THE HARVEST OUR FARM HAS BEEN WAITING FOR!

[@aqter7911]

Very Cool pants covers. Hopefully this helps keep of moisture and itching stuff.

[@BrendaRoe-zm8ll]

Farmers are the Bomb!! Thank you for all the hard work you all do to keep everyone fed.❤❤

[@wishwellfarms]

Thank you I appreciate that!

[@lyndavichi5938]

I think you are beyond remarkable not only for all you do but for your giving, open attitude sharing your livelihood. You are 4+, and I wish you nothing but the best. Many thanks...

[@wishwellfarms]

Thank you so much for the kind and encouraging words. I really appreciate that!

[@ECL2002]

I just want to say thank you for taking the time to film and explain everything you’re doing. With everything you’ve got going on that can’t be easy to add something else onto your plate. But it’s very appreciated and I love seeing the behind the scenes of a fruit and vegetable farmer

[@wishwellfarms]

Thank you so much for the kind feedback!

[@paullhommedieu2795]

Wow that's good money for corn! When my dad farmed we would get only 3.00 per dozen! Matthew times have changed.

[@wishwellfarms]

Yep, $3 a dozen was about 20 years ago here...inflation, labor and input cost have changed everything, it cost over $3 a dozen just to grow the corn now.

[@paullhommedieu2795]

@@wishwellfarms I don't do sweet corn but my main thing is cauliflower.broc.cabb.and Brussel sprouts. We also do pumpkins and hard squash and potatoes 🥔. Very fast and furious..love your videos! Keep up the good work!

[@wishwellfarms]

@@paullhommedieu2795 fast and furious describes vegetable farming well...

[@chetreed2198]

Great video I was looking forward to sweet corn harvest and congrats on the first harvest.

[@wishwellfarms]

Thanks so much and I appreciate you watching and commenting!

[@ojbudz]

You are a beast my guy. The dedication you show is very uplifting. God bless you

[@wishwellfarms]

Thanks, Jeff!

[@paullhommedieu2795]

As I'm watching your videos I have experienced many of those same things you went thru.when it's good it's good but when it's bad it's bad!

[@beagrine2657]

You are super man. Don't worry about filming everything. We understand, best if you rest. And no need to apologize. 😊

[@wishwellfarms]

Thank you I appreciate the kind words!

[@RIMMedia69]

Love listening to your explanation, hand harvesting can sound tough since industrial machines has been in the farming field for so long.

[@wishwellfarms]

Yeah, I have friends that use a harvester for the sweetcorn but it cost over $100,000 and you gotta be set up to sort all the junk that gets picked along with the good corn so it’s still a lot of work. I have other friends who grow 250 acres of corn and handpick all of it, nearly 8000 dozen every day at 2 AM under floodlights with migrant labor.

[@markcatzoutdoors]

Great job 👍

[@wishwellfarms]

Thanks, Mark. I appreciate it!

[@brentsimpson4101]

Sheltowee Trace legend thanks for sharing farm life. America thanks you!

[@wishwellfarms]

Hey, good to hear from someone that follows my personal channel! Now I just need to work on getting everybody that watches my farm content to watch my adventure channel ha ha!

[@cuocsonglangnoigogang]

Your dedication to cultivating a harvest our farm has been waiting for is truly commendable! Your hard work and perseverance have borne fruit, ensuring abundance and joy for all. And I am Floating Village Life

[@wishwellfarms]

@@cuocsonglangnoigogang thanks!

[@bunk822]

Love my sweet corn😋

[@wishwellfarms]

quite possibly the best part of summer!

[@mikecorcoran6834]

I'm exhausted watching you! Your Saturday's are a weeks worth for me.

[@Stacey-Ann_]

😂😂😂 he's very hands on with his stuff. Great Leader❤ I admire that about him.

[@mikecorcoran6834]

@@Stacey-Ann_ the Energizer Bunny, for sure! He'll never be able to retire or he'll go nuts. 😁

[@wishwellfarms]

Saturdays are definitely our bread and butter, next year we’re gonna scale back almost 50% and we’re getting rid of all of our weekday markets except our mobile trailer and a couple slower Saturday markets. The stress is gonna send me to an early grave and I’m ready to slow down a little bit ha ha.

[@wishwellfarms]

au contraire, I am a huge long distance, backpacker, ultra racer, kayak camper and RV camper, I’ll never have time in my lifetime to see all the places I have planned. 😁

[@Stacey-Ann_]

@@wishwellfarms 💯love that

[@johnkeynes8873]

A huge day Jason well done go have a rest.😊

[@wishwellfarms]

The day turned out better than I even expected, and Sunday was a great day of rest, just not long enough ha ha

[@ВадимПоморцев]

thank you for your new video. You are doing great job. I am growing for myself corn near my house. That’s not ready yet. But I'm looking forward to it.

[@wishwellfarms]

Hope you have a good Crop and a tasty one!

[@jamesosborne5950]

Awesome video with good insight on what really goes on in a farm

[@wishwellfarms]

Thanks James!

[@_Elijah_1979]

WOW what an awesome, amazing and excellent video of sweet corn harvesting 🌽 nice you have you good strong team to help 💪 i am very impressed with how well you operate and maintain your farm (strength, wisdom, endurance, perseverance and stamina) 👍💯🙏

[@wishwellfarms]

Thanks so much for the encouraging comment!

[@bradmcdaniel9675]

another great vid!

[@wishwellfarms]

Thank you!

[@Chris-jh3tg]

I can't wait to start picking mine. Should be ready in a couple weeks.

[@wishwellfarms]

Hope you have a good corn crop this year!

[@cindyniesley5182]

Love seeing your operation and comparing it to Lancaster County PA farms. They are getting $7 a dozen at roadside stands for corn. We are very dry with little rain the last few weeks so the price will probably go up

[@wishwellfarms]

When we travel, I always stop at farmstands and see what they’re charging for similar items that we grow. We have a large Amish community in our area here in Ohio, I believe it is the second largest in the nation behind Lancaster. We’ve been holding steady at nine dollars a dozen, and no one has said a word yet, I think people are finally realizing that farmers have to raise the prices too.

[@TomBoillat]

thanks for letting us in on all the small stuff that we all are wondering about thanks.

[@wishwellfarms]

You’re very welcome. I enjoy sharing it.

[@STA_FARMS]

Sweet corn is early here as well. Nothing like fresh from the garden.

[@wishwellfarms]

Ain’t that the truth!

[@charliesutter4639]

Awesome job my friend!

[@wishwellfarms]

Thank you I appreciate that!

[@marialorenavillanueva5342]

YUmmy sweet corn

[@wishwellfarms]

It has been a good sweetcorn year so far hopefully it will continue!

[@Bigbuckslayer1435]

Crazy tough work. Hats off to you. My opinion on the corn sales is the stores have been selling 5 ears for $1. I’m guessing that’s a sales pitch to get people in the stores to buy other stuff.

[@wishwellfarms]

Exactly, sometimes when there’s glut of corn on the market from the south, when the north starts producing, they’ll run sales and will often be loss leaders but you can’t even grow for that cheap not even close

[@PradeepSingh-tm3ck]

I absolutely love watching your videos! Your content is always so engaging and inspiring. I especially enjoy seeing all the amazing things you do at WishWell Farm. If it's not too much trouble, I would love to visit WishWell someday and see everything in person. Thank you for sharing your journey with us! 😊

[@SomedayTooPulling]

Grew Rosie and Kate this year, they did well with the warm KS spring temps. My all time favorite is Obsession II. Next year I'm adding Knowledge. Get my seed from Harris out of Rochester NY.

[@wishwellfarms]

I’ve gotten seed from Harris before but mostly Gowan, Stokes and Rupps. May I suggest some new varieties to you? I guarantee you there are dozens much better eating than obsession now, we grew it for years, but the genetics are much better now.

[@carolgarverick3922]

I just got some corn at the Marysville stand. It was the best I've had in a long time! Will be back on Wednesday!

[@wishwellfarms]

Thank you! Now we are picking even better corn and next week will even be better yet!

[@wild_insomnia]

Jason is so dilligent, honest and hard working guy ! He and those like him should be the ones getting the recognition ,not empty-headed specimen like Kardashyans or Justin Bieber.Kudos to you,Jason !

[@wishwellfarms]

Thanks so much, man. I really appreciate it. I’m not concerned about the recognition, but it would be nice to eventually not have to worry about money anymore after working this hard

[@munchkin5674]

Those flip switch magnetic lights that are really bright are pretty handy to have in strategic places for emergency lights, including one inside each truck and on the big trailer. You can get them at Harbor Freight. It’s just a suggestion to consider.

[@wishwellfarms]

Yeah, that’s a good idea, but I really don’t need them except for filming, we only use those trucks during the daylight hours, except when I’m packing them between 4 and 6 AM

[@buckman840]

Now I can understand some of your mindset and background on what had driven you to do FKTs.

[@wishwellfarms]

Farming is what actually got me in the backpacking because I was looking for a different type of challenge and also to escape being around people every day all summer long

[@wishwellfarms]

That’s actually a pretty good video idea. I can talk about that for quite a while. Just gotta figure out a way to make it interesting to folks who want to see farming.

[@jasonkelly7930]

Man on a mission

[@wishwellfarms]

A mission to make a profit so I can enjoy the things I’m really passionate about ha ha, backpacking, kayaking, and RV camping!

[@jamesosborne5950]

I wish I still lived in Ohio I would come get some of that corn

[@katlingillao4982]

Nice farm and your filming efforts to share your experiences in your farm, but need to share your video after harvesting so consumers will believe it's came from your farm and maybe this filming can help because local farmers like us do watching your videos❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@wishwellfarms]

Yes, we film many of our crops being harvested right here on our family Farm

[@SpassMacher2000]

I try to support the local farms as much as I can. We go to our local farmers market almost every weekend. Out here in Iowa the family farms seem to be dying and Big Ag is taking over.

[@wishwellfarms]

Yes, it’s sad. Thanks for supporting small local farms.

[@Well_I_am_just_saying]

If you load all of the trucks by yourself, it will be easy to determine who screwed up if there are any mistakes.

[@wishwellfarms]

You got that right! Actually, my daughter and several of my employees do help me go through all the odds and ends and goodies throughout the truck to make sure we have what we need for a day of sales. Ultimately it all falls on me and fortunately, I nearly get it right every time!

[@JohnK.11]

Do you irrigate your sweet corn? This is my favorite channel on KZbin. Keep up the great work and videos

[@wishwellfarms]

Thanks so much John! We do not, I only have drip irrigation under the raised beds so we are at the mercy of the weather, but I would guess that we get adequate rainfall 8 out of 10 years.

[@timothyczapranski8254]

I see you like Bolt XR and Kickoff for early sweet corn. What verities do you plant after that? I plant and really like Nirvana but am interested in trying other super sweet varieties.

[@wishwellfarms]

Yes, Bolt and kickoff are my first two early varieties and then we move into a few plantings of xtra tender 274A, Xanadu, Troubadour, Anthem and finish up with some Patriarch. I will no longer be planting Nirvana. Even though it eats great, it is just far too finicky when under any stress at all and becomes nearly worthless.

[@munchkin5674]

Do you have a list of customers that buy in bulk amounts to handle the left over corn, like other farmers market stores that sell during the week, small grocery stores or bulk foods stores?

[@wishwellfarms]

We have a few Wholesale customers, but whatever corn I can’t sell the following Monday will either get taken to the food bank or thrown out because after that, it’ll start losing its flavor and there’s more better corn that needs picking. I used to wholesale to a grocery store chain and had about 11 stores within an hour drive of me, but with the growth of farmers markets, we let those go except the local one in our town.

[@beckyumphrey2626]

The corn looks amazing. Jason, are there.many farmers capable of operating without having to use bank money? Sweet corn down here at the Georgia farmers market was selling for $3 dozen over the weekend. We must be overstocked.

[@wishwellfarms]

Thanks Becky! We accept numerous forms of payment, cash, checks, credit cards, Venmo, PayPal, senior nutrition program payments, WIC, SNAP, EBT, POP(power of produce) for kids, ect, but cash is the best haha!

[@wishwellfarms]

Up here I had to pay almost $5 per dozen just to get Georgia corn shipped in while waiting for ours!

[@wild_insomnia]

If you are Ottawa Senators' fan-that train is music for your ears,because it's Senators' goal horn !

[@suave47]

Over 10,000 ears of corn just seems insane. But, I guess, when u have 6 plus places to sell at in one day, it's a necessary evil. Also makes perfect sense, when u say by October, I r just done. Those 4 am mornings would b a killer, and knowing that u don't have much of a reprive until the season is done, would b mentally taxing. It takes special ppl to do what u do. And I'm sure, all the ppl u r feeding, thank u regularly. Thx for the video

[@wishwellfarms]

Thanks for the comment Eric. About eight years ago when I finally had my business where I wanted it I was looking for a new challenge and I took up backpacking which ultimately lead to FKT‘s, which stands for Fastest Known times, which are speed records on trails as well as ultra racing . But to relax I enjoy kayak camping and RV camping and long distance backpacking. I have another channel dedicated to all of these things, but maybe I’ll bring it up in a farming video sometime. Yes, one day a week to relax is not enough, Sundays go by so quickly and then it’s always time to do it all again, thank goodness it’s seasonal, I would go insane if I had to do this year around

[@Well_I_am_just_saying]

How long will that corn stay fresh enough to be sold? Will it keep until the following Saturday?

[@wishwellfarms]

Good question I should have elaborated on that a little bit more. Any cord that was on display at the farmers markets will not be re-sold and either taken to a food bank or thrown out. Corn that never came out of the truck will often still be somewhat cold, and we will be able to sell some of it on Monday, but after that, we throw it out and move on to fresher pickings.

[@robertlackey4531]

What type of sweet corn are you growing ?it’s not tall corn like my family grow

[@wishwellfarms]

We only grow augmented super sweets or SH2’s. The first early variety only gets about 5 feet tall and the later full season varieties get out 6 feet tall.

[@b.t.3780]

How do your prices compare to the local grocery stores?

[@wishwellfarms]

Much higher normally

[@timwilliams849]

Have you considered putting wheels on the pallets?

[@wishwellfarms]

Not sure what you mean, that’s what a pallet jack is for which we used extensively in this video

[@timwilliams849]

@@wishwellfarms if you put steel wheels on then you can set the whole pallet in truck and just roll fully loaded to the front. Can get pallet wheels with locks that you can put on with your feet

[@Well_I_am_just_saying]

​@@timwilliams849 If he wants to leave them on the pallets, then it would be better to use a ramp to push the pallet jacks right on to the trucks.

[@robertmitchell6061]

Do you ever grow ambrosia corn?

[@wishwellfarms]

Ambrosia is a very old variety and the newer genetics We have these days are far superior. We grow all augmented super sweets.

[@robertmitchell6061]

@@wishwellfarms I enjoy watching your videos

[@wishwellfarms]

@@robertmitchell6061 thank you Robert! I hope you didn’t take that comment the wrong way. I’m sure ambrosia is a very good eating variety. It’s just not one we plant.

[@robertmitchell6061]

@@wishwellfarms not at all ! I love to learn new things

[@ronniemcdougald6802]

what variety of sweet corn is this?

[@wishwellfarms]

That first planting is Bolt and the second planting, which is a much bigger ear and more flavorful is kick off and then we move into our full season varieties after that. But in 35 years, I have not found a better cold soil, emerging corn seed with exceptional flavor like Bolt.

[@gregholl5011]

Excuses excuses excuses! 😂 I know what you mean. Some days you can't cover everything. Dont stress about it!

[@wishwellfarms]

lol, hard not to be stressing about it until after Labor Day ha ha

[@paullhommedieu2795]

The produce business is so much work itsnt it? Seems like when your the owner the work is never done!

[@paullhommedieu2795]

I'm surprised you can get any kids to work at all? They just don't want to do that kinda of work anymore! Do you use the propane guns? Yhey work pretty good for birds..are you located in ohio than?

[@wishwellfarms]

20 years ago i would get over 50 applications a year now its less than ten and everyone has sports or camps or family vacations or county fairs and its near impossible to have reliable help for an entire summer...and hourly rates have doubled

[@MikeEdwards-pc4qf]

Do you ever have a problem with Corn not pollinating good?

[@wishwellfarms]

Not really, but if we have a long dry stretch, sometimes the tips won’t fill out completely. As long as your corn is planted in blocks with numerous rows beside each other, you should never have a problem with pollination from natural wind.

[@chrispeebles3846]

What damage do birds do to corn?

[@wishwellfarms]

They land on the top of the ear and peck through the husk and damage three or four kernels, rendering the corn worthless and un marketable and they can destroy an acre in a matter of hours if the flock is big enough. In the next video you’ll hear all about it and how I tackled the problem

[@redshepherdoutdoors7201]

I’m curious what your fkt is for loading all the trucks and the trailer is on Saturday morning lol.

[@Well_I_am_just_saying]

What does "fkt" stand for?

[@redshepherdoutdoors7201]

@@Well_I_am_just_saying “fkt”is fastest known time. He’s a legend in the outdoor hiking world and has set several fkt records, especially on the Sheltowee Trace trail.

[@wishwellfarms]

lol, I’m pretty darn quick!

[@wishwellfarms]

About eight years ago, I was looking for a new challenge and I took up backpacking and that led to ultra racing and fastest known times, farming is just a means to provide for me financially, but my passions lies in backpacking and kayak camping and other outdoor activities 😁

[@christopherfaschan4618]

How much money in sweet corn seed do you think you have including fertilizer and all ?

[@wishwellfarms]

This is a great question and unfortunately I don’t have time to crunch all the numbers for you to get you exact amounts now but I will tell you it is not cheap and I will do my best to put together a video in the off-season going over all these numbers.

[@daveklein2826]

Not a relevant question

[@christopherfaschan4618]

@@daveklein2826 It is when you are a first time farmer and would like to start planting sweet corn while trying to learn from others. Thanks for your helpful !

[@jduncan2145]

3 for a dollar here in Florida.

[@wishwellfarms]

Good grief I haven’t sold corn that cheap since the 90’s! You can’t raise it for that much anymore.

[@Well_I_am_just_saying]

​@@wishwellfarms The really large farms that supply grocery stores use machines to harvest the corn to help keep their labor costs down. The grocery store where I live had corn on sale 4 ears for $1 and Walmart had it 3 ears for $1.

[@DimasFajar-ns4vb]

rabbit and giant gourami can or able to eat fresh corn fruit silk just let you know sir

[@hydrodude2948]

It’s crazy how cheap corn is. It should be a bare minimum $1.50 per ear.

[@wishwellfarms]

I absolutely agree, these old timers think our prices are outrageous are so out of touch with how much inflation has affected all of our inputs

[@hydrodude2948]

@@wishwellfarms Hey I was wondering if I can send you a video of my farm? I own a hydroponic lettuce farm. I’ve seen all your videos and I know you grow tomatoes hydroponicly. I think you might think my setup is cool…. Thanks for your videos!

[@wishwellfarms]

@@hydrodude2948 yes please do! We've thought about switching one of our greenhouses over to lettuce. What is your growing season and where are you from? My wife and I like to travel around in our RV visiting other farms and I plan to start showcasing other farms on my channel during my off season.

[@hydrodude2948]

@@wishwellfarms So i live and farm in Sacramento California. I’m able to farm year round. Lettuce is a very high turn over crop. So to convert one of your greenhouses to lettuce really wouldn’t be that difficult. FYI I’m not a liberal Californian. I know California is not getting the best reputation these days lol.

[@jzlharvey]

$1 per 🌽 sounds crazy. Bidenomics, woo.

[@TimothyReed-n5o]

people don't mind you using Round up? wtf

[@wishwellfarms]

You’re obviously not very well informed to make a statement like that, 99% of all Farmers use round up, only a very select few with the proper tillage equipment that are certified organic Do not use it.

[@daveklein2826]

Please get educated before you ask such a stupid question

[@rjaquaponics9266]

All the Hard work and years of sales doesn't make anything healthy, not even the taste-test makes it intrinsically "healthy". It means it can be sold, that's all. The carpet bombed toxins on the fields are not gone with the weeds that quickly died while the Gmo corn thrives! All the carpet bombed toxins are part of the finished products. And, you call yourself a No-Till farmer? I respect the years of hard work as a dedicated owner operator! Good tasting raw sweet corn is still GMO crops at best. Why should your customer buy GMO products? If you labeled them "GMO Grown Sweet Corn" how much would less would you sell? Can You Really grow all natural sweet Corn without using gmo sweet corn and/or herbicides?

[@wishwellfarms]

I don’t grow gmo sweet corn

[@wishwellfarms]

There’s only a few varieties of gmo sweet corn even available

[@Well_I_am_just_saying]

When did he ever call himself a no-till farmer? He very clearly shows in his videos where he tills (discs) the ground before laying down the plastic. He may occasionally use no-till methods in some situations, but he does not promote his farm as being 100% no-till. Growing certified organic fruits and vegetables on this scale is very difficult to do profitably. Labor costs are much too high to have employees out there pulling weeds by hand.

[@rjaquaponics9266]

@@Well_I_am_just_saying In his corn field he said, "We are No till farmers" . kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6HRqHSoj6hor6c

[@rjaquaponics9266]

@@wishwellfarms What type of Sweet corn do you grow next to the Weeds, grasses, and thistles you control with Herbicides that doesn't kill the corn too?

[@ateadelaidachannel8756]