Forgive the weird lens - we had an issue with the aperture and recorded two videos before fixing it! Too late now, so enjoy the awesome vintage blur. Also - you can get Compost Everything here: amzn.to/3AE7SzN
@maryswanson11232 жыл бұрын
I like the vintage look.
@Anonymous-km5pj2 жыл бұрын
lol, God bless
@jeanproctor9872 жыл бұрын
I really like the effect of the lens, a little ethereal. To be certain, I looked up what ethereal meant on Lexico: "1) Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world." (Example: "Heavenly or spiritual.") "2) having diethyl ether as a solvent." So I'm pretty sure I was aiming at the first meaning... Anyway, thanks for the two great videos, David!
@busygirl26812 жыл бұрын
Thought maybe you were recording at night, dark and blurry
@ac-hh1pg2 жыл бұрын
Looked like the longest and most detailed flashback
@k.p.11396 ай бұрын
HA- I'm on the right track. I saw this a year ago, bought the seeds, and stuck them aside. Yesterday, I was looking for something else and found the bag..YESSSS! I am cleaning out my beds and I'm exhausted from battling bugs and slugs. So, today, I planted 3 beds of peas, sunn hemp and dwarf sunflowers. Shooo! Let her go, feed my beds and give myself a rest! Thanks, David.
@angryidahobusdriver5 ай бұрын
Yeah like trap crop.
@danfay48602 жыл бұрын
David the Good Restoring the worlds soil one rental property at a time!!
@dalemulert2 жыл бұрын
Sun Hemp is an excellent cover crop on its own, and you can walk on it to knock it down. I started with a machete, but in my haste to cut them down, I started stepping on them and realized they were breaking off nicely, so I just walked them down to use as compost. Sun Hemp and cowpeas are my go-to summer cover crop. I really appreciate the Florida garden advice. Thank you
@davidthegood2 жыл бұрын
Good tip - thank you!
@JackFolsgood Жыл бұрын
Yep. Early August 2023 here in North Central Florida and our Sun Hemp and Cowpeas are growing like crazy.
@yx68892 жыл бұрын
I grew a cover crop and then did a chop and drop in a container and it produced incredible results. I am sold on this!
@RoyatAvalonFarms2 жыл бұрын
Compost everything. I really like that idea. We need to compost some congressmen 🤣
@milo-qh7cv7 ай бұрын
and the commies lol
@JP-nz4em6 ай бұрын
😂
@Welcometothewild4 ай бұрын
@@milo-qh7cvor you
@Welcometothewild4 ай бұрын
Word, how bout anyone who don’t care for the earth, let’s turn em right into soil and grow our food out of em. They’ll be so much more useful that way
@sonnyamoran73832 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you. Praying life is thornless blackberries for you and the family.
@sardar51502 жыл бұрын
Oh, I am cover cropping now with rye grass and clover. Compost is the gateway drug to covercropping. Great subject that isn't put out there very much. Thanks for getting the info out there (and being entertaining too)
@rosehavenfarm29692 жыл бұрын
We're calling "do over" on one of our growing beds, it's about 30x30. Most likely going to cover crop it for a whole year, then probably put in a two- or three-terrace grocery row garden. Thanks for the information and inspiration.
@priestesslucy Жыл бұрын
Terraced grocery row garden?
@williamodell86342 жыл бұрын
Thanks David for all the gardening help here in Florida. I live in central Florida and like most of Florida I have sand, sand and more sand. Along with your cover crop information I also started using Biochar at the same time. I am blessed with lots of water oaks so I get lots of wood for Biochar and tons of leaves for Leave mold compost for my garden. Leaf mold compost, Biochar and cover crops have made a huge difference in my sandy soil. Thanks to you and your Florida growing information My sand now looks more like soil than sand. Many Thanks for your efforts.
@wardrobelion2 жыл бұрын
My cover crop this summer was clump grass 🤣🤣🤣. I couldn’t get out for about a week during that heatwave and then the rain started🙄. It was 4 ft. tall in 2 weeks. But, on the bright side, it saved my sweet potatoes and Seminole pumpkin vines from the scorching 🥵 sun and they are finally recovering. It was so hot that my purple hull and white acres even died(my cover crop)! I’m praying 🙏 that my winter crops will do better. Thanks for the encouragement.
@mrf53472 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Last week I picked up 2 bags of peas, forage oats, hay wire, Cover Crop / Grazing mix. 2020 left over stock. I asked about germination rate, the manager offered them at 50% discount! I estimate 80% to 85% germination, at 1/2 price!
@olgakuchukov69812 жыл бұрын
Great wailin geetar on the outro track!
@bonniebon73352 жыл бұрын
I love it when you get excited. Good to see this success. I don't want to deflect from your books, but your suggestions remind me that John Jeavons claims 60% of the garden should be carbonaceous materials for sustainability in this manner. What is not eaten is for compost. Good job, David
@davidthegood2 жыл бұрын
We all learn from each other. I agree with Jeavons on this one.
@betty81732 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Always good advice, great music!
@shimilangagardens3 ай бұрын
I like your style, bro. No need for complicated methods.
@jeepdriver76032 жыл бұрын
This is my first year growing a cover crop and I am kicking myself for not having done this sooner! We have extremely sandy soil (it's mostly sand), and I am adding biomass - CHEAPLY - by growing cover crops.
@loves2spin2 Жыл бұрын
This spring we had a dense cover of dead nettle and chickweed covering our garden. I was so pleased! We tilled it in and I'm sure it will help the soil.
@JoelNisly2 жыл бұрын
I've done something similar with Matt Powers' 5 cousins, which are all edible: Sorghum, amaranth, daikon, buckwheat and cowpeas.
@JoelNisly2 жыл бұрын
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@davidthegood2 жыл бұрын
I have a few amaranth in there, too! That is a great cover crop mix, Joel. Buckwheat has done poorly for me here, but the others rock, when planted in the right season.
@flash_flood_area2 жыл бұрын
Amaranth is a "weed" where I live. My chickens eat the seedlings, so I don't get any in my back yard anymore. But I can fill bags from the stands of amaranth in every alleyway
@GrowingGoodHair2 жыл бұрын
Amaranth is delicious mixed with spinach!
@flash_flood_area2 жыл бұрын
@@GrowingGoodHair And basil! I use it to make a pesto 😋👍
@lynnlovessoil2 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing in one of my raised beds. Planted Sunn Hemp and two months later chopped it down and have been letting it decompose in the bed. When my brassica transplants are ready I will put them in that bed.
@judymiller3232 жыл бұрын
So amazing what partnering with Nature can do !! You inspire me!
@StubbsMillingCo.2 жыл бұрын
I planted a mix of beans, just a few bags from the store (Northern bean, Pinto bean, Black eye peas, and another type of bean) mixed them together and tossed them by hand ol DTG Style!!💪🏻💯 that was last Wednesday (Aug 17) and they are about ankle hight, I was thinking about knee high and then chop and drop, apply some garden soil and compost on top of that then mound up/row up my fall seeds!!! Thanks David!
@mrf53472 жыл бұрын
Another great idea 💡 Thanks 👍
@StubbsMillingCo.2 жыл бұрын
@@mrf5347 you’re welcome! Of course it’s been around since we planted the first seeds but when you think about it or hear about it it’s like “ OMG! Why has no one thought of this!!” 🤣🤣🤣🤷🏼♂️ imagine how much has been lost through time though glad I could inspire
@StubbsMillingCo.2 жыл бұрын
@@mrf5347 also the bean are fairly cheap still in stores, just go to where they sell beans, taco seasoning etc and just throw a bunch of bags in the cart, like David said it is gonna get cooler soon so Lentils would be a good choice to throw in the mix as well.
@GARDENER422 жыл бұрын
Here in the UK, I plant fava beans in any unoccupied soil in mid October every year, then cut it off at ground level in April. The ground is then used for onions, maincrop potatoes, peas,etc (I practice nodig/no till gardening).. All the cut material goes for compost.
@davidthegood2 жыл бұрын
Good work!
@danielmarcelventer9922 жыл бұрын
Always entertaining and filled with amazing knowledge. I really like this guy. 😎👏 His style is so comforting. I am just grateful that there are still people like this that is willing to share their good vibes and knowledge.🌴🌻 We need people like this for future survival. ✊🙏
@karenbearden61982 жыл бұрын
Ha ha I love the vintage blur. Great info, thanks!
@aureus12102 жыл бұрын
I just planted sorghum sudangrass for the first time to do exactly this. After only a month, I’m in biomass heaven!😂
@blackbearhomestead2 жыл бұрын
Good to see you again!
@tammykaltreider2 жыл бұрын
Great to see you! Cover crop’s already in.
@riniewebb68552 жыл бұрын
Oh "David the Good " I'm worried about the driver of my car, so I will keep a smile on my face. You and your family are a blessing to me.
@mtmtodd2 жыл бұрын
Well I'm pumped to say the least. Used strictly swamp water this year and experienced a bountiful crop of tomatoes.🤛👍😃
@alaskansummertime2 жыл бұрын
I did this immediately after that video you posted so I guess its been a couple months for me too. I used mostly beans out of my food storage that needed to be rotated out. I was surprised how it took in some areas . Some areas I was also surprised how it didn't take and think i probably need to get a soil analysis done. I think I'm getting salt in the yard from snow getting pushed into my yard in the winter.
@davidthegood2 жыл бұрын
That might be. I used to have a tree that would turn yellow because it was near our lime-rock road. Too alkaline!
@trishapomeroy92512 жыл бұрын
I planted out some old beans from our food storage this spring too. I mixed them in the area of my garden where I also planted squash. Sporadic sprouting, but something is better than nothing.
@suzyq67672 жыл бұрын
I've been thinking about using some wheat and lentils that are getting a little elderly. We eat these things constantly, but I've got 3 lbs of wheat and 2 lbs of lentils left from 2020. Newer stuff tastes better, so this might be a good way to put it to use without waste. I'm in zone 5b, would you wait for spring or do it now?
@joshuacourtney39162 жыл бұрын
Love your content, David. Your music is pretty legit as well.
@AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard2 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy to be one of your subscribers. I'm a long time fan. You share tips and tricks that are practical and actually work! We have been using your methods for the past few years and have great success even here in Arizona Growing zone 9B. CHEERS!
@danplantdude2 жыл бұрын
Great video dude, love the vibe, the music, the knowledge and the passion!
@GarrettXHolder2 жыл бұрын
It’s all fun and games until your pulling cowpeas out of your pear tree. This topic is great and could make a whole series
@joeyl.rowland41532 жыл бұрын
You need to learn how to use a cover crop to kill a cover crop
@matthewtaylor21852 жыл бұрын
String trimmers work pretty good these days. Looks like the deer are managing my cow peas this year...not sure if I will even get seed off of them for next year.
@Growmap2 жыл бұрын
@@matthewtaylor2185 I use a Greenworks battery-powered lawn mower. The box says only mow grass. But I mow clover, weeds, grass, little trees and it is still going strong two years on. It chops it just right for layering in raised beds or lasagna gardens or adding to the compost pile.
@matthewtaylor21852 жыл бұрын
@@Growmap I have never cut them that short. I have only used them on deep wood chips. I don't know what it is about shading the ground, but all those long stringy stems do the trick over winter. Next season, you'll have wood chips ready to plant in. Me and my kids pick off all the seed pods.
@matthewtaylor21852 жыл бұрын
I just use the weed whacker to keep them from getting out of control.
@drmystique2 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the update video!
@Patriot-od6xk2 жыл бұрын
Hello David 👋. Good to see you
@tradermunky19982 жыл бұрын
"That's a lot of life." Let's kill it for compost... (evil laugh)
@wardrobelion2 жыл бұрын
Blessings to y’all from Florida 🌴🐢🌺🐊🐠🪸🌊⚡️🌀🚀😎
@Sam-dm4rj Жыл бұрын
I planted some in various plots, definitely need the input of manure, want to use as chicken pasture, but I need poop to make the pasture!
@freedomisknowledge7772 жыл бұрын
I am doing this right now in the grocery row garden. Cut it when it was way shorter though cause it was shading my other plants too much
@part-timeprep59322 жыл бұрын
I'm new, I wonder if they'd survive if I regularly mowed high. I have a lot of erosion and want to buld soil.
@davidthegood2 жыл бұрын
Yes, both the sudan-sorghum and sunn hemp can be cut repeatedly.
@Legit_SuperFall2 жыл бұрын
@@part-timeprep5932 you can probably even mow them short, as long as you give them enough time to bounce back
@Johnnysday2 жыл бұрын
Growing the cover crop is only half the battle. The most important step is how do you incorporate that biomass into the soil profile. The best way is to do it’s called heat composting. Basically, you roll the crop over on its side with a big roller that has some sharp edges on it. The sharp edges book crimp the vascular bundles in allowed to drive to decompose over the winter. You leave the heat compost on the soil surface and plant through it this means, you separate the biomass or make a small pathway and plant the seed directly into the untilled soil. If you rototill the biomass back into the soil you will have caused a major disruption in the soil microflora. organic matter is never tilled into the soil as that is an artificial measure.
@davidthegood2 жыл бұрын
I have thought about a crimper.
@leomiranda-castro69082 жыл бұрын
Great technique. We just put our new home at out homestead. It is at the top of a little slope. We made some swales to control erosion of our sandy dirt. Then we planted sweet potatoes at the berm. I will try some legumes too. So far I'm very pleased with the cover crop and looking forward to the sweet potatoes!
@ticktock23832 жыл бұрын
I am pulling weeds up (roots too) and making compost instead of throwing away. Working great and it's FREE
@mrf53472 жыл бұрын
I've been burying my weeds in Sandy patch, 4" layers alternating with 2" of sand. Going to burn more bio-char when it rains this fall and top off with compost for a new corn patch in the spring. Thanks to all of you and David the good, I've learned so much!
@TheNewMediaoftheDawn2 жыл бұрын
That’s cool…. I would chop and drop it, and then tarp over it. -6-8 weeks later you have a perfect fertile weed free garden, with more organic matter and biology than before,,,
@davidthegood2 жыл бұрын
That is another great method.
@chessman4834 ай бұрын
Micro-plastics from tarp “ perfect”
@kotukuwhakapiko4672 жыл бұрын
This Video Brought me Joy
@nancyseery22132 жыл бұрын
I'm putting about one thrid of my garden on cover crop this fall and next spring. The garden needs a rest and so do I!
@mirsidorov51122 жыл бұрын
Gardens dont need rest, they need life, ita a big misconception that soil needs "rest". Check out elaine ingham the soil food web.
@Legit_SuperFall2 жыл бұрын
@@mirsidorov5112 a fellow man of culture i see
@freddyb92902 жыл бұрын
@@mirsidorov5112 According to the Bible ( KJV) it says to let your land rest every 7th year.
@mirsidorov51122 жыл бұрын
@@freddyb9290 there are a lot of things that aren't scientific in there my dude
@mirsidorov51122 жыл бұрын
@@freddyb9290 do forests rest? Amazon rainforests?
@timmooney24604 ай бұрын
David, my daughters are buying me some sun hemp seed and a machete for my birthday. I am going to plant some sun hemp and chop and drop the hemp to feed everything. I just wish I had a small battery operated shredder to hep me , I have a bad back, anything to help me would be great. Seed will be going in the ground 10x 20 feet area at the back fence. Looking forward to the next few weeks.
@oldhamegg2 жыл бұрын
I would like this twice if I could. Thanks for posting a video from the 1970's btw. lol
@TioDave2 жыл бұрын
I just started my sun hemp cover crop 4 days ago. It's amazing how fast this stuff grows. The materials to get another Johnson Su composter are waiting. If I have enough sun hemp left after covering the beds. By the looks of your results I think I'll have enough for both.
@pattimears2002 жыл бұрын
I remember watching the video where you planted this! 😳😊
@robertschmidt92968 күн бұрын
I liked the music.
@Firevine2 жыл бұрын
That looks great! I'm having great luck with pigeon peas. They've gotten taller than I am...uhhh...ok, that's not exactly any great accomplishment, BUT, they're making a nice looking hedge, growing great in crappy rock hard red clay, and they're even starting to flower.
@ss-kz9ee2 жыл бұрын
We have sun hemp, sun flowers, vetch, dikon radish, cow pea, lab lab. Big difference growing cover crop next to fruit trees.
@mariap.8942 жыл бұрын
Ss@sorry to bother you, but would you recommend Vetch as a ground cover? Where did you get it? Thanks in advance 💖
@ss-kz9ee2 жыл бұрын
@@mariap.894 hi. I would say any legumes make a great groundcover. They make nice flowers for bees . Our vetch is just starting off. Has a ferny type leaf. I'm from Australia queensland. Got it from my partners work at a rural shop. He's into regeneration. Helps farmers with soil improvement. Using different seed mixes. So he likes to try them out on our 2 acre block. Legumes are so versatile, they grow, flower, seed and die off. Then they grow back. I'm looking forward to seeing the vetch flower. I did ask my partner how big does vetch grow he said just under metre like shrubby.
@mariap.8942 жыл бұрын
@@ss-kz9ee oh wow! Thanks so much fir for such detailed explanation. I knew it was about soil regeneration, that's why I was particularly interested in knowing more. I'd love to use it to replace my grass. I hate the care and water consumption it requires. Blessings your way and lots of luck in all you do🪴😊👍💜💕
@kerem75462 жыл бұрын
do you have any tips for coping with hot and muggy weather? Living in the south, I struggle with this, I become forgetful, and unmotivated. even though deep down I want to play an active role in my garden during the summer, I have trouble going outside in the summer months.
@indianb19185 ай бұрын
What a nice idea. Thanks.
@RevivalHomeDecor2 жыл бұрын
Love the music in the end
@crystalo35502 жыл бұрын
Comfrey is another excellent source you can grow it it can be turned into compost and I believe fertilizer im new to all this comfrey helps your soil as well tremendous healing power in this plant even been known 2 heal bones
@joelwells2169 Жыл бұрын
Also killing all the weeds. We started a 50x50 garden plot this year on a piece of land that has never been used very sandy dead compacted soil, and had a very busy summer growing weeds hahaha but still got a good amount of food out of the deal but compared to my urban market garden it is way less productive. In particular bindweed was our nemesis so next year we are going to cover crop the whole thing including a new area we are going to start and this is our plan to solve our weed soil, and like David mentioned all the fertility will come with this biomass.
@TheDevonblacksmith2 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I needed to see. My ground is lacking organic material
@karma80012 жыл бұрын
I like using buckwheat. The stems are full of water then I inter seed brassicas into it and roll over the buckwheat and the brassicas grow under the mulch and buckwheat breaks down fast. More tillage radish than the rest of the radishes because the tillage radish digs deep and tills the ground for me. I tried pretty much the same seed u used but it didn't break down as fast. Another great video
@GenAcres11 ай бұрын
One of the best videos!! Great idea! When should winter rye mix be sown When should rye oats mix be sown generally in the 6b area? TY!
@sizwendlanzi81812 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is awesome, question though, does it matter whether I incorporate the sunn hemp in the soil before or after full flowering season for maximum nitrogen availability or simply "chop it" as you mentioned, and leave the root nodulation process to do what it does or leave the plants to decompose and let nature do the rest? So many options I don't want to disturb the soil by any means. Thanks.
@sansomspressurecleaningpoo9519 Жыл бұрын
You rock God bless y’all
@BryceByerley2 жыл бұрын
That's going to be a great Scythe training area for your kids...
@mjfanta19152 жыл бұрын
Question from the ultra lazy: I've got tons of winter wheat and clover seed. Kinda tempted to just broadcast it all over the unturned ground in the part of the yard I'm not using and see if any grows. The soil is hard but there's a fairly thick layer of old leaf mass on top. Do you think anything would take root? Maybe even next year?
@katieyungen16472 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure but I'd like to know David's answer to this
@ninemoonplanet2 жыл бұрын
I would just give it a try, raking away some of the leaves, throw the seeds, rake the leaves back over. Why not?
@kshaywash2 жыл бұрын
It's possible... seeds love to germinate in leaf mould
@jjw51652 жыл бұрын
Yes alot will
@billypabst32722 жыл бұрын
I broadcast winter rye by mowing real short, run my dethatcher over the area, broadcast the seeds and drag the dethatcher over the area again. I get good results.
@grounded73622 жыл бұрын
I grow compost (soil) every year. The best part: I don't have to work to grow veggies. I grow soil and let the soil grow my veggies. What most people call weeds I call, beneficial herbs and living soil. I have my garden beds, Intentionally planted living soil/compost beds, and my wild herb compost/lawn. My lawn grows Yarrow, Dandelion, burdock, lambsquarters, pigweed, horsetail, thistles, on and on. I am planning to plant sunn hemp sudangrass and other high yield crops next year to boost my compost. So far I have around 8 inches of compost on some of my garden beds and working to get them all built up the same and more.
@timothymoore19812 жыл бұрын
I like your short videos
@wendycarlson18012 жыл бұрын
the problem is in so california we haven't gotten rain this summer not enough to keep bugs alive. my meringa tree didnt grow over a foot and i water them ...i guess i'll go back to the feed store and buy straw again cheapest compost i can find
@ajgsxr2 жыл бұрын
Could be a Great cover crop for winter, chop it down and let the worms eat it. What song did you use in this video?
@misterdubity30732 жыл бұрын
"Sugar Pie" It's his own song. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ_HfYWkiL2Jb9E
@MadAcreFarms2 жыл бұрын
Loved the book! Absolutely has inspired me to think outside the box. We got ducks this season and by luck put them by our fruit trees that have been struggling so hoping we see similar results that you saw with your mulberry tree! Great advice in your video! We are trying similar approaches due to not having enough compost for our market garden and buying certified organic compost is ridiculously expensive. Take care!
@davidthegood2 жыл бұрын
Thank you - glad you're here.
@SouthFloridaSunshine2 жыл бұрын
Great tips, and great book and tee-shirt too. :) Thanks DTG!
@MySuewho2 жыл бұрын
You had me at the intro song... LOVED IT! Growing comfy and pigeon pea trees to use as fertilizer. Thank you for this video! PS when are you going to do another garden retreat?
@NtandoMbele2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if it would grow as fast exposed to free-range chickens. I want to do this just outside my yard. I have a water logged area, but is open to chickens from the community
@timmooney2460 Жыл бұрын
David. I am growing black eyed peas here in Deltona Florida. When should I cut it down to compost it for making my own biomass? Today is July 18 2023.
@cicelymcclennon2 жыл бұрын
That music is dope.
@2021-j2d7 ай бұрын
So if I sow sun hemp in a raised bed that I don’t plan to use again until Fall all I’ll have to do is chop & drop it it down to soil level let it sit on top of the raised bed as mulch? Then how long should I let it sit and decay before planting in that bed again in Fall? I’m guessing it should sit like mulch and not be turned or tilled into the soil, right? How do you guarantee the sun hemp won’t just regrow? Newbie questions, forgive me but thanks.
@heidiw84062 жыл бұрын
Our rabbits love Sunn hemp.
@boym81232 жыл бұрын
Lol I've just realised in a UK council estate house wi garden I've got 8 compost piles/bins.i haven't used waste bins in years n only 28
@sonnyamoran73832 жыл бұрын
Is sorghum Sudan grass something I could grow on the edges of my beds for chop and drop? Will it keep coming back or would I have to replant? How would borage be? I'm a little confused at what to use and how to grow it.
@ziggybender91252 жыл бұрын
Although it's not a nitrogen fixer it would fit right into the mix of these other tall quick growing plants that can be crowded, Chia seeds are super cheap and sprout with no effort other than sprinkling them on the ground.
@terryquarton25232 жыл бұрын
I use to grow a Lucerne crop in my garden bed. It puts back nitrogen and fibre into the ground.
@Sketching4Sanity2 жыл бұрын
Much Love ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
@poodledaddles10912 жыл бұрын
I grew the sorghum sudangrass this year, the stalks are going to be brutal getting out of the bed.
@davidthegood2 жыл бұрын
They aren't too hard to pull in sand.
@peggytoes992 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC IDEA!!! Thank you
@mrbreeze91162 жыл бұрын
Does this work in the Desert or a place like the Sierra foothills, valley springs, CA?
@carolleenkelmann47512 жыл бұрын
Can use this sorghum-sudan grass for my cattle or sheep or pigs or chickens without poisoning them?
@jenmailsouth41552 жыл бұрын
I've got about six old round bales of hay and a pretty good size pile of goat poop. How would you work with that?
@davidthegood2 жыл бұрын
I would have to know if the hay contained any herbicide residue first (see: Grazon), but if I knew it was not contaminated, I would probably mix it up with the goat manure in a big pile and soak it with water to get it composting.
@jenmailsouth41552 жыл бұрын
@@davidthegood The hay doesn't contain any chemicals. I had it cut on my own farm. Thanks for the info. 👍🏻
@davidthegood2 жыл бұрын
That is great! The key is really getting it wet, layer by layer, as you build a compost pile. The bacteria and fungi need lots of water.
@jenmailsouth41552 жыл бұрын
@@davidthegood I'll have to figure the wetting it part out because it's way down in a field away from a water source. If you were my neighbor I'd give you a couple rolls!
@jenmailsouth41552 жыл бұрын
I did get some plastic barrels recently to haul water in. I wonder how many barrels it will take. lol
@2021-j2d7 ай бұрын
New gardener so forgive my silly question but if I were to sow this mix in a couple of (1 year old) raised beds over the summer months in Zone 10a FL can I just put most of the cuttings into a compost tumbler and use it next season as compost in the beds? Would I need brown material and kitchen scraps too or would the sunn hemp mix compost by itself? How can I be sure the sunn hemp mix doesn’t just keep growing and possibly crowd out any new plants/seeds that I want to grow in the Fall? Appreciate any help. Thanks
@shirleyshirley41882 жыл бұрын
What about in fall just turning it under and let it go back into the soil?
@TUKByV12 жыл бұрын
Not everyone has a Fall. :-)
@davidthegood2 жыл бұрын
You can do that!
@part-timeprep59322 жыл бұрын
@@TUKByV1 Not everyone has rain either, yet here I am watching the video and reading the comments. 😂
@TUKByV12 жыл бұрын
@@part-timeprep5932so you're in the desert?
@TUKByV12 жыл бұрын
@@part-timeprep5932 so, you'll be in a desert in a few years. I'll still have no Fall or Winter, though.
@Hatfield_Country2 жыл бұрын
Cover cropping is where it's at!
@jacobbrizammito71876 ай бұрын
Anyone with info on varieties of sunhemp for zone specific use. Dwarf, mammoth, day neutral, etc.
@fittrad3r6872 жыл бұрын
What mixture can you plant now! In the South
@davidthegood2 жыл бұрын
Black-eyed peas/cow peas, sunn hemp, okra, sunflowers, sorghum-sudan grass, mung beans. Through maybe mid-September or so.
@fittrad3r6872 жыл бұрын
@@davidthegood you have a favorite online supplier for said seeds? 😁
@adriennefloreen2 жыл бұрын
I actually googled what "Sunn Hemp" was.
@charlesduke34562 жыл бұрын
David i have a Question. I have a 5 pound bag of sunn hemp seeds. Do I have to inoculate the seeds before planting. I cannot find any in my area. Thanks
@user-ic2ug8ys1z2 жыл бұрын
😀🌱🐢 Compost good!
@snipeweedan2 жыл бұрын
Going to try this when is best time- now?
@ThatBritishHomestead2 жыл бұрын
Lots of information
@kushcraft99142 жыл бұрын
Dave ✌️
@matthewdelaplain35503 ай бұрын
hey David, great content. what mix would recommend for middle Tennessee? thank you sir