In my opinion you both are setting great examples for your kids, in planning , hard work, determination, and sharing skills that will stay with them for the rest of their lives, showing them the importance of stewardship of the the land you are all working hard to improve, you both are so great at sharing tasks that will give them their own vision and skills that are priceless. Great video thanks for sharing!!👍👍👍👍
I think these are the first sheep I’ve ever seen without their tails docked. They are beautiful!!! I am also a fan of @Sandi Brock, who raises sheep in Canada and @The Sheep Game, who raises sheep in Scotland. I enjoy watching sheep - birthing, being sheared, and especially the babies jumping around on their mamas when mama is lying down. While Sandi raises her sheep in a barn (except for just a few retirees that have been put out to pasture), the sheep in Scotland are mostly kept in the pastures. Thanks for sharing your life with us, who can only dream. Your videos are always enjoyable and I look forward to each and every one!!
YEE HAW. Another prosperous day. Love the kids senses of humor. Hard work BUT also play. Have a great day and see you tomorrow. So far maintenance week has accomplished much and it was entertaining to watch 😁😃😎
Having that much grass is a GOOD problem to have! Get a lot more sheep and some cows and more premier one netting. soon you will convert sunshine into meat in the freezer. We use that netting that is 164 feet long and put 2 of them 164 feet apart parallel to each other and use 3 more nets perpendicular to leap frog paddocks one pole at a time making 11ftx164ft paddocks moving them once a day. works great.
I watched y’all all day today!! I have COPD and today was one those yucky days! I started at the end. Lol I watched it backward yesterday but that me anyways. Hugs you guys are my heroes if only I’d done this years ago!!
To watch your channel is more like a beautiful love story of kindness and working together in everything you do I only see love. You 2 make me smile. God bless you.
Having sheep is a great plan I have friends in the area that have goats and sheep maintaining the grass! It’s good for you and for them. Sheep milk makes wonderful cheese! Yay!!!
The Club Cadet push string trimmer with .155 line is a good unit to have. That Bobcat ToolCat would be a nice property maintenance vehicle if you can find one used. The Mecalac is a nice all in one unit. If you could mulch up your mesquite trimmings into woodchips and put them along the fence line would keep down the weeds.
Bonjour la famille. forgive me for being late to the vidéo. unfortunately, there's been a sad event that preventing me from being present for the vidéo. the queen of england, has passed. i'm a dual citizen, my mum was born in Liverpool, and a profound sadness has crept over me that i'll not be able to share with her. that being said, watching the introduction of your vidéo with the new members of your clan made me smile. sheep with long tails. Lady Adlai burning weeds and the glow of the flames on her face. the tale of two countries: the dusty desert wind of Arizona and carrying an umbrella in the rain in Europe.
New subscriber to your channel and I love what you folks are doing. We are slowly (as we can afford) doing the same thing on our property. Thank you for all the good info about solar systems, turning shelter logic into a proper structure, and the like. You are all such hard workers. Great smiles, music, people and furry friends. ❤️
“We don’t have time for that!” 😃 👍🏻EXACTLY what I thought when I saw comments asking why were you getting rid of all that amaranth. 🤦🏻♀️ I’d be doing the same! Down the road, when you do have more time, you can explore other uses! I will be tackling weeds in my own yard today… It’s a never-ending task in the summer. Have a great day! See you tomorrow!!! ❤️
I wonder if your goat heads are the same ones we had up in the Texas panhandle when I was a kid. They'd flat a bike tire or even a car tire if it didn't have tread left. An annual Summer right of passage was being able to run through them about two weeks into Summer when we had put off all shoes. There was a peculiar flat footed gait that was required, but all of us could do it once our feet toughened up. Since we ran everywhere it was a useful skill to have.
I live in Northern Virginia, California transplant. I lived in Moreno Valley, very dry and dessert like. I had a homestead there for 17 years. I know what goat heads are. 😬 ouch!!! I also planted some California pepper trees 🌳 and they grew like weed! Providing shade and privacy. Hope you all can get a good mower!!! An old zero turn can do way more than mow…. Pull a cart pull a log to level roads…. Necessity the mother of invention. Good luck and May God bless all of your hard work❣️
Totally understand the time also the allergies and the huge amounts that are on your property. I am lucky to be able to eat just about anything that doesn't bite me first isn't always to my advantage I'm just saying don't let a little plant that's doing what God intended to do steal your joy. It's always nice to have good spirit about your work but you guys work so much and so hard I don't even judge you for just getting tired because I get tired watching you so I'm sorry if I offended you by any of my comments I'm sitting out here in the middle of nowhere around the forest in a creek with everything I need at my fingertips without too much effort I'm retired my kids are grown up I have grandkids and I grow meat rabbits my dog is a great watchdog my barn cats kill all the mice what more can I ask for no one thing I could ask for is the neighbor would be kindly nice if he would keep his cows fenced in but it is a free range area so that's the way it works have a great day and video content was really uplifting today thank you and keep on trucking don't work yourself to death your young only once and if you cut it both directions when you get my age you'll be all wore out take time to smell the roses in your case take time to smell the desert Floral Aroma that pleasures your senses
Jonathan this may sound a little strange. If you soak your weedeater string in warm water for 15 minutes it won't break as guick. I know it sounds weird but it works for me.
It is ur property..do what you want..it is the USA. Love watching and of course I would adopt nine today..we had sheep,but never saw any with tails..they look like mountain dogs from behind..
I still think you need a riding lawnmower, of course that wouldn't help along the fence lines. It's amazing how fast it all grows when you get 4 inches of rain all at the same time. Just add water. LOL I have some TH-cam friends in Panama that have some goats and what they do is stake them out in the middle of where they want them to eat the grass and all they do is give them water. If they don't eat the grass they don't eat. You might want to watch their videos and you might get some ideas. Their TH-cam channel is;the nomadic movement. They are a young couple and the people around them. She had a baby earlier this year so they are learning about how to have a little one to take care for.
Thank you for answering my amaranth question. I love your videos. You’ve got some hard working teenagers. That’s awesome. What’s your secret for motivating them to work so hard?
🤷🏼♂️ we just do what needs to be done. Plenty of downtime, too though. It's not like we're out working 8 hours a day. Always trying to find a good balance.
Hi Ashley and Jonathan have you ever thought of getting a riding mower with a grass box collector and making a biogas digester it would make lots of free gas and the best liquid fertiliser you can get and you could run all your machinery on the gas you make
Not only is amaranth triggering to allergies, it also has very painfully spikey seed heads. They are sometimes called sand spurs. Amaranth, goat heads, and nightshade are better off far from human dwellings. They have their place in the ecosystem, but that place isn't in daily contact!
Y'all could definitely use something like a big wheel trimmer or a DR brush cutter. I have both, bought them used for not much and have used them for years.
you are all amazing - one thing that helped me was walking my lab the fence line - our bounds were clear to her - walked on weeds - and some leash time - and a bit of pee too to let the coyotes know - the lack of weed wacking was a bonus thank you for sharing
Ohh, there was a comment made ( don’t remember who) about cloves in your had to keep bugs away. My dear Lady, thank you Soo much👍😃. Only E.O. Clove so on my hat & a few dabs here & there. IT WORKS FOR ME!!!!! I’m a Holman bug magnet 🧲🐜🪰🪲🦟🪳 Have a great day …. I’m pulling big green goatheads 😡😡. 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
Haven't seen a video of using Kubota equipment in a dessert area. If they make equipment that can be used in a dessert area, then come on Kubota sponsor this channel and show us how it can handle it.
GM Hoomans 😃. Love the entro & song 😍. I’m the same with tumbleweed, sage & rabbitbush. I know it’s all around us but my dogs don’t bring the pollen in the house…. 3 big ones 🐕🐕🐕. It may be a waste to some but life saving to others. Such family teamwork & yes, balance is the key 🔑😌 So glad I marathoned my way to today 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
Several different plants from different families can be called pigweed. Amaranthus retroflexus is known to be poisonous to livestock (perhaps including chickens, the article referencing pigweed failed to give the Latin name) You need to be sure of the type you have, then consult with a vet as to what parts may or may not ge edible. At least two types of pigweed are edible to humans. Some edible pigweed can cause calcium to not be absorbed, and this can only be eaten occasionally. Except for the tails and that yours are taller, your sheep look like mine,
Guineas are great at controlling insects. They also make the most annoying sound known to humans, and we don't really want to listen to that all the time 😂
@@carolmyers6678 I agree that they are noisy. That’s there way of alerting to threats. Still if all they do is alert it’s obtrusive. They are really good at insect control though. The best ecologically really. Because of the noise we kept them in the fields well away from the house. They are really good at staying in the vicinity of there roost as long as they’re conditioned to it.
Kunekune pigs is a decent pig for grass and weeds they are a little smaller pig that graze on pasture. Try looking into them see if they would work for you easy to move with some pig panels and a small shelter
Get some 4-foot lawn managers - "borrow" some horses. They will munch the grass down short, they can be tethered if they're used to that, they should be easy to come by in your part of the world. They're much better with a companion or two, so more grass gets trimmed. In all the years we had horses, we never had lawn mowers or trimmers. They produce more fertiliser than the goats and sheep will and they can be delightful companions to humans.
I'm curious why you don't get a riding mower? The kids could take turns on it. Mine is rechargeable, run time, about 2 1/2 hours, but doesn't have power steering. (Ryobi) I would have bought gas powered, but I'm not good at keeping gas powered things running lol. And I don't have near as much land as you. I don't know if your grass grows year round, but if not, maybe rent a good mower during certain months?
First time watcher and subscriber!! Cool stuff!! Goats 🐐 are finicky aren't they? What about a sickle bar mower or attachment (I gotta keep watching to see what implements you have). But they're perfect for fence line and ditches. They don't require high HP to run, like 15hp or less. You could probably even Redneck-engineer a long hedge trimmer (electric , like Ryobi) and run it along the fence line and underneath.
Question will u have to shear the sheep? Understandable with keeping the pen cleared of weeds do to their wool and getting intwined in their wool and getting matted up. Looks like work.
I noticed, and maybe a “duh “moment - but did you not use shade sails all this summer? Are they not worth the trouble? Anyway working your way to NFL chief groundskeeper
Good question, no with the winds and monsoons we didn't want to have to deal with putting them up and taking them back down again constantly. Those posts are all getting removed very soon anyway ;)
I watched Justin Rhodes permaculture channel use a flame torch on the weeds and they were gone for the year and grow back slowly. This might work for you. Sheep or goats are a great idea.
The only downfall to torching them is it doesn’t get rid of the roots. Ashley, Jonathan and the kids were pulling them out by the roots. But I hear ya, less stress on the back.
what about using the pulled amaranth at the base o fthe trees as mulch instead of burning? does the act of pulling up and looseninfg the soil not invite a new generation of amaranth?
@@TinyShinyHome Most amaranths want sun to germinate. I do come at this with a bias- I am presently in Portugal, and actively raising a large veggie garden, and can only see damage to soil, atmosphere, etc in burning debris. In areas that are acidic and already loaded in organics can fire bring on benefits. The story of the Sahara and now the Mediterranean is a sad story in the abuse of fire. Beautiful place and family.
If you guys ever want to clean up a skull or just a bone put it on your anthill for a week then some beauty quality peroxide for three or four days. Comes out really white.
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In my opinion you both are setting great examples for your kids, in planning , hard work, determination, and sharing skills that will stay with them for the rest of their lives, showing them the importance of stewardship of the the land you are all working hard to improve, you both are so great at sharing tasks that will give them their own vision and skills that are priceless. Great video thanks for sharing!!👍👍👍👍
I think these are the first sheep I’ve ever seen without their tails docked. They are beautiful!!! I am also a fan of @Sandi Brock, who raises sheep in Canada and @The Sheep Game, who raises sheep in Scotland. I enjoy watching sheep - birthing, being sheared, and especially the babies jumping around on their mamas when mama is lying down. While Sandi raises her sheep in a barn (except for just a few retirees that have been put out to pasture), the sheep in Scotland are mostly kept in the pastures. Thanks for sharing your life with us, who can only dream. Your videos are always enjoyable and I look forward to each and every one!!
I watch Sandi Brock too 👍🏻
YEE HAW. Another prosperous day. Love the kids senses of humor. Hard work BUT also play. Have a great day and see you tomorrow. So far maintenance week has accomplished much and it was entertaining to watch 😁😃😎
Having that much grass is a GOOD problem to have! Get a lot more sheep and some cows and more premier one netting. soon you will convert sunshine into meat in the freezer. We use that netting that is 164 feet long and put 2 of them 164 feet apart parallel to each other and use 3 more nets perpendicular to leap frog paddocks one pole at a time making 11ftx164ft paddocks moving them once a day. works great.
Loved seeing the cute goats and the sheep idea is great! Really fun day ♡ thank you
I watched y’all all day today!! I have COPD and today was one those yucky days! I started at the end. Lol
I watched it backward yesterday but that me anyways. Hugs you guys are my heroes if only I’d done this years ago!!
To watch your channel is more like a beautiful love story of kindness and working together in everything you do I only see love. You 2 make me smile. God bless you.
Woot 93k you are getting so close! 7k more subscribers… bet Nine is excited too!
You have a wonderful family and have been doing a good job so far.
Good morning from Tucson
Having sheep is a great plan I have friends in the area that have goats and sheep maintaining the grass! It’s good for you and for them. Sheep milk makes wonderful cheese! Yay!!!
I agree.
Good morning from South Carolina.
Looking good mum
I absolutely love the way you have been starting your videos seeing your Animals. ❤
If you cut the amaranth before it blooms it will slow down the spreading immensely. So much work and your rocking it. Much love.
Good morning from Türkiye.
The Club Cadet push string trimmer with .155 line is a good unit to have. That Bobcat ToolCat would be a nice property maintenance vehicle if you can find one used. The Mecalac is a nice all in one unit. If you could mulch up your mesquite trimmings into woodchips and put them along the fence line would keep down the weeds.
Another great day of work and accomplishing stuff! Love to watch Ada and Jax playing together!
Good night nine nine
Love the music, you and your family seem great. I just found your channel, love what you guys are striving for, beautiful and inspiring.
Getting closer to 100,000 😉
WOW..what a picture for the thumbnail...
Here in nc they cut and bail the grass for hay to feed the cows and horses in the winter when the grass don't grow.
That's what I'm talking about!!
Bonjour la famille. forgive me for being late to the vidéo. unfortunately, there's been a sad event that preventing me from being present for the vidéo. the queen of england, has passed. i'm a dual citizen, my mum was born in Liverpool, and a profound sadness has crept over me that i'll not be able to share with her. that being said, watching the introduction of your vidéo with the new members of your clan made me smile. sheep with long tails. Lady Adlai burning weeds and the glow of the flames on her face. the tale of two countries: the dusty desert wind of Arizona and carrying an umbrella in the rain in Europe.
New subscriber to your channel and I love what you folks are doing. We are slowly (as we can afford) doing the same thing on our property. Thank you for all the good info about solar systems, turning shelter logic into a proper structure, and the like. You are all such hard workers. Great smiles, music, people and furry friends. ❤️
Thanks Elizabeth! Glad you’re here!
Love the sheep. They are SO tame! 🐑🐏 do they get shorn for the heat?
SHEEP. Love the cute fluffies.
Thank you for that answer
“We don’t have time for that!” 😃 👍🏻EXACTLY what I thought when I saw comments asking why were you getting rid of all that amaranth. 🤦🏻♀️ I’d be doing the same! Down the road, when you do have more time, you can explore other uses! I will be tackling weeds in my own yard today… It’s a never-ending task in the summer. Have a great day! See you tomorrow!!! ❤️
I wonder if your goat heads are the same ones we had up in the Texas panhandle when I was a kid. They'd flat a bike tire or even a car tire if it didn't have tread left. An annual Summer right of passage was being able to run through them about two weeks into Summer when we had put off all shoes. There was a peculiar flat footed gait that was required, but all of us could do it once our feet toughened up. Since we ran everywhere it was a useful skill to have.
Probably, they are the worst 😂
Jonathan! Get the Rino tuff cutting head-metal blades for your trimmer!! You’ll never go back to sting trimming again!!
Really cool looking sheep 🐑 So cute how curious the goats were.
I do really like your videos you speack so clear and I can practice my eanglish, also de musick is great!
What you burn is ash and good for the compost.
Always nice when you get the yard all cleaned up? Love watching your journey!
OMGosh, no wonder things get out of hand. Everything you do is a FULL TIME JOB.
Please take care and be safe
I live in Northern Virginia, California transplant. I lived in Moreno Valley, very dry and dessert like. I had a homestead there for 17 years. I know what goat heads are. 😬 ouch!!! I also planted some California pepper trees 🌳 and they grew like weed! Providing shade and privacy. Hope you all can get a good mower!!! An old zero turn can do way more than mow…. Pull a cart pull a log to level roads…. Necessity the mother of invention. Good luck and May God bless all of your hard work❣️
Living in France now, but raised a family in Riverside, California
Looking good guys!!!
Could you make hay for the winter out off your grass cutting from the fence line and cactus garden?
Totally understand the time also the allergies and the huge amounts that are on your property. I am lucky to be able to eat just about anything that doesn't bite me first isn't always to my advantage I'm just saying don't let a little plant that's doing what God intended to do steal your joy. It's always nice to have good spirit about your work but you guys work so much and so hard I don't even judge you for just getting tired because I get tired watching you so I'm sorry if I offended you by any of my comments I'm sitting out here in the middle of nowhere around the forest in a creek with everything I need at my fingertips without too much effort I'm retired my kids are grown up I have grandkids and I grow meat rabbits my dog is a great watchdog my barn cats kill all the mice what more can I ask for no one thing I could ask for is the neighbor would be kindly nice if he would keep his cows fenced in but it is a free range area so that's the way it works have a great day and video content was really uplifting today thank you and keep on trucking don't work yourself to death your young only once and if you cut it both directions when you get my age you'll be all wore out take time to smell the roses in your case take time to smell the desert Floral Aroma that pleasures your senses
I think they mean hay fever allergies.
What you are did is great.. Big big big love
A milk cow!!! That is the answer. Think of all the benefits….butter, cheese, ice cream . Yummy 😋 and grass gone too.
When we have a house with a fridge bigger than a shoebox…then we will get a milk cow
Jonathan this may sound a little strange. If you soak your weedeater string in warm water for 15 minutes it won't break as guick. I know it sounds weird but it works for me.
It is ur property..do what you want..it is the USA. Love watching and of course I would adopt nine today..we had sheep,but never saw any with tails..they look like mountain dogs from behind..
Good work family!
I like watching you guys first thing in the morning before I go fill bags of dirt for our greenhouse 😘
Good job on teaching the youth to be more kind , loving
I still think you need a riding lawnmower, of course that wouldn't help along the fence lines. It's amazing how fast it all grows when you get 4 inches of rain all at the same time. Just add water. LOL
I have some TH-cam friends in Panama that have some goats and what they do is stake them out in the middle of where they want them to eat the grass and all they do is give them water. If they don't eat the grass they don't eat. You might want to watch their videos and you might get some ideas. Their TH-cam channel is;the nomadic movement. They are a young couple and the people around them. She had a baby earlier this year so they are learning about how to have a little one to take care for.
We've obviously tried that. They aren't interested in this grass.
I swear amaranth is the devil! That stuff gives me the worst allergies out of anything else! Cheers to y'all for getting rid of as much as you can!🤸
I agree, it's the worst 😂
Thank you for answering my amaranth question. I love your videos. You’ve got some hard working teenagers. That’s awesome. What’s your secret for motivating them to work so hard?
🤷🏼♂️ we just do what needs to be done. Plenty of downtime, too though. It's not like we're out working 8 hours a day. Always trying to find a good balance.
@Melissa Williamson the kids definitely are wonderful role models for other kids, and adults ;)
Mulch❣ The cows 🐮 are hungry Critters and they make you massive amounts of fertilizer LOL
I think you guys are a cool family, and I really like your videos!
Your homestead is looking great. Way to go in maintaining the land.
Hi Ashley and Jonathan have you ever thought of getting a riding mower with a grass box collector and making a biogas digester it would make lots of free gas and the best liquid fertiliser you can get and you could run all your machinery on the gas you make
We’ve thought of things. But we can’t pay for them all ;)
Nice You wanted a lawn mower there's 2 of them right there lol lawn mower luv em (:oh good plan (: as always 💕
Not only is amaranth triggering to allergies, it also has very painfully spikey seed heads. They are sometimes called sand spurs. Amaranth, goat heads, and nightshade are better off far from human dwellings. They have their place in the ecosystem, but that place isn't in daily contact!
Y'all could definitely use something like a big wheel trimmer or a DR brush cutter. I have both, bought them used for not much and have used them for years.
Yep. When we save up enough to get one we will
Soooo much ground cover to maintain. Riding lawn tracker, cup holder, sun shade attachment, utility cart hitch, did I mention cup holder??
you are all amazing - one thing that helped me was walking my lab the fence line - our bounds were clear to her - walked on weeds - and some leash time - and a bit of pee too to let the coyotes know - the lack of weed wacking was a bonus
thank you for sharing
Ohh, there was a comment made ( don’t remember who) about cloves in your had to keep bugs away. My dear Lady, thank you Soo much👍😃. Only E.O. Clove so on my hat & a few dabs here & there.
IT WORKS FOR ME!!!!! I’m a Holman bug magnet 🧲🐜🪰🪲🦟🪳
Have a great day …. I’m pulling big green goatheads 😡😡. 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
Haven't seen a video of using Kubota equipment in a dessert area. If they make equipment that can be used in a dessert area, then come on Kubota sponsor this channel and show us how it can handle it.
Right! And just think of how many neighbors we could help out here! We could make serious change in our area.
Not sure if it's a thing in your area. But are there hay makers in your area? I goes 50/50 with my hay maker, ie he come and make hay and take half.
GM Hoomans 😃. Love the entro & song 😍. I’m the same with tumbleweed, sage & rabbitbush. I know it’s all around us but my dogs don’t bring the pollen in the house…. 3 big ones 🐕🐕🐕. It may be a waste to some but life saving to others. Such family teamwork & yes, balance is the key 🔑😌
So glad I marathoned my way to today 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
Don't get me wrong, I love the earthbag builds, but I have really been enjoying maintenance week.
Several different plants from different families can be called pigweed. Amaranthus retroflexus is known to be poisonous to livestock (perhaps including chickens, the article referencing pigweed failed to give the Latin name)
You need to be sure of the type you have, then consult with a vet as to what parts may or may not ge edible.
At least two types of pigweed are edible to humans. Some edible pigweed can cause calcium to not be absorbed, and this can only be eaten occasionally.
Except for the tails and that yours are taller, your sheep look like mine,
It’s looking great guys 😘👍🏻💕
Hey! Sticks as swords! We would whack the heck out of each other's sticks when we were kids. Tons of fun!
Have you considered a walk behind DR Trimmer Mower? You have so much trimming to do, this machine could be a great investment.
Of course we have. They're $$$ and very hard to find right now, though.
I wonder if Guineafowl would be useful for y’all. Growing up in the panhandle of Oklahoma, we had them. They are great at controlling insects.
Guineas are great at controlling insects. They also make the most annoying sound known to humans, and we don't really want to listen to that all the time 😂
Can’t stand the noises they make. Don’t want them close:)
Totally understand the noise aspect.
Someone our road has them. They just roam around and make the most annoying noises.
@@carolmyers6678 I agree that they are noisy. That’s there way of alerting to threats. Still if all they do is alert it’s obtrusive. They are really good at insect control though. The best ecologically really. Because of the noise we kept them in the fields well away from the house. They are really good at staying in the vicinity of there roost as long as they’re conditioned to it.
Kunekune pigs is a decent pig for grass and weeds they are a little smaller pig that graze on pasture. Try looking into them see if they would work for you easy to move with some pig panels and a small shelter
th-cam.com/video/WWLcTjUq_C4/w-d-xo.html
We literally just harvested our Kune pigs.
You need to buy a high wheel trimmer Johnathan. .basicly a weedeater on wheels . brushcutter
So many things i need to buy. Just don't have the money for all of them right now ;)
Good luck with the sheep🙏🤞🤞🤞The land looks great😎 I see what hard work it is to keep things in check😯😳 See ya tomorrow👋👋👋
I was looking at the prices for Zero Turn Mowers, good lord they are expensive!!!!! 😳😮
Yea 2 sheep will eat grass but they need to be a mob to clear property.
But it lets you get to know sheep on a small scale.
Put your wish list on your TH-cam I hear that works.
Raisin' a few steers for the freezer is a great idea! :)
I'm a little far away,..... but I've got a cow or two or three. LOL
Our kids are back in school now, do your kids school from home?
Are you all in New Mexico or Arizona?
I absolutely 💯 ♥️ your videos
Jonathan and Ashley
Your are raising some excellent humans 👏 👍
Are you harvesting water off your RV and roofs?
Our goal is to be 100% rainwater based once we have enough roofs. A rounded RV roof is definitely not going to catch any water, though.
You all have things looking great. Thanks for sharing.
Get some 4-foot lawn managers - "borrow" some horses. They will munch the grass down short, they can be tethered if they're used to that, they should be easy to come by in your part of the world. They're much better with a companion or two, so more grass gets trimmed. In all the years we had horses, we never had lawn mowers or trimmers. They produce more fertiliser than the goats and sheep will and they can be delightful companions to humans.
I'm curious why you don't get a riding mower? The kids could take turns on it. Mine is rechargeable, run time, about 2 1/2 hours, but doesn't have power steering. (Ryobi) I would have bought gas powered, but I'm not good at keeping gas powered things running lol. And I don't have near as much land as you. I don't know if your grass grows year round, but if not, maybe rent a good mower during certain months?
Cause $$$$?
LOL, I guess I should've waited til further in the video to see the answer. LOL
First time watcher and subscriber!! Cool stuff!! Goats 🐐 are finicky aren't they? What about a sickle bar mower or attachment (I gotta keep watching to see what implements you have). But they're perfect for fence line and ditches. They don't require high HP to run, like 15hp or less. You could probably even Redneck-engineer a long hedge trimmer (electric , like Ryobi) and run it along the fence line and underneath.
Goats aren’t grazers they eat brush and undergrowth. That’s why we are considering adding a few milking sheep to the herd.
Question will u have to shear the sheep? Understandable with keeping the pen cleared of weeds do to their wool and getting intwined in their wool and getting matted up. Looks like work.
Not sure how long they'll be here, we're just borrowing them.
I noticed, and maybe a “duh “moment - but did you not use shade sails all this summer? Are they not worth the trouble? Anyway working your way to NFL chief groundskeeper
Good question, no with the winds and monsoons we didn't want to have to deal with putting them up and taking them back down again constantly. Those posts are all getting removed very soon anyway ;)
The items you are pulling out, what do they look like
Like what I’m holding in the thumbnail 😂
I watched Justin Rhodes permaculture channel use a flame torch on the weeds and they were gone for the year and grow back slowly. This might work for you. Sheep or goats are a great idea.
The only downfall to torching them is it doesn’t get rid of the roots. Ashley, Jonathan and the kids were pulling them out by the roots. But I hear ya, less stress on the back.
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what about using the pulled amaranth at the base o fthe trees as mulch instead of burning? does the act of pulling up and looseninfg the soil not invite a new generation of amaranth?
Putting thousands of amaranth seeds at the base of our trees is definitely not the way to go.
@@TinyShinyHome Most amaranths want sun to germinate.
I do come at this with a bias- I am presently in Portugal, and actively raising a large veggie garden, and can only see damage to soil, atmosphere, etc in burning debris. In areas that are acidic and already loaded in organics can fire bring on benefits. The story of the Sahara and now the Mediterranean is a sad story in the abuse of fire.
Beautiful place and family.
I'm curious can you get bacon by harvesting a Brush Hog?
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Yay Joy at the campfire completing a task and a job well done
If you guys ever want to clean up a skull or just a bone put it on your anthill for a week then some beauty quality peroxide for three or four days. Comes out really white.
Is the chicken garden done?
Hah, no.
do u keep your kracklin after you render the fat to use in cornbread
It looks good around that fence