Excellent Conor, My family had been farming a 76-acre vegetable farm for just over 100 years. About 3 years ago it was sold to a developer. My grandfather would say the secret to having a weed-free farm was to cultivate the crop before you ever saw the weed. We were always hoeing around the plants. We had two - 1948 Farmall Cub tractors with cultivators on them. They would cultivator the pathways first and then the works would come in and hoe around the plants. This would kill any weed seed that was trying to germinate in the soil. My advice for the small gardener or farmer is after a rainstorm the weed seed is most active to sprout roots so once the ground is dry enough to get back on,,,,,, get out there with your hoe or tractor and Cultivate your crops before the weeds show themselves. Enjoy, Ken
@flowergrowersmith4496 жыл бұрын
Nothing beats the voice of experience..
@TLFarm6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant guy with simple well though out ideas. Definitely going to try & implement some of his concepts on our farm in Thailand. Cheers Leigh & Toon.
@bigrigchristfollower90204 жыл бұрын
Very informative, thank you from an ex chicken farmer now going to learn as much as I can to make a garden for my family as well as neighbors because I think it is so essential to eating healthy foods as well as being self sufficient in this time. God Bless you and your family in this time.
@martintopp13999 ай бұрын
HI there from NZ. Great Video. Thank you for sharing you wisdom, systems and method of how to maintain a weed free farm! Your frankness is much appreciated!
@eugeneson01084 жыл бұрын
well organized and clean. What a delight to the eyes! love how tidy your farm is.
@fatjuniesfarmette60306 жыл бұрын
PS -- Beautifully managed farm! Your love for your work is evident.
@braintnt6 жыл бұрын
I wish I was born in a farming family like this one.
@66bigbuds6 жыл бұрын
There is no substitute for hard work. Get er done. The work shows looks good.
@Ihaveausernametoo4 жыл бұрын
Wow this is mighty impressive. I went to no-dig myself, they barely germinate at all now. Different kind of work though, putting all the compost on and making/sourcing it.
@samlicorish56454 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the simple but specific concepts here. Planting precision, planning, linear structure, right tools, and hard work mitigated by all the upfront thought. Frankly, I doubt it would work in all native soil / weed environments without a specific plan to start out with the right soil medium. I think that is the trick. Start with the right soil medium (or sieve your soil as I've seen tropical small farmers do), and follow your principles. This has really opened my eyes to another way to get the job done.
@flowergrowersmith4496 жыл бұрын
I'm facing starting a small flower farm from a grassy, weedy pasture. I'm thinking about tilling it just once, forming and staking beds, laying down weedmatting paths with woodchip on top and just dealing with and meticulously removing weeds and then covering the beds over winter. It just feels as though I need to get the beds physically established. Your immaculate farm is inspiring. Thanks for the cultivation description also. GREAT VIDEO CONOR!
@stephencarlsbad6 жыл бұрын
If you lay down clear plastic for an entire summer, it will not only sterilize your garden patch, it will kill all weed seeds too. Then the following season will be much, much easier to manage the weeding.
@freespeech80306 жыл бұрын
I don't see how you can avoid the "first till", in your situation. You have to get to the dirt. It would be nice if you had some chickens and pigs to help as well, but that opens up a whole new set of requirements. Maybe, you could tarp one section as an experiment, while you weed the rest of the area. That's how they do it in some gardens.
@soulful1today6 жыл бұрын
Suggest not using wood chips anywhere that one is going to be turning the soil over.
@amandakerns54964 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to put this together.
@jamesbrunet27554 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your tried and true methods, and congratulations for your success at becoming weed less. Where there is a will, there is a way, you have not only found it, you designed it. Once again, thank you and congratulations on a job well done. May Your Green Thumb Up Continue, J.B.
@cannashiva97194 жыл бұрын
killer garden man..doing super solid work....talk about some sweet foliage......keep it up!!!! farmers are the new phd's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@tanawatnakaland88954 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your idea , i live in Thailand and starting my farm
@carolynmoody94604 жыл бұрын
Many blessings..this was amazing information
@Michael-fc2oy5 жыл бұрын
Great minds! I agree, finally you save a lot of time and money without tarps
@jeffcokenour34593 жыл бұрын
What you do is an incredible blessing
@rodnjosh6 жыл бұрын
I seem to have smart weeds, it seems like they always like to sprout up right next to the main stem of my plants. I suppose that is where the hand weeding comes in. I do appreciate the information you provide and I will be adding the wire weeder to my Christmas list.
@joannenardoni176 жыл бұрын
So beautiful, absolutely fabulous
@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia6 жыл бұрын
I Gave up growing in soil, i'm disabled and creeping up on 60 now and can't get anyone to help me so i'm converting my greenhouses to Aquaculture/Aquaponics. The planning and methods you do are sound but would be labor intensive for me. Otherwise your farm looks wonderful. I'm changing over to a serious cash crop...no not Pot, not the fish alone, but Real Wasabi production.
@richstone26276 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge in these videos.
@marcelpoitras82505 жыл бұрын
Carrying all your jingling dinner triangles,,,,and calling the plants to dinner As you mend! Nice fresh game of psychedelic off the charts,,,from aerial
@betsysiegmund1984 жыл бұрын
Another excellent, informative presentation. Thanks, Conor.
@GardenBandits5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the advice. Love the videos! Love your place.
@ladynataliemarie77803 жыл бұрын
I wish you worked with the tool as you spoke of it. I can’t understand how these work. Very interesting!
@canadiangemstones76362 жыл бұрын
Very cool, thanks for sharing!
@PJWalmsley4 жыл бұрын
Cool tools! This approach seems incompatible with cover crops and bio accumulators. Thoughts on this approach vs cover crops? Some other good ways I've seen to choke out weeds are mulch and sterile plants that dominate an area but don't come back.
@willj54604 жыл бұрын
I used to feel the wheel hoe was not the right tool either. Then we ditched the Glaser, got a Valley Oak and space crops appropriately and everything changed. It's a superior tool.
@fletcherlarue34405 жыл бұрын
As a non-farmer. Whats the difference between cultivation and weeding? Also a side suggestion, can we see more shots of what he's explaining? (a video is worth a million words!)
@NeversinkFarm5 жыл бұрын
Weeding is usually the same thing as hand-weeding. In this context Cultivation is disturbing the soil with a long handled tool to kill weeds. Precision cultivation is killing thread stage weeds by disturbing the entire soil surface.
@fletcherlarue34405 жыл бұрын
@@NeversinkFarm Cool thanks for the response :)
@MrTseardjan6 жыл бұрын
i realy liked the view from above realya a amazing looking farm
@shivawilson47862 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video about how to stop critters (raccoons mice deer gophers) from eating your crops?
@marlonh7912 жыл бұрын
Good question
@yakbutterblacktea6 жыл бұрын
Just boogey down the row.! Thanks for the information. Very informative.
@BrianSmith-gp9xr4 жыл бұрын
Thank you , Very helpful .
@silviasen69076 жыл бұрын
Finally i get the answer. Thank u for this video.
@cavemanjoe79726 жыл бұрын
I use my scuffle hoe to disturb topsoil where I want my chickens to scratch; it works really well for that. I also use it around my plants because I don't have that many, and it allows me to clear a lot of small weeds in the garden very quickly before work instead of putting off weeding until they take over the garden. I like those wire hoes, though.
@lindafuiten25562 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful garden, what do you use to make the ground fertile?
@McCoysOakHillFarm6 жыл бұрын
Have you had to deal with weeds that have creeping rhizome type roots like quack grass, creeping charlie, etc? If so, how did you handle them? I hope to take your course next year I did the free preview and I was amazed at all the very good information I have not tried myself while gardening/farming. I worked for a neighbor who was a market garden farmer for a couple of seasons. I sort of volunteered to help him at the time and thought he did not have anyone helping. I wished he could have seen your place and how you did things. The weed pressure was really bad we could never keep up, so many rocks, crooked rows, and I kept thinking at the time there has to be a better way. Thanks for sharing. :)
@pauldrake18586 жыл бұрын
AND Oxalis: that is really insidious, lots of tiny bulbs radiating from the root. Any suggestions are welcome. Cheers.
@44wolfpacker6 жыл бұрын
And Bermuda/ wire grass! It spreads by stolons, rhizomes, and seed!
@marlonw50534 жыл бұрын
his advice applies the same to the questions
@fatjuniesfarmette60306 жыл бұрын
How did you convert your beds in the first place, from grassy field to row crop bed? I've done the "back to eden" method with success, especially for trees & berries & tomatoes etc. But for more tender seeded cropslike lettuce or carrots, a nice soft bed with no wood chips would be convenient.
@Buckinghamrabbit4 жыл бұрын
Great stuff, Conor- the wire hoe with changeable heads looks incredible to me. A question, though- how do you handle long periods of rain or moist soil that prevents precision cultivation at the thread stage?
@NeversinkFarm3 жыл бұрын
Find any break in the weather and cultivate anyway. What can you do?
@ricodegallo30604 жыл бұрын
Have you thought about using quick key chain disconnects for the plow heads?
@stelviodelbrava62186 жыл бұрын
Great info dear sir. One question though - what do you do when the weed grows too close to crop's body? You then just hand weed it?
@snideremark6 жыл бұрын
Do you find that with time there are fewer weeds? Eventually?
@hairyhomesteader35616 жыл бұрын
Great advise, just wish it worked in my zone. Weed pressure is just too high, so we must use landscaping fabric.
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
cultivation will work in any zone. Weed pressure on my farm used to be extremely high.
@bigears44266 жыл бұрын
That wire wouldn't work in my soil, but man your garden looks good
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
you'd be surprised
@keepark17023 жыл бұрын
Where can buy that equipment?
@shaniduncan22556 жыл бұрын
What do you do about bermuda grass? All around our garden is bermuda, we've dug troughs, weed wicked them, etc, but they just go deeper and still come back into the garden. any ideas?
@gardenagro96376 жыл бұрын
Are you an organic gardener?
@CottageGardensonForest5 жыл бұрын
What the best way to turn a lawn into garden. I thought covering it with a tarp from this summer through the winter. I live in a zone 8 with hot summers. Thanks
@hedgecraft5594 жыл бұрын
Cardboard method. Everytime.
@NeversinkFarm3 жыл бұрын
Tarp will work great
@sameoldmphymel6 жыл бұрын
Excellent video!
@zenlife1004 жыл бұрын
Please pass on the Link where i can purchase the weed control tools.. fantastic Video cheers
@NeversinkFarm4 жыл бұрын
www.neversinktools.com/collections/mutineer
@aaronhubbard99576 жыл бұрын
great vid
@tothna13 жыл бұрын
Do you pick up the weeds then? Or does disturbing the soil like that kill the tiny weeds?
@stephencarlsbad6 жыл бұрын
I wonder if Big Ag could scale this to where it was economically feasible to not have to use herbicides?
@denveradventures5894 жыл бұрын
They can, it requires cheap immigrant labor, though.............
@canadiangemstones7636 Жыл бұрын
Try hand hoeing a thousand acres once a week and let us know how it goes.
@chrismelton61174 жыл бұрын
Curious to know if these processes can be successful in warmer, more humid climates? I'm in south Georgia and would very much like to know more!
@SniperLogic4 жыл бұрын
Chris Melton ditto.
@NeversinkFarm4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@cityurbanfarmjimpeckham50826 жыл бұрын
This is a great video with awesome advice … but haven't I seen this video a few days ago ? Deja vu
@rockncroll15 жыл бұрын
I hope to be breaking ground on a new plot of land this spring. The property has a very nice lawn. Instead of using tarps, I am considering renting a sod cutter. I would cut the sod to form my field blocks , and roll the sod up to compost. Bring compost and other soil amendments to build my beds. Has anyone else done it this way? Good idea? Bad idea? Looking for some input. thank you.
@ForgottenWayFarms6 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel, great info and video!
@krishnaksingh29282 жыл бұрын
Nice video
@christinaperez2546 жыл бұрын
Did he say he flames after seeding but before germination?
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
Yes. That is correct
@impseeder57566 жыл бұрын
Before the crop seed germinates. The weeds have started.
@donnachavez82305 жыл бұрын
What is flames?
@kelleyhargis90255 жыл бұрын
@@donnachavez8230 17:10 YOu see it here
@randylanglois6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@dolanlehen19176 жыл бұрын
have you tried a tine weeding rake? if so have they been useful on your farm?
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
Yes and it damages your crops. I can only see using it in an emergency situation but never as part of a cultivation system.
@dolanlehen19176 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your reply
@DIYSolarandWind4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@wintergardenusa3988 Жыл бұрын
Our lot is covered in Quack Grass. I've seen 2 questions regarding quack grass (Elymus repens) or Bermuda Grass but no answer :(. The rhizomes of quackgrass go down 8 ft. The more weeded by hand, the worse they come back, though I have tried to get every last rhizome, I literally cannot go down in the earth 8 ft. Please, what to do. Even the Weed Steaming Company said they did not know what Quack Grass was (sounds convenient). Cultivating land with Quack Grass will make it worse as more plants populate when the rhizome is broken. Solarization is not an option here (we rarely get above 60 degrees, town with coldest summer in USA)
@seem0r3buttz5 жыл бұрын
what is that orange cylintrical tool hanging off the top on the side of your tool rack? do you use it?
@Zachr-np8pc6 жыл бұрын
It works for me I use mulch as rocks not weighted down so I'll see why Carpenter it won't work
@nineallday0006 жыл бұрын
How sturdy is the attachment between the hoe and handle on that hoe? Just wondering how it would hold up over 10 years with quite a lot of use, really like it i am just wary that it wont hold up having a joint at such a critical pressure point for the tool.
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
Incredibly strong but ten years for a hoe blade? On my farm blades are changed regularly as we use them daily.
@nineallday0006 жыл бұрын
I more meant the attachment to the handle rather than the blade itself, Is the locking mechanism sturdy enough to hold up over time, I realize i will have to change the blades more often i just want to be able to change them without thinking about the mechanism working or not
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
Yes the mechanism is sturdy. I have yet to have even the smallest issues with mine. I have about seven of them which are used by workers daily.
@nineallday0006 жыл бұрын
@@NeversinkFarm thanks for always taking time to reply, really apprecieate it, will definitely be ordering a pair for me and the wife!
@healingrain6515 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel. Learned much and will impliment your methods. Question: do you have suggestions for ant/pest free organic gardens??
@MC-xg9fv4 жыл бұрын
Can I ask how do you cultivate a spinach patch?
@NeversinkFarm4 жыл бұрын
#6 or #4 pacifists with a rebellion on a mutineer. www.neversinktools.com/
@kimmartin44183 жыл бұрын
Where do I by tools?
@RyanKudasik3 жыл бұрын
Totally my question. I want his exact setup.
@maryaust6006 жыл бұрын
Any recommendations as to where to get a set of cultivators?
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
What type of cultivators
@johnraymondcave84266 жыл бұрын
Allow weeds to grow for one year, means your weeding for the next seven years.
@Ihaveausernametoo4 жыл бұрын
"One year of seeding seven years of weeding." They plant themselves with the wind as well, so no single approach is enough.
@brucemartin84354 жыл бұрын
Just purchased a property with a garden that had neglected for 5 -7 years. Let the games begin!
@hosoiarchives48584 жыл бұрын
Wood chips back to Eden
@amoxus6 жыл бұрын
How do you deal with weeds during long rain and muddy spells? The weeders wont work well then, but the weeds will still grow. Thanks for the great video.
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
We get lees kill percentage of the weeds but we still cultivate when wet when we must
@colinmcgee59313 жыл бұрын
Love the tools you've designed! A question re flame weeding - does it not damage the mycelial layer of the soil, kill earthworms, that sort of thing? Thank you!
@NeversinkFarm3 жыл бұрын
Not at all. Soil is the best insulator. The heat doesn’t travel beyond the surface.
@colinmcgee59313 жыл бұрын
@@NeversinkFarm thank you!
@russellclark44474 жыл бұрын
What type of wheel is used in the paths? I’m looking for something for my 18 inch walkways. Also wondering if the 17in inferno flame weeder sold at Neversink tools could be used in 18 in paths while crops are growing in beds on either side? Thank you!
@michellebressler59573 жыл бұрын
good voice!!!
@draganplavsic Жыл бұрын
wher i can buy that wire tool ? can you seend me some lingk please ?
@NeversinkFarm Жыл бұрын
www.neversinktools.com/collections/mutineer
@amathonn2 жыл бұрын
Do you ever use mulch?
@aNaturalist Жыл бұрын
That wire hoe won't slide through mulch that hasn't composted down to tiny pieces. That's one reason why a thin layer of compost spread on beds is superior than mulch, when the operation is larger than a kitchen garden.
@rockncroll16 жыл бұрын
I have a scuffle hoe, probably just use it for my walkways. I like your precision weeding tool with the attachments that’s great.! I am also interested in your flame weeder attachment thingy, can you leave a link where I might be able to purchase these tools. Thank you.😀
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
www.neversinktools.com
@dana73403 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know where to find the wire weeding tool used in the video?
@NeversinkFarm3 жыл бұрын
NeversinkTools.com
@jerrybear30816 жыл бұрын
do you use the flame between rows instead of cultivating if you have the chance?
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@JDMGonzalez5 жыл бұрын
from point zero did you have to use herbicide at any point ?
@NeversinkFarm5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely not. Also Neversink has been certified organic since day one
@jodibillingsley6 жыл бұрын
Do you run the wire weeder daily/weekly? Thanks for the info! Looking to buy one of them before spring
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
Weekly until summer
@gotredeemed6 жыл бұрын
Do you make your own weeding tools?
@ppac3005 жыл бұрын
Neversink Farm what happens during summer?
@arthurr86704 жыл бұрын
I'm curious about the summer. I could do weekly, but I wouldn't have time if it was more than two times a week.
@cassityart70016 жыл бұрын
Are you using the flame weeder in one pass or up and back two passes on the same bed? Always before planting.
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
One pass, once a week on every open bed
@scottchapman10965 жыл бұрын
Where can i purchase the wire weeders?
@NeversinkFarm5 жыл бұрын
www.neversinktools.com
@latifurrahmanrahman97516 жыл бұрын
Very good,thanks sir. I have a question, It doesn't change soil PH ? & Soil don't be effective? Thanks
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
PH change is from a change in the balance of the elements in the soil. Cultivation will not change it.
@flowergrowersmith4495 жыл бұрын
Any thoughts on steam weeding guys? I'd never heard of it but saw a sign advertising it. Do you think it could kill off beneficial soil life??
@NeversinkFarm3 жыл бұрын
Beneficials bounce back extremely quickly as long as you have the right soil environment
@markweston33454 жыл бұрын
What is the process of selling produce on a farm this size? Do they sell directly to supermarkets or is there a type of "middle Man" purchase company?
@NeversinkFarm4 жыл бұрын
usually direct to consumer
@markweston33454 жыл бұрын
@@NeversinkFarm Great. What farmers market do you sell at so we can come buy something?
@bongorick6806 жыл бұрын
would your wire weeder work in rocky soil?
@comeseetheviolenceinherent5793 жыл бұрын
Remove as many rocks as you can and add compost whenever you can.
@TheVigilantStewards6 жыл бұрын
Question: What about the disturbance and bare soil that exists in this system though? How do you keep the soil alive and growing?
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
That is not an issue. Living soil is more about maintenance through balancing and feeding.
@TheVigilantStewards6 жыл бұрын
So you don't find a decrease in mycorrhizal fungi and such things that are touted as signs of wonder soil in permaculture? That's interesting. I'll have to do a precision farming section and just compare it. What you're doing... it's called precision farming right? That's all I've heard you describe it as @@NeversinkFarm
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
Precision Cultivation
@TheVigilantStewards6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!@@NeversinkFarm
@sueturner81226 жыл бұрын
Carmelo Santini I was wondering the same thing - this seems different to a no till garden. I cover my garden beds with woodchips to stop the weeds.
@elizabethhall17164 жыл бұрын
Our area has nut grass. How do you get rid of that? My husband has spent hours for years. We've heard pigs love the nuts, but haven't gone there yet.
@NeversinkFarm4 жыл бұрын
Hands and hook
@elizabethhall17164 жыл бұрын
Hook?
@NeversinkFarm4 жыл бұрын
Weeding hook
@brigittelm60546 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous weeds can be edible and important too.
@frankdasaintdituri99834 жыл бұрын
i like your brain
@Schmuckubus6 жыл бұрын
Thought it said free weed farm
@shawnthefarmer51616 жыл бұрын
haha, hi hazel
@kingmufasa89296 жыл бұрын
Hazel McGuire me too😂
@milam41936 жыл бұрын
Anyone who's familiar with gardening knows that in reality "free weed" farming business doesn't exist and he's absolutely correct.
@1949b6 жыл бұрын
so where can i get a wire weeder like you have with interchangable heads i lookedaround but cant find one thanx
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
www.neversinktools.com/
@1949b6 жыл бұрын
thank u
@edgeofentropy34922 жыл бұрын
With this title, you will never have a toker view this video.
@richardcooney77896 жыл бұрын
I live in Canada . Who sells the hand weeder you have . Thank you Richard
@NeversinkFarm6 жыл бұрын
Dubois
@richardcooney77896 жыл бұрын
Thank You
@thejpooks3 жыл бұрын
Does all that cultivation cause problems with organic matter loss or erosion after heavy rain storms/high winds? Worried about soil health from constant agitation. What kind of soil are you on?
@NeversinkFarm3 жыл бұрын
No. Not at all
@vimabete16 жыл бұрын
please some one tell me were a find the some gritter i have small farm and i need the some to by