Planting Over 2400 Popcorn Seeds in Under 15 Minutes

[@RoseThistleArtworks]

I love that playful cow. She's always so interested in whatever you're doing. I laughed when she was running along with your daughter and did a little kick. :D That's a happy cow.

[@casid9929]

Love the cow and goat running along with you and your daughter!

[@araceliadams34]

Love seeing the little girl, dog and cow running beside you. Living the life. CONGRATULATIONS from another Michigander.

[@TK-qu1ht]

Very nice! May His Providence prosper you all!!

[@joycemastaw910]

That's a spunky little cow. Looks like a great tool for planting you have there. Wish I would have had one years ago when I had my big garden!

[@tinamariegregory3130]

Looks interesting , I hope this unpredictable Michigan weather works in your favor. God bless you all.

[@frrapp2366]

should have put one of the girls out ahead pulling on a rope i think that M is right it needs the handle lowered might have to make a triangle plate to bolt in between the handle and frame to allow adjustment. we have some old planter units (single row units bolted to a 3pnt tool bar) always wanted to set a couple up to do garden crops

[@Submanca]

You finally got a seeder. That was one of the best investments I ever made. It takes a bit to get used to but you will get to the point when you don't know what you did without it.

[@Squick99]

What sort of plants do you use your seeder for? I've been slowly increasing my garden, and I'm up to 2500 square feet. So I'm not sure that's anywhere near large enough for a seeder. But man is it frustrating trying to space carrots and lettuces evenly!

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Yeah, I really like it so far, it was a struggle at first but thinking of how long it took me the first year planting sweet corn!!

[@Submanca]

@@Squick99 Well I use it for pretty much everything. I do carrots and lettuce but mostly corn, beans and peas. It took a bit to get used to but soon I had it tuned in.

[@Submanca]

@@SSLFamilyDad It took me a bit to get it tuned in but now it's a breeze.

[@learnandlive-bryantaltizer]

Growing Popcorn...I haven't thought about that since I was a kid. My mom always liked to try new things, and I remember that now...probably about 1975ish. I don't remember eating it, but I'm sure we did. Thank for bringing back a memory!

[@larrylewis3573]

Interesting video. I am always a bit sceptical about machines/tools. I trust your enthusiam. I pray that the popcorn seeds are planted at the right depth and the spacing is optimal. I’ll be very interested to follow the progress of your popcorn crop in subsequent videos and to hear your observations and evaluations. I hope you try out the seeder for small seeds, such as carrots, as you suggested. Two personal compliments: I really appreciate your low-key presentations and the background music does not obtrude. Sincerely, Larry C. Lewis, London, Ontario, Canada.

[@greensnapper1602]

Family yes its nice to have when having a Large Garden.. Been doing the same here. We have raised Beds behind our Deer Fence

[@dylanmcdonald7765]

I’ve heard a lot of good reviews from that kind of seed planter, maybe not specifically that exact one, but that design has been used for decades with good success. I only have room for raised beds, but if I had a big garden plot I would definitely be using a seeder like that.

[@karenhernke281]

Jerk...lol...I loved that! Ok...so this seeder is going to make a great Father's Day gift early!! Great idea!!! Greetings from Wisconsin. Karen

[@mikethiel5994]

I have one of those planters and I like it alot

[@jkid9942]

Loved seeing the “kids” playing chase! Good luck with your crop😊

[@brushmountainhomestead2918]

We always like your videos! The seeder looks great. That’s something we need to invest in also.

[@neildriedger637]

LOVE popcorn...GREAT video Todd!!

[@robertmarino2158]

If you ever get a chance to buy a planter Jr. At a reasonable price try to latch on ! It will last a life time ! Bob

[@aministratorgeneral.9298]

The old type metal bed frames with the wire on make excellent harrows, upside down and pull along ..

[@chaddesantis4191]

That seeder would definitely work much better with that little bit of extra soil prep. Dragging a bed frame, piece of fence, old gate, or even a pallet would go a long way towards allowing the seeder wheels to roll a little easier. A couple hours of hot sun on the field to dry out the top layer of soil would also be a huge help.

[@lazygardens]

Definitely needs a "pasture drag". You can just drag a chain link fence gate across it.

[@courtneykachur9487]

That cow is funny

[@beeneverywhereman]

I ordered some red popcorn off the internet to eat and the family enjoyed it. I decided to plant some out to see how it would do and to my surprise all 50 or so plants sprouted! You can plant a lot of stuff like that, beans, lentils, wheat and other grains etc. that are packaged to eat.

[@larrymoore6640]

I have seen some different manufacturers garden seeder and most have a chain that drags behind the dropped seed and covers the seed with surrounding dirt and the rear wheel then compacts the dirt. Good luck with your popcorn.

[@thecynic807]

I bought a half a cow from a farmer. It will be ready in two weeks.

[@LadyTSurvival]

you can grind it for corn meal as well. i think you can parch it too but not sure

[@spacecase0]

Cornbread made out of popcorn taste more like popcorn than cornbread most people are used to. I think it's pretty fun. I make it every once in awhile

[@jerrysalgat3406]

Great job sir. Will be interesting to see how it does. Always like to try new stuff. Never a failure, just a learning experience. God bless you and your family, remember to keep looking up.

[@beastumfan]

I was thinking about buying some popcorn at the store. I guess I really will now and also see if I can try and grow it. I wasn't thinking about trying to grow it until I saw your video.

[@jeremyburton741]

Just to help you a little bit you’re soil is a little to loose hard to use the planter in you can till it wait a few days then plant it.love the vids keep it up

[@michaelpipkins4546]

Was tempted to buy that seeder ... till I see you struggling and hunching over. No way I'm going to deal with that. I'll keep looking. Great video.

[@kylewood4838]

Fabricate some brackets so you could mount that planter to the 3 point hitch on the tractor.

[@joshuachristian3102]

My back was aching just watching how far you had to bend over pushing that seeder. Other than that, it looks like a pretty neat tool! God bless and may your crops be bountiful!

[@chaddesantis4191]

Hoss, Planet Jr, etc, have much better handles. They also cost 8 times what this one did, so idk. Both units are better than my current 2 pieces of pipe taped together with a funnel on top.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Yeah, I think the soul needed to be dryer for it to run smoothly, I may find a way to adjust that handle, if it were bend back further it would have been perfect

[@dropshot1967]

tilling in the small pieces of non composted woody material can cause the nitrogen in your soil to become depleted. The bacteria that break the woody stuff down will use extra nitrogen to compost that wood. When the wood is composted the bacteria will eventually release the nitrogen back to the soil, but that can take 1 or 2 years. So keep an eye out for your nitrogen levels in the ground (yellowing of the leaves of whatever crop you grow are a good indicator of a shortage) and supplement the nitrogen if needed.

[@shanartisan]

Watching you do this is kind of like pre-doing it....which is good because I don't have 3 seasons to mess up before I do it right. I have 8 people to feed, not including me.

[@patyarriaga3685]

I must be a serious farm nerd!! I was watching you till with rapt attention and I love that seeder! I had looked at a seeder from Hoss tools but it was very pricey! I will be checking this one out for sure! I miss the sermons and I can’t seem to get a notification from KZbin when they are up!

[@spacecase0]

fill should be just under half. I keep mine tilted to the right a bit and it works better. great time saver, but hand planting is still more accurate. i love mine, exact same design, other brand name. depth on mine is fairly accurate. I would have also tilled like you did. if you plant white sweet corn an yellow popcorn, you can tell if they cross and just not plant the crosses. other colors work like that as well, but you want the sweet corn lighter in color

[@jerrylittle8922]

How is the Tractor project going? Does your Ford have an agricultural front end with the loader or industrial heavy front axle?

[@timwagner9170]

Wonder if you set it up to PULL the seeder? More efficient.

[@PrincessShaBooBoo]

That bird is a jerk. All of your hardwork 😊

[@whatup654]

I am ready too.👍

[@grosseileracingteam]

Just looked at that style of seeder the other day. Of course me being a gearhead/machinist/fabricator, I had to watch the videos of people fabricating a bracket to use the seeder on a cat zero 3 point on the back of a lawn tractor. Did you ever get a welder?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Lol, that sounds like a gun project. No, never got a welder

[@jimcub22]

Next time you till go the other way round it’ll be easier to turn the tractor for each pass.

[@joeschueler8587]

Most seed corn companies recommend planting it one inch deep and I have found that in my soil I have better germination planting it shallower than that. Three-fourths of an inch might have been about right, and the planter would have been easier to push. Also, with that big tiller on hand, why not go over it a couple of times?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

I have been over that patch with the tiller 3 or 4 times already this year. Recommendation for planting popcorn I read is 1"- 2" so I went in the middle, probably ended up closer to 1"

[@joeschueler8587]

@@SSLFamilyDad Better shallower than deeper. You can always "throw dirt" to the corn after it's up. You'll get to know your soil, but I have found that the one-inch recommendation on the seed packet is usually on the deep side. After finding my soil develops a crust after a rain, I've been going with about a half-inch deep.

[@metamud8686]

11:11 What are you doing dad? Oh nothing, just kicking the bucket...

[@DDiamondRRuby]

If you are pushing down on it, won't the seeds get planted too deep?

[@alexnizzardo5639]

Hey SSLFamilyDad! Discovered your channel a few months ago thanks to Covid and I've been binge watching it ever since. My GF and I have always talked about ditching our 9-5's and starting up a farm. Watching your channel makes the dream seem like a reality. One of our concerns is making money - So my question to you would be how does your yearly in come break down. What percentage are you making off of youtube, goats and harvests like this. How much are you expecting to make off of this popcorn patch?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

At this point we make money from a variety of things, goats, produce, seedlings, syrup, hay, pigs, etc. We are not at 100% sustainable financially from the farm, that is a hard goal but it is the goal we have. We are probably 25% there when it comes to farm income alone.

[@alexnizzardo5639]

@@SSLFamilyDad Thanks for your response. When do you think you'll reach that goal? How much of your time is being sucked up by youtube? My largest concern is income - We don't plan on living extremely lavish and luxurious lifestyles. We're approaching a crossroad in our lives. Our choices are work the 9-5 with the 30 year mortgage or spend a few more years living with her parents to save enough to put a massive down payment on a piece of land. Honestly we are leaning toward the ladder. It's a bit of a front loaded question, but what type of advice would give someone in our position?

[@tiffany7023]

Remake the bacon soap please!

[@audioalt]

Is there other plants that popcorn should not be planted near? For fear of cross pollination.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Just any other kind if corn

[@olddaphon]

you can do it, make it work for you. saw, drill and screws.

[@chris3m98]

With you walking behind the planter would you be pushing the seed deeper???

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Possibly but I was running it more shallow than recommended anyway

[@markdemartines8275]

More likely to cause extra compaction and make emergence difficult.

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

Watching you use that machine, it would kill my back before I got through one row.

[@lechatbotte.]

It’s a lot of fun, but you will wind up with way more than you need. Not as good the second year when stored. We grew Japanese hull less

[@joeschueler8587]

I grew an acre of Japanese white hullless about five years ago and we're still popping and enjoying it. But I am looking forward to using up the last of it so I can plant it again.

[@86offroad]

Growing pumpkins again this year?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Nope, no pumpkins this year

[@anthonyivanaglugubjr.2645]

Would the Corn Plants be Taller than Your Little Buddies? What Innocent Healthy Fun Games they Would do?

[@tworley210]

I think the original reason for no-till was too help control erosion. Why it became some meme of the 'organic' crowd I don't know.

[@chevy6299]

Field corn ????

[@KM-es4yx]

Do I need to watch the whole commercial for it to help you? I usally skip as soon as I can.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

I wouldn't worry too much about it, we get something even if you skip, I think maybe more if you actually click on the ad or go to the site advertised. Thanks for thinking of us though, super nice!

[@paddycaseygsxr]

👍👍👍👍

[@BarryAllen-xg4pj]

Orville Reddenbacher wouldnt plant that much popcorn.

[@MrsMags]

Jerk bird, haha!

[@sadie2431]

sorghum? 😂

[@KingBiscuit-iw9mu]

🤦🏼‍♂️ What is wrong tilling?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Don't you know, it destroys the soil, your life, the world, and causes global warming and exoplanetary drift

[@joeschueler8587]

@@SSLFamilyDad I don't know about all that, but I have found that tilling helps quackgrass propagate. It tears up the roots and gives you a gazillion roots where you had only one before tilling.