Watermelon and Exciting Jimmy Red Corn News !!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much for the shoutout, we look forward to meeting you soon! Always enjoy your videos, God Bless

[@Jtwes]

Hey Andy you are more than welcome. Thank You and Meagan for your help on the channel.

[@jvin248]

Re crows pulling corn: I've observed in my place that since I grow winter rye Grain, plant into the standing rye, the critters can't find the corn seed until it's well enough established I can roll the rye flat into a mulch. I use antique equipment like you, so I drag a cultivator to strip till the rows then follow with a shoe-style planter, then later after the corn is up I run a smooth lawn roller down and back to flatten all the rye. Early spring oats works too. Choose a small area and try it out even now. You won't get a harvest but you'll get to experiment and see if the crows leave the corn alone.

[@Jtwes]

It’s a 85-110 day maturity date. I believe I stand a good chance. I would like to see your operation.

[@robclinton9249]

Plant corn deeper than beak length. A bit extra deep and crows have tougher time. Go extra deep..... Spray a little stinky stuff on top to keep them off it. Those blastards will walk right down the row picking every seed otherwise.

[@nathanalmond8280]

Thanks for sharing the video Joey. Yes sir I hope those crows get good and sick. Boy that field is clean. Good luck getting it replanted.

[@Jtwes]

I hope to by the end of the week Lord Willing.

[@waveoglesby2920]

I use this every year. It also keeps turkeys out of your corn as well.

[@jpeel2066]

Thanks for the video. Hope the corn survives the crows this time. All the best 🇬🇧.

[@Jtwes]

Thanks Jpeel hope you have a wonderful week.

[@tsmith6697]

Also turpentine is distilled pine resin (natural)

[@ginytucker3160]

True Grit sent us over to ya. really enjoy watching your videos, especially the fancy sweet potato planter! Looks fun. ♥♥♥

[@Jtwes]

Hey Giny Thank You and welcome. I’ve had that planter since the 80s.

[@Pennies_on_the_dollar]

Man yeah Joey Understand the mulch duty 😉😉 Oh no on the Jimmy Rwd again 😳😳 But I can see that, they sure out a hurting in mine and now that its up, some of the smaller plants they are picking them out of the ground 🧐😳 And the deer are mowing it down bad !! I cant wait to see how the treatment works for you. Hopefully we all get a break from the rain forest status this week. Thank you sir for bringing us along, look fwd to seeing the planting!! 😁😁👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🌽🌽

[@Jtwes]

I’m hoping it will be a long lasting solution. I look forward to it.

[@jeffmc7946]

Thanks for sharing! I have my Jimmy red about 9 foot tall!

[@Jtwes]

Goodness Jeff she’s rolling. Hope it does good on the ears.

[@natevanlandingham1945]

The sunflower looks pretty close to the size of mine!

[@David-kd5mf]

I am in south central NC. Just got a backyard patch. My corn survived that dry spell we had and then got the copious rains we been having. It's almost waste high. No fertilizers. Cover crop and weeds growing along with it. I am ahead of the commercial corn growers. It was planted last week of April. Its a mix of several different grain corns. Kentucky rainbow dent from southern seed exposure seed catalogue makes up the majority of it. 3rd year of saving seed.

[@Jtwes]

Hope you can get your weeds worked out.

[@johnhall1614]

That is amazing!!! I have never seen anything like what your dealing with, with the crows. I hope it works out this time buddy.

[@Jtwes]

Me too I’m excited about trying it out. Even if I don’t get a harvest but I think I can stand a chance. 85-100 day maturity. I feel like it will be mid November though if I do. What do you think.

[@johnhall1614]

@Jtwes it needs to be knee high by the 4th of July. I think the corn will do fine. The problem with late corn, real late is we lose daylight towards the end of the corn growth . I have still not planted my sweet corn. I had a wedding in my back yard. The Bride who was my Neice wanted me to leave the cover crop so it looked pretty for the wedding that was May 5th. Since then it has rained tremendously. As long as it is knee high by the 4th of July we are good. Thanks for sharing buddy.

[@johnnyedgerton9936]

Hope it works out this time. I am impressed with the lack of grass in the rows of that field also. Looked like your pond was full.

[@Jtwes]

It’s over full for sure. I believe it’s because of plowing it and turning the weed seed deep.

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

Glad to hear you found a product that will hopefully keep the crows out of your corn. Andy and Megan are up here in Stokes County with Brian and I and have an outstanding channel. Monsoon conditions here today!

[@Jtwes]

It rained a lot this evening.

[@gregmoser8393]

Good video Joey! I hope that seed treatment works for the crows. We have been really wet here in Hickory, NC this spring. Keep up the good work! God Bless!

[@Jtwes]

Hey Greg I’m kinda excited to try this and see the results and sharing with you guys. It is wet for sure.

[@waveoglesby2920]

I’ve seen turkeys and their babies walk down a row and pull the corn plant right out of the ground.

[@Jtwes]

It had some tracks in it.

[@lawsonlawnandfarm8073]

Glad we could help you out! Hopefully we can meet one day soon. I really look forward to seeing what that stuff does. Man let me tell ya it’s been raining cats and dogs all evening up here. It’s flat out about the wettest I’ve seen it in a long time

[@Jtwes]

The Hastings is looking good but it’s got about 10 rows that’s holding water.

[@hawkinscsa]

3rd time's a charm. Good luck! It's so wet, I will be late planting everything.

[@Jtwes]

It’s going to be a late crop of corn but at least I’ll know how it works. Hope you can get something planted soon.

[@kennethvaughan8195]

I am a new subscriber and your right. I did find your channel from Andy and Meagan from True Grit: Appalachian Ways. Looking forward to watching yours as well.

[@Jtwes]

Thank you Kenneth welcome and God Bless.

[@BroomeFarms]

Grand daddy use to pour kerosene over his seed corn in a bucket soon as it was all wet not soaked he'd strain it off let it dry just enough to plant crows didnt like it

[@stanleyconrad4234]

Hello Joey. I did not realize I had not commented on the video. As you know I have been out of state and sorta busy. I did watch it back a few days ago and sympathize with the crow issue. I’m not sure I still have the patience to “take care of” the crow situation. It would be fun however. I do hope this product works as desired. Thanks for sharing.

[@Jtwes]

Hopefully will be using it tomorrow.

[@rksaulsmd]

I really enjoy your videos. You have been a big help. I just finished ordering a quart of Avipel and they are shipping it out today! Look forward to telling you the results.

[@Jtwes]

Hope to be trying it soon myself.

[@bamatractor]

We will keep trying and learn something new!

[@Jtwes]

I look forward to putting it to the test.

[@bartsexton1652]

Joey if it was me I would definitely put out some game cameras on that field . If I had to lock them to some trees in case you worry about them walking away . I would have to see them in action. Just saying.

[@Jtwes]

I would like to see there reaction to eating that seed. Lol

[@robclinton9249]

Sweet taters don't usually need fertilizer. Just hot sun & water. Wouldn't plant sweets until June! Hot & humid.

[@Jtwes]

Good to know because it probably got washed away yesterday evening.

[@robclinton9249]

@@Jtwes I lost some soil and some Virginia peanut row in last weeks gully washer storm in middle TN. Just sprouting my sweet potato slips now. Good luck!

[@natevanlandingham1945]

I haven't planted my Jimmy Red yet. Its been too wet. I cant get the garden to dry out enough to redisk and plant it in mellons, pumkins and Jimmy Red.

[@Jtwes]

It’s going to take a few days for me to get back in it.

[@tsmith6697]

Ass you pour corn in planter pour turpentine and mix with corn. Crows and bugs will not touch it. We've done it that way for years. Crows don't get sick, they won't touch it. From your cousins husband

[@Jtwes]

Hey T smith Thank You. If you know my family you know you going to have to narrow the list down a little. Lol 😂

[@tater357]

Hey, even if we can't get corn to grow there, at least we'll all be specialist in how to plant corn. Have you had this much trouble before getting stuff to grow in that plot?

[@Jtwes]

That’s certainly a true statement. This is the first time that field has anything in a long time.

[@joelhenderson5404]

Ha ha you got fooled on the Korn. I'm glad! Geter planted!

[@Jtwes]

Thanks Joel

[@delandonbell3958]

Crows have been bad this year they wait till you ain't around to get the corn

[@Jtwes]

Yes sir they do DeLandon hope you’re doing good.

[@McElroyForestry]

A little diesel fuel in your seed hooper will stop the crows and won’t hurt the germination.

[@Jtwes]

I’ve heard that. Hopefully this stuff will leave a long term memory effect on the crow. Lol

[@McElroyForestry]

@@Jtwes its worked for me in the past.

[@richardschaffling9882]

Last year I had to put out tin foil pans hanging on strings and it worked on the crows now the hawks are taking care of the crows

[@Jtwes]

Yes sir those pie pans work good.

[@robclinton9249]

It's not your style but.... One or two dead crows lying out around your corn patch will keep all the others away for months.

[@Jtwes]

I’m not above it I just don’t have time to do that.