PLOWING OUR VEGETABLE GARDEN WITH DRAFT HORSES

Today Jim & William (our Amish hired man) are plowing our vegetable garden with our draft horses, Ken (Percheron) and Baron (Suffolk Punch)! Jim shares a little about how to plow with a walking plow.
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[@Deanna-k4i]

On this memorial day as we give honor to those that gave everthing so we could continue with safe free country and also think this is how our forefathers fed their families and with our soldiers created such a free bountiful country Can we get an amen and thank you 😊 ❤ 😊.❤

[@PeterDowd-r9b]

I honor our American Neighbors who fought and died so that the Canadian and American People could live in peace and freedom and the pursuit of a good life.

[@barbaratingle1959]

I sorta kinda think it's a little funny when the horses are working & then all of a sudden, you hear one letting it rip with "poot'en" in the wind!!! Beautiful job of plowing Jim & William. As always, Brenda, AWESOME job of following & recording!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@steveadams99708]

William looks like a seasoned plowman! He is a real worker.

[@brendahogue5487]

Love your videos and enjoy watching them. May the lord bless and protect Jim working the horses and plowing the vegetable garden

[@m.harris2429]

What a rich seed bed you have prepared. Can't wait to see the greenhouse plants put in the garden. Brenda, just an aside here...I truly miss that wonderful opening song that you used to play with the clip clopping.

[@steverussell8491]

Looks like Skippy is nipping at William as he’s plowing

[@maki90]

That dog constantly nipping at me like he was William would drive me up the wall… they have far more patience for that crap than I do lol.

[@cyrilhudak4568]

When Jim told William to say Whoa if he's not ready, I thought that you can say a lot of things about William, and one of them is that young man was born ready. Whenever you see him working, he is always on the ball.

[@PeterDowd-r9b]

It's very obvious that William has been brought up in a working world . His Building and carpentry skills are excellent

[@sueboettcher]

Love it when Ken’s in the furrow and *finally* he and Baron are the same height. I bet Brenda’s salivating to get her hands on that garden!

[@patriciabeyer8029]

Good morning. I remember when I was little Dadused two horses for farm work, then after some time he bought a tractor. Unfortunately he sold the horses.🥴 I used to have a lot of fun with them. I enjoy watching the horses. They are beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@MarkMunro-y8f]

Thank you Jim Brenda and William . The boys are so fast 😂I would call that plowing with race horses.😅

[@rickmitchell7719]

I love watching you all, but I don't understand why you all don't correct Skippy for nipping at William as he is working. He even tripped he once nipping at him as he was plowing.

[@sueupham2519]

grandpa says skip needs to be tied up on the other side of the house.

[@trinitydairy]

Great video! Thanks for the shout out!

[@chips4974]

Hello Allan " no till Mafia " . Gotta love that comment . Give me a good tilled seed bed any day .😊😊😊

[@joqlady888]

Sure is good that you had William there today. God bless you and yours William. lov from South Alabama.

[@annsaenz291]

Happy birthday Princess Bree Joy 🐴 one year old ❤

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

I had a plow almost identical to that one I used to use it to bury Satellite cables during installs. I pulled it with my van. used it for over 30 yrs worked better than the $1500 "Ditch Witch " that was sold commercially. everyting old again is new agn. worked for me! thanks for sharing and bringing back memories. ECF

[@bhensel100]

My father used to scour the moldboard with an old broken brick. It removed most of the rust and shined quickly.

[@margaretpervier8357]

Are my eyes fooling me?! Looks like Skippy is nipping at William as he’s plowing. That behavior is unacceptable and can be corrected.😊❤

[@janeteckhart4886]

I read your comment before I watched the video, and sure enough, Skippy was going after his heels a few times. William would probably never say anything, but I agree it should be nipped in the bud. Definitely a bad habit.

[@donaanderson6479]

I bet he wouldn’t try that with Jim!

[@debrazorn8168]

Not your business!

[@RebeccaPeacock-lq8dw]

Good observation. Hopefully Skippy will learn not to bother the horses like that.

[@gpeer]

Love this lesson on working the garden plot with single bottom hand plough, wise to have one person drive the horses, and another strong set of arms to guide the plow…especially when the rocks pop up! Great looking result. Nice soil…hope the rain made soil easier to till! Oh boy! Nippy Skippy, bad dog! Better “nip that habit in the bud” before human or beast get hurt, perhaps by a well placed kick? 🧲Skippy has so much energy and wants to be part of everything and in my view gets in the way sometimes. My farmer uncle used to shut the dog in the barn when working with machinery which can be dangerous…that way 😢he did not have to keep track of where the dog was and could concentrate more on the job at hand. Thank you so much for sharing these videos…learn something every time! Greetings from Canada🇨🇦

[@nenaddjuric6518]

Great video ! That's about as perfect job of plowing as it gets. Great job, I like deep plowing and that plow sure seems great to me, I really enjoy working and using old machinery that still works well :)

[@jangrahame4891]

Those boys were a handful! Good thing there were two of you on the job, otherwise the plowman would have been drug all over the place with Baron's antics at first. You were really being smart and safe.

[@jangrahame4891]

PS... It's not like you had proper length plow reins either. So much safer indeed.

[@frankritenour4760]

I love the extended amount of time on one topic & a HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY to Bree.

[@grandpafischer8317]

Going way back in time, seeing my Grandpa plowing their garden, until the old mare died. Thanks for the memories.

[@grdnsetr]

When does Skippy get corrected, after William trips and hurts himself? Start nipping that behaviour in the bud now before it gets too ingrained.

[@Wendy-bd9zu]

Very belligerent to tell them to correct their dog.

[@violetzugg5713]

@@Wendy-bd9zuand then William gets bit? Then what??

[@laurencelulusue1651]

To the uninitiated (like myself) it is magical how well Ken knows his job. Nod to Jim's meticulous training. The way Ken positions himself exactly in the last furrow to start the next line. So smart. What a good boi..Shout out to William who is such a a hard worker . ❤️ from 🇨🇦...

[@bombardier3qtrlbpsi]

My garden tool to work up the garden is a..... 1946 Frazer Rototiller does a fantastic job. Built in Auburn Indiana after WWII. More fun the way you are doing it with the team 😄

[@CarolHawkins-i8q]

What a difficult job you and William have had plowing the garden. Watching your struggles caused me to consider just how hard it must have been for pioneer farmers. With their primitive plows cutting through the very tough roots of the prairie grass roots must have been really exhausting. You two men will probably feel an extra twinge or two tomorrow. Seeing the freshly plowed earth is always a beautiful sight to me. 😊😊😊

[@paulhuffey2015]

Good point on pioneer farmers with primitive plows. Living in Iowa today, Jim's plow looks quite primitive as well. Jim is our pioneer!

[@cedric9839]

Jim & William great job doing the garden. 🇺🇸 remember our fallen this memorial day

[@jocelyncritch8512]

Leonard does a great job with plowing

[@aaltmaier81]

Beautiful soil!!

[@sueupham2519]

looks very nice,for sure. we did wonder why some of the big weeds can't be dug up before you start ? so good to follow with the camera gal. hope you don't get this big storm coming up through Albany area. whew !

[@michaelmeyers1827]

You have a great day too

[@garyfeltus9801]

Great video I could almost smell that fresh turned Earth. Was always my favorite smell when I was a kid was plowing the garden. We did not use horses though.

[@cindya.esquivel6876]

Wow, that looks like a really good workout 😊 nobody getting chubby on the homestead 😉

[@JuneSmith-pk4zc]

That green house being close to the garden offers protection fron the weather. If you have sudden down pours

[@mariephenix7168]

What a workout!!!❤❤❤

[@stevecobb7844]

Ol Skippy has a great interest in plowing and lots of energy. Hook him up to plow.

[@harryjansen6789]

Great video , enjoy your Memorial day, be safe and be well,

[@Ralph94967]

Skippy needs a kick in the back side for hooking onto williams trousers add say

[@chips4974]

Ralph if Jim does that must be done off camera .Besides Skippy is Brenda's puppy , she can train him .😊😊😊

[@chrismills4213]

Wow that took me back in time….love it👍God Bless

[@PeterDowd-r9b]

Hey Jim , Brenda and William, That was a great plowing demonstration the vegetable garden. Your friend George should be able to advise on the elevation & .or depth issue of the single furrow plow. My memory . of my grand father plowing with a single furrow plow with his special Percheron Gelding named Ben who Super Ken reminds me of him so much. . Also my Grand Dad used line extensions that which were attached at the ends and were placed over his shoulder on one side and underneath his arm on his opposite side. Which allowed him to set and guide the plow in the furrows. Ben was driven by voice commands similar to what you use . Grand Dad used the term walk on to start Ben forward and of course the standard Gee and Haw and of course the most important command was Whoa there.

[@rottngranny2876]

Skippy’s behavior seems to be getting worse around both horses and people. Please get it corrected before there’s a big problem

[@scottmackinnon2045]

I didn’t see any bad behaviour. He was enjoying the garden soil.

[@marthasullivan7521]

QUESTION""""""""" Why do you plow in a circle making each pass a smaller and smaller circle? Would it not be easier for both you and the horses to circle the entire field one time, plowing the headlines, and then plow a side and followed by coming down the center. Your circle would remain the same turn diameter not putting the horses on a tighter and tighter turn. Great teaching, Jim, as always.

[@KenJohnston-ci9kn]

Ken should have 'beano' as it cuts the gas volume. LOL

[@janeteckhart4886]

Ken never lets us down. Whenever he’s working, he treats us to that flatulence. 😂😂😂

[@lolawallace8390]

Brenda, me thinks the garden GROWS...

[@territn8871]

How I'd love to have good rich soil like that! Where I live in northeast Tennessee, the soil is red clay, and hard as concrete. It's so hard I can't even dig enough dirt to plant flower seeds. Happy Memorial Day everyone! I'm so thankful for all who so bravely served our country and to those still serving!🇺🇸❤

[@janeteckhart4886]

I agree. I'm looking at that beautiful soil wishing I could have some of that. I live with sand and clay and it takes a lot of good compost to amend it.

[@robertdonaldson6584]

Nice equines. I watched a man do this with 2 oxen. Beasts of Burden. My 1981 typewriter is skippy. Hello from Brunswick, Maine, US. May 27th, 2024.

[@br927]

plowing looks good!

[@ConstanceLove-ws1pv]

Love the great job Brenda did on filming the garden plowing job. Such great shooting angles. Great video - love learning all about plowing with horses.

[@charlesmoeller6391]

This plowing brings back memories of my father plowing the garden for my mother, the only difference he did it all by HIMSELF.

[@rolfberg8636]

There is usually an adjustable wheel at the front of the plough to regulate the plough depth

[@ceciliavondehn4402]

Where do you hose the horses down after a sweaty session during summer months?

[@sueheaman7186]

Awesome 🙌🏼…you and William work together like a well oiled machine😀Barron is doing really well, like how he adapts his pace from Bill to Ken👌🏼 Thank you for educating/ explanations on the single horse plough🙌🏼I have one exactly like it! Just sitting( painted it long time ago), I have never used it😕Bought it I guess to use as a lawn ornament, hang my name sign from it.. Mine has steel handles! It is missing the smaller cutting blade. I think it would still do the job. Love the different angles Brenda, good job videoing🙌🏼Finally getting the ☀️ up here +17 c/ 62 F central Alberta. 🤠🇨🇦

[@c0lvin4o]

How did you ever farm without skippy?--such a great addition to the videos. (always a clue Brenda is near!)

[@steverotz666]

You should feed Ken some beano

[@territn8871]

🤣😄😂

[@ricksmith4736]

Ken has been getting into the " Rosarita's Refri's"....

[@hughperkins707]

It’s hard for me to imagine how they used to pull into a 20-30 acre lot and plow it. How many days would that take?

[@pamnewman4945]

Skippy cracks me up! The guys are working their butts off and Skippy just has to be in the middle of things! 😂

[@derekadams729]

William did a great job with the plough. Its not easy.

[@HenryHall-q7l]

Jim, is that a 12, or 14 inch plow? A 12 should plow 6” deep or a 14 should be 7” deep !!

[@andrewmoran7353]

🧐I like, tough adjusting curious 👀 if you got any tips/ info on the plow you used 🫣 , some nice camera shots Brenda 👍👋

[@michaelbissen1946]

Jim, you were saying it looked like it was plowing too deep. Wouldn't plowing deeper keep he hard pan lower, making it better for the plants??

[@alangknowles]

He said he's worried about hitting stones.

[@andrewgivens4503]

Could ken pull that plow by himself if he was younger?

[@sueboettcher]

Probably could now if it wasn’t a big plot to plow.

[@charleswalker3836]

I live in the Ohio valley, I’m finishing up planting my garden today. We had so much rain I spent more time waiting to dry out than planting. I use a tiller that, as I get older, it gets heavier. LOL.

[@gaylesmith1738]

That's quite a job for William!! Wow!! Fresh plowed earth is beautiful! So interesting to hear about this walk-n-plow! Oh my goodbess!! I'm tired from watching both of you!! Lol!!! Great video!! 💕

[@shyiann23]

👍👍👍

[@erikamarczak8470]

Did George give you a Syracuse? #104?

[@chips4974]

Yes . Welcome home from Florida ( yes) .Erika . Braiding horses , never thought a person could make a living doing that , Bravo. 😊😊😊

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

It’s a Syracuse, not sure if the number

[@qt1070]

You adjustment stabilized Williams control of the plow. Before he was walking all over the place trying to keep the plow straight.

[@todd1808]

I'm sure George will have plenty to say when Jim asks for his input......

[@christopherforster6555]

Do all horse people use the same commands with their horses lovely video thanks.

[@8tomtoms8]

Nice finish to the plowing!! Finishing the dead furrow nicely isn't easy on a tractor either. Great video!!!

[@RaymondWKing-dn8wf]

Looks like your beautiful Black Soin is busting up nicely, maybe a little damp as it is sticking to the Plow. I wish things out her in Western Colorado were as Damp. Looking like another Drout year very short on Snow as far as I can see.

[@johnmcclelland5265]

Say hello to William . Best wishes to him and his family from a farm in Northern Ireland. Great work as usual. I remember my father had a bright idea to pull a full steel version of a single furrow drill plow with a Massey Ferguson 35 tractor. I was a strong young 15 year old. After a while my arms wanted to drop off and I thought I was a bird the number of times I was lifted in the air when we hit a rock. My shoulders past the top of my head a few times😊

[@elvinirons5959]

Back in my early days I loved a walking plow with a good team versus a riding plow myself, great job , garden soil looks awesome !!

[@chips4974]

Jim , Your walking plow is rare , flipping soil to the left . Brenda that's a big garden , weed control will be a challenge, if you plant all of it .😊😊😊

[@JamesMcGill-kr2qk]

Plowing the garden looks like a very hard job. William and Jim wrestling with that plow had me worried and I was glad that you took turns. Skippy had me laughing when he looked like he was nipping at Williams feet and supervising the whole time. You have been BLESSED having a hard working young man in William there to help you but the Good Lord has BLESSED you all greatly . Thanks again for for all of your hard work to share these videos with us. God bless and keep safe.

[@sueupham2519]

we agree,William is perfect for this farm..

[@violetzugg5713]

Skippy WAS nipping William. 😮

[@beatapierzchala9428]

plow handles should be press down to plow shallow , if you need deep lift up and plow is going deep

[@brendaramos-root6891]

Nice work

[@chrislittlefarm]

That's amazing how William managed to get the two first furrows so straight and parallel. Looks like it works as fast as the sulky plow, only that it's more exhausting and you need two men. The result looks great. Have a great week! 💜-Chris

[@plainsimple442]

We used two people when plowing with steers, and always started in the center of a piece. The last time I plowed with two young steers and could not keep up with them. Must be getting old at 83. ha ha.

[@elenalychkina8127]

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@kayl9572]

Brenda great job with the camera angles especially the one where you went above the horses necks shoeing how hard they work to pull the plow. Very cool!!

[@debrahatfield7712]

I think Skippy needs some discipline to teach him some manners I bet he makes the horses nervous jumping around so much I’m extremely surprised he hasn’t gotten a good swift kick from one of them yet

[@cherylwarner2623]

I bet William feels like a drunk on a railroad track, one foot on rail, one foot on roadbed. It looks like a lot more work than using cart. Interesting! ❤😊

[@MarkMunro-y8f]

That is beautiful plowing .You should enter in the plowing match.❤

[@eddiegelineault8691]

Do you have a schedule of horse pulling that you are going to be at this summer.

[@jimborer1524]

I put a coulter on my plow to cut the junk on top and a wheel to help it roll.

[@mfc4591]

Great job team. Have a great week. Thanks for the video.

[@TheAelfgar]

So I hope it's not too much of a bother to ask, but there's a point where Jim says, "Let's just go to five," in relation to plow depth. Do y'all have a video relating to that sort of thing? I'm quite interested in this type of work, but I don't really understand the analog side of things, and I'd quite like to.

[@TheAelfgar]

For some reason it won't let me edit, but if I had waited longer I'd have gotten my answer 😅 Thanks anyways!

[@Michael-ld2cr]

Plowing fot neighbors.

[@charlesdavidson9656]

Skippy is doing just fine . Typical farm dog puppy . I would keep him in the house or tied up when mowing hay . We learn,t the hard way . Bye

[@chips4974]

Accidents happen . 😊

[@francisconnors8344]

How about you when by the grass and down the middle would that be any good you would be working away from your self

[@Michael-ld2cr]

Jim and William, do you guys do custom 37:52

[@RaymondWKing-dn8wf]

My Folks Had a way of Connecting the Lines, probably with a Hornes Buckel allowing for Adjustments as needed. Then they placed the Lines over one Shoulder (generally the Right Sholder and around under the Left Arm as thy were mostly Right-Handed). This way thy could hold the Lines and the Plow Handel's as needed and use Gee and Haw. One Plus I see with this is you never Drop the Lines completely. The Drawback is if the Team Spooks for some reason you might get drug a few feet before getting things under control again. Wors comes to Wors you can Bend over and put your Arms and hand Foreword and let the Lines slip off over your head. Letting your Team run away with anything is not a good idea! Raymond W. King Eckert Colorado

[@upstatesolar864]

This is absolutely beautiful and I can’t wait to see the garden grow! The flowers 💐 and greenhouse are exquisite❣️ You guys are so close to 100k!!! Keep plowing! (Get it?! Plowing 😂) I crack myself up 🤣

[@gwilliams4444]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@RaymondWKing-dn8wf]

You're doing grate Jim and WIlliam, your headed in the right direction with having no Experience. Having Help is a very good idea for a Beginner. This is a little like learning to Walk, you have to do it to learn how to do it. When you get some experience under your Belts in how this Waking Plow business Works Youla be able to do it alone. Have a Wonderful Day

[@janeteckhart4886]

The garden looks really good. Very nice plowing job. I think I remember in the past that Jim said some horses don't like that sharp turning over and over again. Although Baron needs more of this type of plowing experience, at least he did not seem to be bothered.

[@tacratt6091]

I usually spray my moldboards with red oxide primer after I get finished plowing, I’ll pressure wash them and then spray them with a good coat of primer, it keeps rust off and also comes off after one pass through the field!

[@1striperon]

When we finished plowing each year, we sprayed the soil off the plow and let it air dry. A can of Rustoleum painted the moldboards to prevent rust.

[@dottiehildebrand3123]

Thats a lot of work to make a garden, but if you want to grow food you have to do it.. Barron acts like he dont like to get in the furrow. Maybe like staying on the undone ground..I love Baron. He was s such a handsome boy and that little prance he has.. God bless❤️🙏🌹

[@angelagabathuler9199]

😂😎🐎🐎🐎