Johnny Kee - Preparing and Seeding his Garden [4 steps to Planting]

Preparing and seeding a vegetable garden bed are the focus of this video at Johnny and Linda Kee's farm in Arkansas where they have several garden plots where they grow vegetables, donating much of the bounty to locals. Johnny shows us how he prepares the seedbed and plants a plot of beans.
Joe met Johnny on a wagon train where he was providing operating the chuckwagon and providing food for the travelers. He has retired from the competitive chuckwagon circuit.
He explains that he prepared the bed the previous fall by adding 15 cubic yards of compost, 3000 pounds of chicken litter and 1500 pounds of lime and turned it under 18 inches. The previous day he plowed the wet soil so it could dry out a bit. He does not use commercial fertilizer or chemicals.
He uses a small tractor/mower with various implements he has made or modified himself.
STEP 1:
Johnny double discs the field to break up the soil
STEP 2
He hooks up a double plow and does a shallow run. Then he repeats with the plow deeper.
STEP 3
Next up is a type of cultimulcher/harrow implement that smooths out the hills that are perfect for planting.
STEP 4
Johnny shows us up close how his planter works.It can work by automatically seeding or, when the hopper is removed, has a seat in which someone sits on and drops seeds manually. Today he uses the hopper with the special plates for various seeds and planting distances. He is planting beans in this field at 6 inch intervals. We watch as he and his planter plant perfect rows.
We will return to the Kee Garden to see the results and to watch
Johnny and LInda preserve their bounty using traditional canning methods t a later date.
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[@WorthlessNickores]

Johnny seems like a brilliant man.

[@ponga782]

I could spend all kinds of time with a fella like this.. a man could learn a wealth of information from someone like him

[@georgecapra]

Thank God for the ingenious and hard working american farmers that feed the world, not only America, God Bless them, their family and their farms and watch over them and protect them every day.

[@johnburk9157]

Great job building your attachments, I use a rototiller on my tractor 🚜 but I built a bedder on the back of it so I can till it and bed it all in one motion.

[@mikedoingmikethings702]

when I grow older, I wanted to be like this man...

[@Win-lr4ix]

I could watch this all day long, great video thanks.

[@mikegriffith8266]

Great words "I go slow and enjoy it, it don't last long."

[@oby-1607]

What a good, hard working soul. I wish for him to do this for many years to come.

[@herbhouston5378]

You have built yourself a great life! I wish for you and your wife many more years of joy❤.

[@robertdeubler966]

Great video and American ingenuity.

[@williamwhite5407]

Such a nice couple and so talented who are pleasing to our Lord . God Bless them and you for making quality shows .

[@adnacraigo6590]

That's quite a system. Does my heart good to watch.

[@hillbillybeerdranker6678]

Thee guy is a farming geenious

[@microfarmers]

I love that little tractor!

[@kristopherdetar4346]

Great video !! Loved it. Family had farmed up in Albia, Iowa for the last 5 generations. God Bless the Farmers !!

[@darinbennett3638]

I love the simple yet effective ways of the American farmer. It can be accomplished in simple ways by good, honest people who know how to work!

[@anetdayday649]

this is what I am looking for ...easy effective ways of preparing the soil .thank you for sharing

[@rogerbeaird3320]

Mr John's great video bless your hearts may your joy overflow

[@rajibjoshi9647]

seems like a roto-tiiler and hard rake would work just fine for a 1 acre plot hard part would be watering and maybe harvesting...but that is life of a farmer...well worth the physical exercise

[@timlewis5096]

I am so envious. All gear from my youth

[@fredcampbell1290]

Johnny & Linda Key are salt of the Earth people. I am so proud to be their Friend. Johnny is able to do many different things as he's able to build old type wagon wheels. he has also built some beautiful dwellings for several family in the Cabot,Arkansas area.

[@KrazyKajun602]

Well, my daddy always said, as long as a snake don't break its back going down the row, its all good. Great Job!!!!

[@phillipsmith2443]

I knew Johnny and his wife when they lived in Warm Springs. So happy to see them still doing well.

[@scrapperstacker8629]

Seems like a Quick Hitch might serve home well. Great and very informative video. I love his enthusiasm.

[@argon5806]

I have seen guys weld open end boxes on plows for raising the beds dialed in they work great.

[@marc53200]

Bon travail 👍

[@argon5806]

I love the home made welded sled with re-bar and milk crats with cement blocks for extra weight. I going to weld me up something now got me motivated. He took old horse farming plows and welded them up for a tractor. Horse size sleds would be perfect size and cheap to modify for compact tractors great working historic pieces too. Just aped in.

[@halcurtis8212]

That's a Super 90. Nice tractor.

[@diggingga6197]

when i get into my garden all my worries are gone,no anxiety ..just whatever im dealing with in the garden at the time.

[@monstermessgarage452]

Great!!

[@marvinrobinson8519]

So refreshing! Basic! Solid! So good to see someone having great success tilling the soil. As you can guess, I'm not a no till gardener and I appreciate Johnny's tips...that work!

[@chriswhitley3283]

Looks good to me. I use the same method with my tiller. Wish I had a little tractor. Right now wouldn’t be quite as useful because the garden I currently have doesn’t have room for a tractor. Oh well, can always dream.

[@LOOKOUT2012]

Simply Awesome!! What a Legend this Man is ! Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@scottfeatherstone7156]

I would like to see more of this guy and his tractor, I have similar tractor and just getting started gardening

[@brianphilbrook5262]

Smart guy I like the planter. I make my own tractor attachments too.

[@cordovanbee713]

He explained each step very well!!! Thanks

[@684jewel]

Those seedbeds are wonderful. I love dirt lol

[@b.l.barfield2420]

Having too much fun, I am jealous.

[@parnellbeth]

Best video you have ever put out.

[@roberthowse6337]

Great Video, This Man has it figured out, I have a little Garden that I piddle with, and I enjoy it just like he said, I like to see them come up and grow, and I give most of mine away too, I Love it as this Man does, Great to see one like this,

[@davidhorn5288]

As I am sitting in my office on my Texas Panhandle homestead and ranch, and it is 10 degrees outside this morning. This really gets my gardening and farming juices going. I am way behind on getting ready for a early spring (March here in the panhandle) gardens and cover crops. Need to get the horses up and tuning them up.

[@stevehood79]

Love your video!

[@williamwolf7284]

great Video , God Bless You

[@bonnieconley1057]

Wonderful farm and thank you for sharing!

[@davidhorn5288]

Good video!

[@williamwhite5407]

Great video. It teaches valuable skills to live more in independent . The more videos like growing and preserving the better . Thank you . Be God Bless !!!

[@dungeonmaster6292]

Brought to you by John Deere and ExxonMobil

[@mywoolmitten]

Very interesting, thank you for sharing!

[@jameschainey2343]

I liked what you done ✔️ with the planner. Would like to the beans when they come up also at harvest time

[@heyeverbody5616]

Outstanding!

[@sd90mac8]

This is so amazing!!!! My golly it's that time of the year AGaiN, HOLY COW!!! WHERE HAS TIME GONE, 😵 WITH WINTER ENDING AND with March jus around the corner, and as soon as the ground thaws out, I may (only) start to rotor till, since my yard for my garden is significantly tiny compared to yours. I've noticed if I rotor till my ground several times, and make it very soft, like you did, my God my cucumbers/tomatoes/watermelons seems to come out pretty good!!!!!! Even the dang deer come n feast on my watermelons, at 2/3/4 in the morning, where's my rifle, 😭😭😭, no, no rifle, jus jokn 😅😂🤣🤣😂😅 but yes I've seen deer come down and eat. You young man did a MAGNIFICENT JOB, BY PLANTING FOOD FOR THE PEOPLE, ECT, TAKE CARE, STAY SAFE, AND REMEMBER DO NOT WORK TO HARD, AND GOD BLESS🙏🙏👌✌️👍

[@allenbuck5589]

Great job. Looking great. From my hill top in. Sc

[@ReapWhatYouSeauxLeJeune]

Awesome video

[@argon5806]

pop's can hook up the sled by hand almost as fast a a quick hitch

[@rmlestes]

Thanks

[@waguindiaye4613]

nice i like it

[@terrim.602]

I wish I could work with someone with the knowledge of equipment to work with!

[@gabrielruvalcaba2310]

Love the John Deere

[@bobcutlip9448]

very informative but would be helpful to know what he does to kill the weeds before, during and after planting?

[@nancyseery2213]

How much land do you plant? Do you make your own compost? Do you use ay pest control? do you ever use cover crops?

[@MiguelSFernandes]

Nice high crop. I would have used it.

[@robertpage2927]

It looks like you enjoy it .wonder how found parts for implement I understand just looking

[@alexlongoria3893]

Yes Every Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Help make a more lose soil and water retention.

[@MrDirt-zy1jp]

ABOUT CROOKED ROWS.......MY UNCLE USED TO SAY, ''YOU'LL GET MORE COTTON FROM A CROOKED ROW'' , LOL

[@ross5066]

It's already time for bean in AR? I must be behind schedule out her in North FL

[@rogerbeaird3320]

John don't go to far into the barn or will have to call uncle Joe down at the shady rest lol 😆🤣😜

[@markjordan1765]

Very nice just be careful working wet ground you will get a hard pan if you do it a lot, but I know you know this. You can always rip it or chisel plow too.

[@waynegretzky8464]

Could you elaborate? Do you mean in the early spring when you can't wait to work the ground and it's still a little muddy from snow melt?

[@markjordan1765]

@@waynegretzky8464 Yes in the spring time never work wet ground ever if you can. It does nothing but harm your ground.

[@waynegretzky8464]

@@markjordan1765 oh thank you very much, also one more, I just moved to Maine soils a little rocky and I'd like to get amending my beds a little before I plant. Do you think smaller troy roto tiller would damage or are you just saying it's from compaction fr the tractor I have a small international cub. Thanks a bunch mate! And happy spring it's coming 😜

[@markjordan1765]

@@waynegretzky8464 You should be just fine. Just be carful with really wet ground. We use large tractor to work ground and never had a problem. Plant green crops and turn them in when you are done and this will give you organic matter in your soil.

[@waynegretzky8464]

@@markjordan1765 okay awesome that is good news just because I'm so behind I need to build cold frames but work ground first most of it is virgin soil. I plowed up the sod In August and did a test plot good growth! Healthy crop a beans n lettuce. But I no it's still hard pack underneath my property more of a deer farm than anything right now lol. Thanks a bunch brother I really do appreciate it!!!

[@maigematthews5620]

I have a question… I’m transplanting over 100 white oak tree seedlings from cone shoots going in to 2 quart pots. I have peat moss, potting soil, worm castings I made myself, chicken manure, Blood & bone meals and Mikro-Myco. I need help with the portion ratios??? I was thinking 70:30 and combining the potting soil, worm castings, chicken manure, Blood & bone meals together for 30% of the mix, 70% peat moss and just sprinkle the Mikro-Myco in their roots.

[@salvenezia1817]

How did you attach that new style loader on that older model Deere

[@levijenkins2758]

Does anyone know what kind of attachment Johnny is using at 9:30 on the video? I am looking to build a garden bedder and this thing appears to work better than anything I’ve seen.

[@NeotericNative]

What is the device called that gives you rows? And could have have used his Massey with that attachment?

[@Antique803]

What size tractor is that?

[@buckspencer667]

What modelJD and size tractor do you have?

[@aporter701]

Curious as to location, I'm in Logan Co.,Ark.

[@terrysavage2745]

Who made your planter? John deere?

[@nathanlewis8714]

I am looking for that bedding tool but don’t know the name. Does anyone know the proper name thank you

[@alancross2826]

paul gautschi must be in tears, you can see the worms running for the hills, but you cant fault the man for hard work. The farmers of yesteryear ploughed the ground to death and created the DUST BOWL, a terrible time for all.

[@clintjohnson7023]

I always heard there more plants in a crooked row

[@davidlessig231]

Not worked up near enough to plant

[@bluerazzberry99]

tilling kills soil! Leaves, mulch, ...

[@warrenmaker798]

Dear God, what happened to all the good Americans like this wonderful person. Our woke universities have a lot of explaining to do.

[@timmywade1313]

#$@+*:: auto correct lol

[@timmywade1313]

Disck

[@ubcts]

Do not buy Pennington seed some of has as much as 95% inert materiel.

[@albertbassett3990]

A 40,000 dollar tractor?????

[@peterclark6290]

Anyone who disturbs the soil beyond the first inch hasn't got a clue about farming. *Regenerative Agriculture* has the answers to everything farm-related. Tradition is peer pressure from dead people, not recommended. The only sin is ignorance.

[@mikanfarmer]

Peter, .................ignorance and arrogance.

[@ralphross2357]

And how many degrees in agriculture do you hold? The sin is sharing your ignorance of farming.

[@peterclark6290]

@@ralphross2357 If you'd've heard an Agronomist speak then you'd know how proud I am of the lack of 'degrees in Agriculture (Industrial)' I hold. The young kids emerge from those courses sounding like robots because they have been brain-washed. Or made newly-ignorant. What I know is what works; and it looks, acts and smells like a permanent layer of humus.