sprouts and vines. now i am retired. I am considering a a hundred acre blueberry patch I don't care if it happens to work out to be "organic" marketing tool BS or not.. The thing I do know is the first bush won't get planted until I have a flash freezing and cold storage facility on this farm.Same goes for my catfish ponds.

[@Lafayettelyle]

To take the cake, I picked a bed load of sweet corn and hauled it around the village giving it away, an old maid lady told me I had awakended her from her nap. Right in the middle of " The Edge of Night". She said, "I don't want any today. Bring me some tomorrow". Needless to say, I could not wait to get home and put that bush hog in full throttle.

[@johngreenwood7715]

I'm a market farmer and really enjoyed your tips. You are spot on with the tips. I have seen too many people read a book or take a class by the farmers you mentioned. If you can not devote the time and effort than you will not be successful. Travis, are you growing for the bags out of the dream garden? I am one that likes my rows to be 50' long and 20' wide to equal 1000 square feet . A garden hose is 50' long is a thought when I make them that length. How many plots do you have?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

I have 10 plots that are all approximately 1,000 square feet. I don't like rows longer than 40', although I do have one plot that is 60' long.

[@sylamore1961]

Question. Can you please explain exactly how seeds are treated in order to be called disease resistant? I would like to know this, and I'm sure others would like for you guys to explain it to us. Thanks.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

They are not "treated." They are bred through hybridization.

[@sylamore1961]

@@gardeningwithhoss Oh, ok. That makes sense. Thanks.

[@davidcarmichael8006]

I missed you two last night, I pray God will take control of the situation and y’all be able to move on with a great show.

[@dschott1083]

I’m interested in knowing what a hordinova is...I use cattle panels but always looking for different ways to do things

[@gardeningwithhoss]

The Hortonova Trellis Netting link is here: hosstools.com/product/hortonova-trellis-netting-48-x-50/

[@Waltzonthemoon]

Can you explain when to pick and how to cure small wonder spaghetti

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmSnaZ-HZbyfhKM

[@Lochness19]

I wonder if we could sell okra in my part of Canada. There's a lot of immigrants from the Middle East, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Jamaica and other parts of the world where okra is popular. I first found out what it was after seeing some of my Indian room-mates cooking some.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You should get it a try

[@tommathews3964]

Always enjoy the show, guys! Really solid market gardening information! Have you ever had an experience where you ruined something for yourself by eating way too much of it, with bad results? That's me and muscadines! It happened on a creek bank when I was about 10 years old or so........I ain't ever been the same!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

😂

[@vondawalker2140]

Do you sell plants as well as ? If so are those so same way as food? Just wondering?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We have onion plants for the first time this year

[@Lafayettelyle]

You guys sure had me laughing on this one. Ya'll talked about the market gardener dreamer that never gardened before. What tickled me was the popular Country song about ten years ago talking about his mamma's sweet tea and "selling collards off his tailgate in the hot Georgia sun". Think about that one. Did that Country writer even have a clue about what he was writing about? Not only that but think about the market that bought into it.

[@robinwalsh3043]

What is the best marketing tool for small rural area? We have just opened small road side stand and want to grow each year as we learn and produce more. Thanks for all your videos and tips. We are learning a lot.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Facebook is a very powerful marketing tool. It's probably the easiest way to spread the word.

[@jamesgarrett2195]

Is there a winter squash that I can plant in the fall ,I'm in zone 8b.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Yes. I would highly recommend our South Anna Butternut (hosstools.com/product/south-anna-butternut-squash/)

[@terryduprie6313]

Great show guys; really appreciate the info. I've planted sun hemp and amazed at its growth rate. It literally germinated 2 days after planting. At what point should I mow it? Do I mow it only once and till it in or do I mow it multiple times? Thanks in advance.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

It's up to you. If you have a big brush mower, you can just let it grow until it flowers. If you want to mow and repeat, do it at about 2' tall.

[@courtneywoolard3743]

I recently planted the Max Pack cucumber and I am wondering why I have all male flowers on all 6 of the plants that I have growing. No females at all and they are at least 2 feet tall. Is this normal?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Each seed packet contains 10-12% pollinizer seeds. This is an open-pollinated variety that provides the male flowers needed for pollination. Those seeds will have plants that produce male and female flowers. Don't see how you could just have only male flowers.

[@courtneywoolard3743]

@@gardeningwithhoss I finally have a female blossom! I guess i was just concerned since they had so much growth but no cucumbers. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ I should have sent a picture along with the comment because I had lots of male blossoms, but not a single female until today. Thanks

[@davidmarr4965]

Great video's gentlemen always great and informational. 2nd year gardener in upstate NY had a woodchuck eat the top of my carrots my question for you guys is will they push back and continue to grow or cut my losses and try again next year thanks. P.S. the woodchuck is taken care of lol and first time growing sunflowers i think mine are taller than yours😁 haha. Stay minty 👌

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We have rabbits around here that will do that on occasion. You'll still make a small carrot. It just won't be near the carrots you would make if the tops were there.

[@towerjokeytower8484]

Can you show your set up for selling your Veggys?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We'll talk about on next week's show.

[@chickenjohnny3308]

I was planning to plant buckwheat and Cow peas as a cover what are your thoughts on that.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

The buckwheat is going to flower much sooner than the peas. It will work, you'll just have to mow it and incorporate before the peas are full size.

[@suesweetpea7]

TRAVIS, MY JUMBALAYA OKRA/OKREE HAS FINALLY BLOOMED A FEW FLOWERS AND NOW I AM SEEING THE OKREE WHAT IS THE BEST LENGTH TO LET IT GROW BEFORE HARVESTING?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

It's best at 3-4" long.

[@jam_is_jammin]

Is humidity required to grow muscadines? How do you start them (from seed or clipping)?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Usually you buy plants from a nursery.

[@jeremyedgeworth9087]

I have a question about when transplants are ready to remove from the 162 seed tray. We got ours in this week along with out fall seeds. We are trying to figure exactly when to start them. Looking at fall crops such as lettuce, cabbage, and brassicas. How many weeks old do you look at removing them from the trays and transplanting into the garden? Also do you have a time frame on when you will have more Cherokee red and Coastal Star romaine lettuce back in stock?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Should have those varieties soon. When you can tug on the stem and remove them from the tray, that's when they're ready to go in the ground.

[@monicarevey9911]

I have a request. I need tips and/or tricks for putting up my t-post. My ground is RIDDLED WITH BOULDERS! I get it about 6-8” and start flattening the top bang that damn thing with that handles thing that you hit it with(?). I’ve even tried paying people and I can’t get help after they attempt 1 post. I’m trying hang my cattle panel on the t-post. But everything I’m growing is still on the ground and I’ve got a large investment in my garden. I thought it was easy enough but it’s discouraging seeing my plants on the ground when I have what I need to trellis them. I’m a fisherwomen I can throw 50-150 4door commercial crab pots I can pick up 150 fathoms (fathom=6’) of fishing net all the live long without help. There has to be a easier way to get them Tpost in the ground.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Hmm. You might could use an auger to predrill the holes.

[@brianmartin8225]

Monica, this sounds a little weird, but if you're going into rock, rent or buy a hammer drill with a bit big enough to put your posts in. I know, sounds hard and it would be, but if you did it you would never have to do it again! I've done it for posts on a chain link fence and it works nicely. Hard work though, but I think you're up to the task!

[@monicarevey9911]

@@brianmartin8225 thank goodness for you! I bet one of my uncles have one... worth asking around especially for knowing a name of what I need! Gonna be ready for next years garden and many more!

[@monicarevey9911]

@@gardeningwithhoss I will also try this in the mean time!

[@sweett5811]

I have a question about okra. How do you keep it from getting rubbery overnight?! It doesn't seem to matter if I set it on the counter, or put them in the fridge, within a few hours they are rubbery!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We put ours in bags like you saw in the video. Tie a knot in the bag, and poke a few holes in the top. It will usually store for up to a week in the fridge taht way.

[@EdKirkpatrick10]

Travis you need to get some clothes on, gym work doing you good,let's send muskidine every where, we used to spit the seeds for fun

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Man it's been years since I set foot in a gym. That's just from working outside.