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Great video guys, love all your content. We have developed much of our new farm based on your information, and used your affiliate links for the Harvest Right, garden fabric, etc. Not sure whether we bought our orchard trees through a link or directly with Stark Bros but the trees are doing ok we guess, they are young, small and not dead. Our view of Stark Bros in contrast is dead. What we discovered is a very unhealthy company culture, a millennial culture, where they don’t care that you exist. Rather, if you have an issue that they didn’t notify you that trees you ordered (they committed to) would not be available the next year at, around or near the delivery date, or at all, that is not their concern because they haven’t charged you yet. If you have an opinion about a product, delivery, or process, why would they acknowledge receipt of your correspondence, much less repl…my truth is you don’t exist, so I need not engage. We’re all in with the other products we’ve gotten through your guidance but this company is not one to support.
After seeing the "moat" you built around your garden, we did the same when we started a new garden last year in northeastern Oklahoma. Our garden is much smaller, outside dimensions less than 300 feet around. It is working great, not a single deer has entered the garden, and our 15 hens and rooster are thriving. We have white-tailed deer in abundance, but the garden is safe. Thank you for the inspiration and how-to information.
We lived in Oklahoma for a while when I was a kid, and previous owners had planted a peach tree. The first summer we were there, this little tree bore its first fruit: one single peach, and it put its whole heart and soul into it. It was HUGE, and unimaginably sweet and juicy and delicious. It was almost a sacrament to eat it.
@@ninagerulski8832 I expect that. The squirrels love the pecan trees. But my mother in law put up more pecans than I may ever use. Time will tell, so I let them enjoy the pecan trees. There are 5 of them.
Love the video. Revisiting existing projects is never boring. Same with time spent feeding and doing updates on your animals. Just seeing you guys out and about is enjoyable.
Just a tip I got from the Amish in my area years ago when you plant your raspberries or blackberries do like you would grapes on a trellis about a foot apart that way you can pick without missing any berries in the middle as well not getting pricked 🤪. I also put a netting around the perimeter of my different berries as well over the top prevent the birds ( which were numerous) from the fruit. Blessings to you and your family. 😊🇺🇲
Canadian here and my mom used to make paths in her raspberry bush and would trim it every fall. She still does to this day and they are by far the best raspberries around haha
Trellis your berries and even the fruit trees like Jason and Brooke @ Coghill does. You'll keep the plants easier to access and get a better quantity from the plant.
In the mid 50s I lived in a small college town which had a well established line of raspberry bushes at the back of the property, fast forward to around year 2010, the family who bought the house from us informed me I could go grab some raspberries, the same farm fence still held with a little welded sign added that read 'Rust in Peace 2000'.
I think my neighbor is doing that with his berries. Not sure my hubby has the same plans. But it would be nice to do them that way. My rasberry plant grows like crazy. It has thorns.
Here’s a little piece of advice for you to either take or leave. If you’re going to plant raspberries, there is a variety called Joan J. It’s a thornless raspberry. That is absolutely wonderful. I grow them here in southeast Idaho, and they do well.
Might want to consider 4 ft high raised beds. Last year we switched out our old, rotting 12” raised beds for 4 galvanized corrugated steel panels from menards. We did the Swedish method of filling them: logs, limbs, branches. Lastly a thick straw layer and then excellent soil. In the fall we needed to fill with more soil and probably will need to the first couple years. All worth it since I am 62 and appreciate not having to bend down to the ground to garden.
For the grapes and berries you should do 2 large greenhouse frames, hoop coop looking but longer, wider and taller. Cover them with netting not plastic. That will keep the birds away, but the bees can still get in. Plus, it will keep the chickens out. Wonderful place/area for growing stuff - food and animals. Thanks for sharing. God bless and protect.
I really love how the new farm is developing. It’s fascinating to see someone develop a vision and then go about the hard work of executing it. Thank you for allowing us to go on this journey with you
I don't farm, or homestead, or grow my own food. BUT, I love your videos and have been watching them since the Covid lockdown. This update was so interesting, and I remember when you put up the double fence and the hoop coops. It is great to see how well they've worked out. I wish you continued success in all your endeavors.
Love the woven weed fabric. It saves me so much time. I’ve been reusing the same fabric for 4 years now. You guys have inspired our little farm so much.
We first learned about the weed fabric on this channel. It has helped so much. We do have to beef up securing it with bricks because our super sandy soil doesn't allow the staples to hold well.
You both have given us so many good ideas that have helped us out with our own homestead. We gardened for years and then kind of took a break when life got crazy. We're definitely making it a priority now. We're only about an hour away from you guys so we can totally relate to the weather patterns and different growing conditions. Thank you for putting out such great content.
Long time subscriber but still loved seeing the excitement between you for your “new” homestead. Best wishes and prayers for the strength, health, and continued dreams for your home and gardens.thank you as always for taking us along on your journey.
You should or could let the fourth section rest for a year and rotate the flocks every year. The Bible said the land should rest at least every seven years. It’s an idea. Love watching you both. Have been with you for about 5 years now ❤❤❤
Good morning 🙏😊. It is so good to see how excited you are about your garden and plans for the berries and now that you can devote your full attention to one property. I look forward to each Wednesday morning to see your progress and get more great ideas! Thank you !! Have a blessed week🙏
The double fence keeps deer out because they won't jump into the narrow space and it's too wide to jump over. Deer can be very destructive in an orchard they love to browse on the tips of fruit tree branches. I save the trimmings from my apple trees for my rabbits, they love to chew apple wood and it helps keep their teeth in shape.
Thanks for the great tour of the chicken moat and garden, etc. even though I’ve been a follower for many years, it’s great for you to show us all your progress and let us know how things are working out. God bless you both!
Looks like a great spot to grow herbs in! It will be nice for you to have berries and grapes growing as well. I have raspberries and they are like weeds once you get them established 😋
Cattle panels are awesome. I use them to grow orchids. Make a 90 degree bend to a quarter of panel. Attach to t posts and you can hang orchids off of bend and on entire panel. Great for installing under a tree to give mid day sun protection.
1 hoop is for ducks, 1 hoop for egg laying chickens, 1 hoop for meat chickens, and 1 hoop for meat turkeys all can eat pretty much the same grain mix. I love watching you all every week, been watching and learning from you for years now. thank-you for all that you do.
Thank you for the more in depth view of the garden area. I loved having you discuss the orchard, berry and grape plans, herb garden plans. You don’t talk about the orchard very often or the other plans for the space. I’m excited to see those areas as they are developing and to watch your dreams take shape.
I love this video. It's really awesome to follow along with your new garden and ideas. For the chicken moat, Meat birds on one side And the roosters on the other. Sounds awesome.
Question/s Feeding the American Bresse. What are you feeding the meat birds? Is it different from the laying hens? The amount of help you two have given us is incredible, thank you so much for what you do for all of us.
I just love your chickens...they're just beautiful. Never thought anyone could say that about chickens, but I grew up on a farm and we never had chickens like yours. 🐔❣
I got that weed fabric from Growers Solutions 3 years ago because of ya'll and I love it! It is down under and around my tall raised beds. The year the snake was in the weedy area around my first bed convinced me to just do it and the one bed the fabric isn't under is also the only one that gets a few mice tunnels in it so there is also that protection. I love that it is also cool on my bare feet, even when it is 100* at noon. I increased my garden this winter and plan to put down more there and even under our huge trees to set pots and half barrels on to keep the tree roots from coming up into the pots of veggies, yet will allow the tree roots to breathe and receive their share of water without damaging the tree. I will say that to repair a few random "accidents" that happened, I burned off a strip of the fabric and made it larger than the hole, and pinned it down using the pins from GS and it works great. My other suggestion it for the weeds/grass that comes up in your larger tomato/pepper holes, take paper (brown bags, newspaper, craft paper) and cover the bare earth after you plant the seedlings. By the time the paper composts, the plant will be large enough to shade out the weeds and maybe even last through the season as a weed barrier and an earthworm attractant, since they do love to compost paper. My best worm dining for fishing always comes from under a pile of damp leaves or a piece of cardboard left flat on the ground with that intention. Thank you Kevin and Sarah for introducing me to this wonderful product and GS!
This was a great update on the Homestead. Nice to hear about your new plans for the Herb Garden and raised beds. Herbs are needed more and more for medicinal purposes or at least many are learning about the purposes instead of RX made from petroleum. I hope you share more and more on this topic. The background sharing the homestead and placement of the barn and house is nice too. We've been followers for many years now, and you just get better and better. Thanks for sharing.
So excited to see Sarah get her herb garden! My piece of advice about figs is to only buy one because they’re so easy to propagate from cuttings to save money🌸🌼🌺🌷🌹
I've been a viewer since you first moved to Missouri and although I did see you do all the stuff you mentioned I really enjoyed watching this video because it was a nice summarized review of part of your farm layout. It was like reminiscing with old friends about their homestead journey. I look forward to continuing to watch your channel.
+ We have been discussing how to keep deer out of the garden this year (we lost all our corn, beans and sweet potatoes last year). Our first idea was to extend every other fence post and then just run a heavy gauge wire around the top of the fencing a few times. We had a goat that could jump her fence and that's how we ended up keeping her contained. We may use your chicken moat method if our idea doesn't work!
We also have a 1/2 acre fenced with 5 foot horse fence (2 inch x 4 inch holes). We strung a string of solar lights on the top wire. No deer have gotten into this area for over 4 year, even while dozens are grazing on the out side areas. We used "dog pen " gates (5 foot by 6 foot) because they are light weight and easy to use. Ore garden always does well and the orchard started bearing fruit last year. This fence also keeps out adult rabbits, though young rabbits can get through it. Mid-Missouri Zone 6A
Billy at Perma pasture farms makes a bone sauce that works. Pound stick in ground, paint the stick with the bone sauce. Viola’ no deer chewing on your garden. It goes a long way and lasts a long time.
Great job Kevin and Sarah. it's getting closer by the day. May you have a great producing weather and a fantastic harvest this planting and growing season . Thanks for the great video, stay safe . Fred.
Excellent information!! I really respect your decision to scale back and only plant what you can successfully manage and preserve. It’s a pleasure watching someone who understands the true meaning and purpose of homesteading rather than those who go out and plant in excess and waste food solely for the purpose of cranking out TH-cam’s and grifting their followers.
I love the double fence and the mote and garden plans thanks for this. I too want a orchard, I love watching, The Gardening Channel With James Prigioni, he has great video's on pruning trees and grape vines just an amazing young man. He gardens in New Jersey right in town and does amazing things with his garden. Thanks for sharing with us I don't miss your video's I have learned so much, and am looking forward on watching everything you are going to be adding to your beauiful garden space
The ground fabric is a game changer for us. My husband wanted to stop gardening until I received our order and he saw how it worked. We have the same problem with weeds. Thank you for all the tips!
I love your videos! I've been enjoying them for a good 5 years and I am never bored with you guys. You are very interesting to see your evolution and expansion. Thank you for sharing with us. Blessed be!
For anyone who has really limited resources for fencing a decent sized area against deer, we have done a couple things at places we've lived. One was using some lengths of PVC pipe (just large enough diameter to fit on a T-post) with a screw drilled in a few in. or so up from one end, to keep it from going down too far, as we placed them on the posts to be extensions. I had 7 ft. tall posts, but deer can jump those, esp. as some of that footage goes into the ground. Then, at the other end of the pipe my husband had drilled 2 holes across from ea. other, so we could string electric wire, or in this case, just plastic twine we had on hand. I figured it didn't need to be electric, just visible & make the deer think the fence was too high to jump. Worked fine. The 2nd was where we had a fence with mostly shorter T-posts, and not much $ and PVC prices were higher ( had left that previous fence at last property, long story. I did get $ for some of it). I did have a bunch of rebar electric fence posts on hand, and my husband suggested we just do a 2nd fence, about a yard out from main fence. I did just m/l normal electric fence wire height like I'd done in past for cows. I had rolls of wire on hand, too. Fig. if worried about deer not seeing it, could put ties of that bright pink ribbon on it. Anyways, we did this, hooked it up to a borrowed electric fencer, hooked up to a solar panel my husband got from Harbor Freight and a battery he picked up for cheap through his job. We had some heavy-duty, hollow pipe which had been used for corner braces on someone's farm fence, I'd used in lue of fence posts for a few spots. Post driver fit it. This was a shorter piece & we drove it in to preferred hight & attached the solar panel to it. This shorter ( few ft. high) electric fence (1 wire) placed a few ft. out from other garden fence did the trick. No more signs of deer in it, and we'd had an aggressive ( towards plants) nursing doe hanging around. My main garden fence was just the cheapest 2 fr. tall wire fence which could keep a rabbit out, at the local F.F. , which turned out not to be chicken wire, but praise God, there was "rabbit fence" that was actually a tad cheaper, which also looked nicer, stood straighter ! Then, I'd run a few lines of wire or twine above that, to make the deer think it was a taller fence. This time, not having 4 fr. tall bottom fencing, and property being more suburban ( deer more bold), I definitely should've had that wire electrified sooner, then maybe I wouldn't've needed to add the 2nd fence. By then, and with there being a hill by one spot, where she could prob. jump over easily & never get shocked, we'd decided to do the double fence, & only electrify that. Which worked great. Hope all that is understandable enough, and helps anyone doing things on a shoestring budget have even more ideas to work from.
Exciting to see you progressing on the new property. I know you've had it for a while, but now that you can focus on this property I think it will look very different this year.
Even though I'm a few videos behind due to health issues..I have watched You all for years..but it was SO Nice hear and see an update & how well things are Going..ALWAYS LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!! I'm from MO as well, grew up on a farm and My heart so Wants to do it ALL. Due to disabilities and living in town I'm not able too. So love watching You Kevin & Sarah.. your both such hard workers..God Bless & TAKE care..
Good morning. Love these videos and can't wait to see how your projects come along. You folks definitely encourage me to keep at it with my current projects and my future goals. Thank you
Good morning from NW Oklahoma. In my area very sandy..so tons of sand burrs!! I use the weed fabric to suppress them & weeds. I have to have raised gardens. All of my yards are covered. This year we are starting to adding pea gravel thru out.
I’m so excited to watch your new homestead grow, especially adding on that last section in the fenced off area, my brother raises, different berries and stuff and it’s been so fun watching it grow and evolve over the years. I look forward to watching yours grow and evolve too.
This was a really great overview. I especially liked the tip about the hole burning in the weed cloth. I just so happen to have one of those torches that I use in the kitchen.
I'm looking forward to using the woven weed fabric this year! Can't wait to see your herb garden come together. I plan on starting a cottage style herb and flower garden this year, we moved last year were and things too crazy to get it all together. But it's one of the things I miss the most from My suburban gardens. Great video! :)
Good video! I used the trellis system but used some stucco wire instead. There is a wee bit of sagging but works so well. Trying the fabric this year on part of the garden.
As we aged we turned to raised beds with that woven weed fabric on the pathways between the beds. It has worked well with only one complaint, miles mound up dirt along the edges of the fabric making a mess and causing the paths to become uneven.
This was a great update for the newcomers to your channel. I'm glad you mentioned you haven't had any deer problems. I thought it was brilliant when you first did that and wondered how it worked out. Happy to hear it did work. We may steal your idea when we set up a garden on our new homestead! So much to do......
an idea for herbs is to make raised beds next to moat fence to keep center open for tactor use. the beds can be the area looking down the lane from house for new chicks . can put a cattle panel over the moat for climbing vines and shade. can pick in the moat, keep hawks out,
For over 3 decades I put up a "non hot", hot wire. I flagged it, but never hooked it up. It kept the deer out any way. Others who tried it had same results.
I made the mistake of getting cheaper drip tape that wasn't as thick and if I didn't cover out with much right away, the sun heating the plastic would weaken it and it would pop when it pressurized
Great information..Love the 2 fence idea and using it as a chicken & duck run..We are setting up our 5 Acre Homestead and this video gave me some great ideas for the garden and our poultry area. Keep Crushing It!! Stay HUMBLE, Stay HUNGRY, Stay FOCUSED...~The Jarhead Entrepreneur
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Great video guys, love all your content. We have developed much of our new farm based on your information, and used your affiliate links for the Harvest Right, garden fabric, etc. Not sure whether we bought our orchard trees through a link or directly with Stark Bros but the trees are doing ok we guess, they are young, small and not dead. Our view of Stark Bros in contrast is dead. What we discovered is a very unhealthy company culture, a millennial culture, where they don’t care that you exist. Rather, if you have an issue that they didn’t notify you that trees you ordered (they committed to) would not be available the next year at, around or near the delivery date, or at all, that is not their concern because they haven’t charged you yet. If you have an opinion about a product, delivery, or process, why would they acknowledge receipt of your correspondence, much less repl…my truth is you don’t exist, so I need not engage. We’re all in with the other products we’ve gotten through your guidance but this company is not one to support.
After seeing the "moat" you built around your garden, we did the same when we started a new garden last year in northeastern Oklahoma. Our garden is much smaller, outside dimensions less than 300 feet around. It is working great, not a single deer has entered the garden, and our 15 hens and rooster are thriving. We have white-tailed deer in abundance, but the garden is safe. Thank you for the inspiration and how-to information.
We lived in Oklahoma for a while when I was a kid, and previous owners had planted a peach tree. The first summer we were there, this little tree bore its first fruit: one single peach, and it put its whole heart and soul into it. It was HUGE, and unimaginably sweet and juicy and delicious. It was almost a sacrament to eat it.
And now, I have to fight the squirrels just to get a taste of one🤦♀️
@@ninagerulski8832 I expect that. The squirrels love the pecan trees. But my mother in law put up more pecans than I may ever use. Time will tell, so I let them enjoy the pecan trees. There are 5 of them.
Love the video. Revisiting existing projects is never boring. Same with time spent feeding and doing updates on your animals. Just seeing you guys out and about is enjoyable.
Just a tip I got from the Amish in my area years ago when you plant your raspberries or blackberries do like you would grapes on a trellis about a foot apart that way you can pick without missing any berries in the middle as well not getting pricked 🤪. I also put a netting around the perimeter of my different berries as well over the top prevent the birds ( which were numerous) from the fruit. Blessings to you and your family. 😊🇺🇲
Canadian here and my mom used to make paths in her raspberry bush and would trim it every fall. She still does to this day and they are by far the best raspberries around haha
Trellis your berries and even the fruit trees like Jason and Brooke @ Coghill does. You'll keep the plants easier to access and get a better quantity from the plant.
In the mid 50s I lived in a small college town which had a well established line of raspberry bushes at the back of the property, fast forward to around year 2010, the family who bought the house from us informed me I could go grab some raspberries, the same farm fence still held with a little welded sign added that read 'Rust in Peace 2000'.
I love the idea of training them to 3 or 4 canes on a trellis to make them even easier to pick without getting pricked!
I think my neighbor is doing that with his berries. Not sure my hubby has the same plans. But it would be nice to do them that way. My rasberry plant grows like crazy. It has thorns.
Even us old timer views love to be refreshed with your garden tour and plans.
Here’s a little piece of advice for you to either take or leave. If you’re going to plant raspberries, there is a variety called Joan J. It’s a thornless raspberry. That is absolutely wonderful. I grow them here in southeast Idaho, and they do well.
Where do you get your starts or did you use seeds
Another benefit of your chicken mote system is hawks do not like to fly into restricted space.
Might want to consider 4 ft high raised beds. Last year we switched out our old, rotting 12” raised beds for 4 galvanized corrugated steel panels from menards. We did the Swedish method of filling them: logs, limbs, branches. Lastly a thick straw layer and then excellent soil. In the fall we needed to fill with more soil and probably will need to the first couple years. All worth it since I am 62 and appreciate not having to bend down to the ground to garden.
On “Our Wyoming Life” YT channel, a fence company installed a double fence for the new garden area to keep deer and antelope out. It works!
Hello Sarah & Kevin! Awesome homestead update!💞 Fantastic tip using double fencing for the deers!👍 Blessings to you and family!🌺🦋2/24/2023🦋
For the grapes and berries you should do 2 large greenhouse frames, hoop coop looking but longer, wider and taller. Cover them with netting not plastic. That will keep the birds away, but the bees can still get in. Plus, it will keep the chickens out. Wonderful place/area for growing stuff - food and animals. Thanks for sharing. God bless and protect.
I really love how the new farm is developing. It’s fascinating to see someone develop a vision and then go about the hard work of executing it. Thank you for allowing us to go on this journey with you
Stark Brothers guarantee is gold. I've had good luck with my trees from them.
For your 4th hoop coop consider Guinea fowl
I don't farm, or homestead, or grow my own food. BUT, I love your videos and have been watching them since the Covid lockdown. This update was so interesting, and I remember when you put up the double fence and the hoop coops. It is great to see how well they've worked out. I wish you continued success in all your endeavors.
Love the woven weed fabric. It saves me so much time. I’ve been reusing the same fabric for 4 years now. You guys have inspired our little farm so much.
We first learned about the weed fabric on this channel. It has helped so much. We do have to beef up securing it with bricks because our super sandy soil doesn't allow the staples to hold well.
You both have given us so many good ideas that have helped us out with our own homestead. We gardened for years and then kind of took a break when life got crazy. We're definitely making it a priority now. We're only about an hour away from you guys so we can totally relate to the weather patterns and different growing conditions. Thank you for putting out such great content.
Long time subscriber but still loved seeing the excitement between you for your “new” homestead. Best wishes and prayers for the strength, health, and continued dreams for your home and gardens.thank you as always for taking us along on your journey.
Good morning ❤
You should or could let the fourth section rest for a year and rotate the flocks every year. The Bible said the land should rest at least every seven years. It’s an idea. Love watching you both. Have been with you for about 5 years now ❤❤❤
Good morning 🙏😊. It is so good to see how excited you are about your garden and plans for the berries and now that you can devote your full attention to one property.
I look forward to each Wednesday morning to see your progress and get more great ideas!
Thank you !!
Have a blessed week🙏
Kevin needs to get a drone an fly over your farm to show a view of your place
GREAT information! You both work so well together. You're both great teachers!
The double fence keeps deer out because they won't jump into the narrow space and it's too wide to jump over. Deer can be very destructive in an orchard they love to browse on the tips of fruit tree branches. I save the trimmings from my apple trees for my rabbits, they love to chew apple wood and it helps keep their teeth in shape.
Thanks to some of your videos on the woven ground cover, we started using it about 3 years ago. It has been a game changer.
Thanks for the great tour of the chicken moat and garden, etc. even though I’ve been a follower for many years, it’s great for you to show us all your progress and let us know how things are working out. God bless you both!
Looks like a great spot to grow herbs in! It will be nice for you to have berries and grapes growing as well. I have raspberries and they are like weeds once you get them established 😋
Cattle panels are awesome. I use them to grow orchids. Make a 90 degree bend to a quarter of panel. Attach to t posts and you can hang orchids off of bend and on entire panel. Great for installing under a tree to give mid day sun protection.
We're not surprised the chicken moat worked out so well, such a smart idea! Also, it's good seeing the orchard, it looks great!
1 hoop is for ducks, 1 hoop for egg laying chickens, 1 hoop for meat chickens, and 1 hoop for meat turkeys all can eat pretty much the same grain mix. I love watching you all every week, been watching and learning from you for years now. thank-you for all that you do.
You can make the 4th hoop coop to raise meat turkey.
Good morning from Syracuse NY everyone
May 2023 be a bountiful year.
You guys have lost so much weight you need to update your little picture !!! Good for both of you! Nice video thanks.
Incredible! So excited for her to FINALLY get her herb garden
Thank you for the more in depth view of the garden area. I loved having you discuss the orchard, berry and grape plans, herb garden plans. You don’t talk about the orchard very often or the other plans for the space. I’m excited to see those areas as they are developing and to watch your dreams take shape.
I planted blueberries last year and it was a decent harvest. Love fruit
Yes! Thank you for the deer fence update! I was super curious how effective it would be.
It's great to watch the expansion of your homestead! I would love to be able to grow everything you do. Good for you!!!
I love this video. It's really awesome to follow along with your new garden and ideas. For the chicken moat, Meat birds on one side And the roosters on the other. Sounds awesome.
This video is so informative. Thank you! Love you guys!
Thanks again for your explanations. Always well presented. I’ve been watching for years. I have a small garden, but love to watch what you do.
Question/s
Feeding the American Bresse. What are you feeding the meat birds? Is it different from the laying hens?
The amount of help you two have given us is incredible, thank you so much for what you do for all of us.
Good question, I'm interested too.
I just love your chickens...they're just beautiful. Never thought anyone could say that about chickens, but I grew up on a farm and we never had chickens like yours. 🐔❣
I got that weed fabric from Growers Solutions 3 years ago because of ya'll and I love it! It is down under and around my tall raised beds. The year the snake was in the weedy area around my first bed convinced me to just do it and the one bed the fabric isn't under is also the only one that gets a few mice tunnels in it so there is also that protection. I love that it is also cool on my bare feet, even when it is 100* at noon. I increased my garden this winter and plan to put down more there and even under our huge trees to set pots and half barrels on to keep the tree roots from coming up into the pots of veggies, yet will allow the tree roots to breathe and receive their share of water without damaging the tree. I will say that to repair a few random "accidents" that happened, I burned off a strip of the fabric and made it larger than the hole, and pinned it down using the pins from GS and it works great. My other suggestion it for the weeds/grass that comes up in your larger tomato/pepper holes, take paper (brown bags, newspaper, craft paper) and cover the bare earth after you plant the seedlings. By the time the paper composts, the plant will be large enough to shade out the weeds and maybe even last through the season as a weed barrier and an earthworm attractant, since they do love to compost paper. My best worm dining for fishing always comes from under a pile of damp leaves or a piece of cardboard left flat on the ground with that intention. Thank you Kevin and Sarah for introducing me to this wonderful product and GS!
Good morning from MN
Good morning neighbor! From Bland Mo
This was a great update on the Homestead. Nice to hear about your new plans for the Herb Garden and raised beds. Herbs are needed more and more for medicinal purposes or at least many are learning about the purposes instead of RX made from petroleum. I hope you share more and more on this topic. The background sharing the homestead and placement of the barn and house is nice too. We've been followers for many years now, and you just get better and better. Thanks for sharing.
So excited to see Sarah get her herb garden! My piece of advice about figs is to only buy one because they’re so easy to propagate from cuttings to save money🌸🌼🌺🌷🌹
I've been a viewer since you first moved to Missouri and although I did see you do all the stuff you mentioned I really enjoyed watching this video because it was a nice summarized review of part of your farm layout. It was like reminiscing with old friends about their homestead journey. I look forward to continuing to watch your channel.
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We have been discussing how to keep deer out of the garden this year (we lost all our corn, beans and sweet potatoes last year). Our first idea was to extend every other fence post and then just run a heavy gauge wire around the top of the fencing a few times. We had a goat that could jump her fence and that's how we ended up keeping her contained. We may use your chicken moat method if our idea doesn't work!
We also have a 1/2 acre fenced with 5 foot horse fence (2 inch x 4 inch holes). We strung a string of solar lights on the top wire. No deer have gotten into this area for over 4 year, even while dozens are grazing on the out side areas. We used "dog pen " gates (5 foot by 6 foot) because they are light weight and easy to use. Ore garden always does well and the orchard started bearing fruit last year.
This fence also keeps out adult rabbits, though young rabbits can get through it. Mid-Missouri Zone 6A
Billy at Perma pasture farms makes a bone sauce that works. Pound stick in ground, paint the stick with the bone sauce. Viola’ no deer chewing on your garden. It goes a long way and lasts a long time.
Great job Kevin and Sarah. it's getting closer by the day. May you have a great producing weather and a fantastic harvest this planting and growing season . Thanks for the great video, stay safe . Fred.
Looking forward to seeing your progress on your new(ish) farm. Take care Kevin & Sarah 🐖🐄🦆🐓🐔🍇🍎🍑🍐🍒🫐🍓🌽🥕🥔🍉🌽🌶🫑🥒🧄etc etc etc👍🏻✌🏻
Couple of suggestions. Isons nursery or Finch blueberry farm,Double A vineyards. All three have quality plants.
Excellent information!! I really respect your decision to scale back and only plant what you can successfully manage and preserve. It’s a pleasure watching someone who understands the true meaning and purpose of homesteading rather than those who go out and plant in excess and waste food solely for the purpose of cranking out TH-cam’s and grifting their followers.
I use the double fence method also, and there is usually a herd of deer on the other side, but they dont jump in. Definitely a good
I love the double fence and the mote and garden plans thanks for this. I too want a orchard, I love watching, The Gardening Channel With James Prigioni, he has great video's on pruning trees and grape vines just an amazing young man. He gardens in New Jersey right in town and does amazing things with his garden. Thanks for sharing with us I don't miss your video's I have learned so much, and am looking forward on watching everything you are going to be adding to your beauiful garden space
The ground fabric is a game changer for us. My husband wanted to stop gardening until I received our order and he saw how it worked. We have the same problem with weeds. Thank you for all the tips!
I love your videos! I've been enjoying them for a good 5 years and I am never bored with you guys. You are very interesting to see your evolution and expansion. Thank you for sharing with us. Blessed be!
Good morning from MI
For anyone who has really limited resources for fencing a decent sized area against deer, we have done a couple things at places we've lived. One was using some lengths of PVC pipe (just large enough diameter to fit on a T-post) with a screw drilled in a few in. or so up from one end, to keep it from going down too far, as we placed them on the posts to be extensions. I had 7 ft. tall posts, but deer can jump those, esp. as some of that footage goes into the ground. Then, at the other end of the pipe my husband had drilled 2 holes across from ea. other, so we could string electric wire, or in this case, just plastic twine we had on hand. I figured it didn't need to be electric, just visible & make the deer think the fence was too high to jump. Worked fine.
The 2nd was where we had a fence with mostly shorter T-posts, and not much $ and PVC prices were higher ( had left that previous fence at last property, long story. I did get $ for some of it). I did have a bunch of rebar electric fence posts on hand, and my husband suggested we just do a 2nd fence, about a yard out from main fence. I did just m/l normal electric fence wire height like I'd done in past for cows. I had rolls of wire on hand, too. Fig. if worried about deer not seeing it, could put ties of that bright pink ribbon on it. Anyways, we did this, hooked it up to a borrowed electric fencer, hooked up to a solar panel my husband got from Harbor Freight and a battery he picked up for cheap through his job. We had some heavy-duty, hollow pipe which had been used for corner braces on someone's farm fence, I'd used in lue of fence posts for a few spots. Post driver fit it. This was a shorter piece & we drove it in to preferred hight & attached the solar panel to it. This shorter ( few ft. high) electric fence (1 wire) placed a few ft. out from other garden fence did the trick. No more signs of deer in it, and we'd had an aggressive ( towards plants) nursing doe hanging around.
My main garden fence was just the cheapest 2 fr. tall wire fence which could keep a rabbit out, at the local F.F. , which turned out not to be chicken wire, but praise God, there was "rabbit fence" that was actually a tad cheaper, which also looked nicer, stood straighter ! Then, I'd run a few lines of wire or twine above that, to make the deer think it was a taller fence. This time, not having 4 fr. tall bottom fencing, and property being more suburban ( deer more bold), I definitely should've had that wire electrified sooner, then maybe I wouldn't've needed to add the 2nd fence. By then, and with there being a hill by one spot, where she could prob. jump over easily & never get shocked, we'd decided to do the double fence, & only electrify that. Which worked great.
Hope all that is understandable enough, and helps anyone doing things on a shoestring budget have even more ideas to work from.
That woven weed fabric has been a game changer for me. I will never again garden without it.
I just love you guys!
Really great video Sarah and Kevin. I am getting so excited for this growing season!!🌱💚
Exciting to see you progressing on the new property. I know you've had it for a while, but now that you can focus on this property I think it will look very different this year.
Even though I'm a few videos behind due to health issues..I have watched You all for years..but it was SO Nice hear and see an update & how well things are Going..ALWAYS LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!! I'm from MO as well, grew up on a farm and My heart so Wants to do it ALL. Due to disabilities and living in town I'm not able too. So love watching You Kevin & Sarah.. your both such hard workers..God Bless & TAKE care..
Good morning. Love these videos and can't wait to see how your projects come along. You folks definitely encourage me to keep at it with my current projects and my future goals. Thank you
Good morning from NW Oklahoma.
In my area very sandy..so tons of sand burrs!! I use the weed fabric to suppress them & weeds. I have to have raised gardens. All of my yards are covered. This year we are starting to adding pea gravel thru out.
I’m so excited to watch your new homestead grow, especially adding on that last section in the fenced off area, my brother raises, different berries and stuff and it’s been so fun watching it grow and evolve over the years. I look forward to watching yours grow and evolve too.
Y'all are both very smart and hard working ❤
Thank you Kevin & Sarah. God Bless you all in Love. Maranatha ! ( shared to f/b )
My mom always bought from Stark brothers when I was a kid now I'm in my late 50s.
I'm happy to report the reason I'm a day late watching this is because our son and DIL have a new MO Ozark baby and we couldn't be happier.
I'll say it again, your videos have so much value. Thank you!
I absolutely love your garden setup. Years ago you would remove the weed barrier in the fall, but I see that you are no longer doing that.
I think they started leaving it down to help prevent weed seeds from blowing in. They pull it up & plow & put it back down each spring.
This was a really great overview. I especially liked the tip about the hole burning in the weed cloth. I just so happen to have one of those torches that I use in the kitchen.
❤❤Thank yall for all your Great videos
I'm looking forward to using the woven weed fabric this year! Can't wait to see your herb garden come together. I plan on starting a cottage style herb and flower garden this year, we moved last year were and things too crazy to get it all together. But it's one of the things I miss the most from My suburban gardens. Great video! :)
Good morning. I hope you have a Blessed day
Good video! I used the trellis system but used some stucco wire instead. There is a wee bit of sagging but works so well. Trying the fabric this year on part of the garden.
As we aged we turned to raised beds with that woven weed fabric on the pathways between the beds. It has worked well with only one complaint, miles mound up dirt along the edges of the fabric making a mess and causing the paths to become uneven.
Good morning from the Arkansas Ozarks! The double fence system definitely works.
Yes it does! we installed it as well😊
Love this video you're planning is right on. Looking forward to seeing how everything goes. God's blessings to you and your family
This was a great update for the newcomers to your channel. I'm glad you mentioned you haven't had any deer problems. I thought it was brilliant when you first did that and wondered how it worked out. Happy to hear it did work. We may steal your idea when we set up a garden on our new homestead! So much to do......
an idea for herbs is to make raised beds next to moat fence to keep center open for tactor use. the beds can be the area looking down the lane from house for new chicks . can put a cattle panel over the moat for climbing vines and shade. can pick in the moat, keep hawks out,
The moat system would also be a great place to keep your dogs. Dogs in the moat and sheep or poultry inside the fence.
Sarah put a bench and some flowers in hour herb area. You will not be disappointed it is like refuge.
For over 3 decades I put up a "non hot", hot wire. I flagged it, but never hooked it up. It kept the deer out any way. Others who tried it had same results.
So jealous of your energy! Not being torn between two properties is going to be exciting to watch and be a voyeuristic part of. Thank you both.
God bless you both in all you do and share.
Man Yall got some fencing! I love it. Thanks for showing the real world how yall get it done! So Glad we left AZ Brotha!
Birdie raised beds. Great for me and my senior back.
Indiana Berry sells all kinds of raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, strawberry plants. We have been happy with their prices and quality.
Sounds like exciting future plans. I'll be looking forward to following the progress.
Not sure what is the most exciting...hmmmm....I'll have to go with the HERB GARDEN!
Also, as always THANK YOU for the super-fun-to-watch updates!
I love how the two of you plan everything out ahead of time. You truly are an inspiration for all of us. God bless you too
Thank you yes and amen God bless you all
I made the mistake of getting cheaper drip tape that wasn't as thick and if I didn't cover out with much right away, the sun heating the plastic would weaken it and it would pop when it pressurized
Great information..Love the 2 fence idea and using it as a chicken & duck run..We are setting up our 5 Acre Homestead and this video gave me some great ideas for the garden and our poultry area. Keep Crushing It!! Stay HUMBLE, Stay HUNGRY, Stay FOCUSED...~The Jarhead Entrepreneur