Tell us what you think about the insulation you sprayed under the roof at the sawmill shed. I'm considering doing it but was curious how well you thought it dropped the under-roof temps.
Run the soakers at late evening or night for 2 hours minimum. This gives a chance to soak in before sun evaporates the water. Also put the hoses under the wood chip.
That image while you were reading and answering the questions was great. Just beautiful how lush and green that whole back drop is Nathan. What a spot.
Soaker hoses you run depending on how long a run you have and your water pressure and gallons per hour coming into the hoses. That is why everyone has a different time. Soaker hoses often put out more water at the beginning of the run and less at the end. It all depends on your situation. Actual drip irrigation works much better but costs a lot more. You can put emitters exactly where the plants are and not be watering the ground between them. How long your soaker hoses OR even drip irrigation emitters is going to last depends on how hard your water is and how fast the lime builds up.
Thanks for your reply to my question. - Todd in Rochester, New York. By the way, goats like to climb fences, not to get out, it's to get after something they see on the other side. But they're fun to be around and they get to know their keepers pretty well. A ram always keeps things in order. Need one of those like a rooster. Be well.
Nominal refers to a board that is rough sawn, before it is kiln dried and planed to its finished size. This can also refer to dimensional = 1" x 2", actual = 3/4" x 1-1/2".
Having used both drip irrigation and soaker hoses, I can say that the frequency of watering depends intiraly on your local situation. One tip is that you may need a pressure reducing valve, because plastic fittings and hoses can pop off or rupture if the water pressure gets too high. If water conservation is the goal, then drip irrigation is more efficient than soaker hoses.
Nathan, if you want to be repairing fence or replacing hoses or anything that can be chewed, then by all means, get goats. I grew up on a cattle ranch here in Texas, and I tried to warn my father before he bought 8 goats. He didn’t listen and he ended up replacing about 1000ft. of aluminum irrigation pipes. The goats either crewed or stomped on 1000ft. of the pipe. And the pipes were stored off the ground in racks in our implement barn which had an open side. He ended up giving them to a man down the road from us who raised goats for meat, and I reminded him every chance I got because that’s what he would have done to me.
Thanks to you and Robert Milton for all that you guys teach us, I am turning 66 in july snd got a manuel mill last year and learned from both of you guys so thank you and God bless
Watering in the evening is better because the plants have all night to soak up the moisture. In the heat of the day the water evaporates too quick to really do much unless you really pour it to it. My 2C.
Dig a small hole here and there to check the soil moisture. Keep an eye on the plants. They will tell you when they are thirsty. There's really no schedule that you and set up. It's a lot like drying lumber. You need to react to changing conditions. Kerosene is way more effective at cleaning pine sap than alcohol. The residue makes for a nice lubricant too. Make sure you use some nitrile gloves with the kerosene. Why didn't you stack all three of those 3" blocks and saw your 1x3 battens three at a time?
I haven't used soaker hoses, but I use to water my garden with sprinkles mounted on T post. In the dry times, I would put 250 gallons on a 50'x50' area early in the morning before the sun reached it. I'm located in central NC.
Taking the time to answer those questions at the end of your video shows us what a great guy you are. As I type this I am covered in sawdust, I wish I had seen your tip on cutting a banana shaped log 2 days ago. I learn a LOT from your videos, thanks for all you do. You are a better teacher than you think you are.
I prefer kiln dried wood for my woodturning if I'm in a rush for an order. If it's wet I need to do an initial turn leaving it thick, apply Anchor Seal, let it dry, and then do a final turn.
Nathan, I have been using soaker hoses for years. I use the hoses like you have in your garden for row crops like beans, okra, corn, squash, etc.. I use 1/4" lines with 1 gal./hour drip emitters for individual plants like tomatoes and peppers. In hot weather I run the water 2 to 3 hours every other day. I use a mulch of leaves or wood shavings otherwise you would have to run it every day. Your wood chips should work ok. Mike S. Tennessee
Your buddy Tim makes some beautiful woodwork pieces. The dining room table and chairs are really nice and the grandfather clock in his gallery is as nice as I’ve ever seen.
As turning bowls wet wood all day long as I turn them thick and do my finish turning after they are dried out. Not sure about everyone but removing a lot of dry wood takes 3 to 4 times longer than wet wood. I can turn a 14 inch bowl wet in about 20 minutes.
Do not water in the middle 0f the day// best time is in the evening. Length of time would be to stop the plants from wilting, if doing it dayly proably 2.5hrs
I covered most of my garden with black plastic, it keeps the weeds down and holds the moisture in the ground, just use a pitchfork and poke some holes in the plastic in the low spots to drain the rainwater into the ground. This method reduces the need to water the garden every day, I could usually rely on a weekly rainstorm to keep everything growing. Had to water 2 or 3 times during an average summer.
I run mine for two hours every day, but I am in the desert, it was 119 degrees F in the garden yesterday but it’s only 104 degrees F today. You can’t even grow tomatoes here !
Thank you, Nathan, for taking the time to film and edit your videos. A lot of extra work for you. I do enjoy them. My teacher for board and batten siding said one nail in the middle, the nails in the battens make 3 across the board at each purlin. He built houses for 50 years and never used a nail gun.
I was taught the same thing by a man who had been a carpenter since shortly after God created wood. I learned a ton from that man that stood me well over the years.
Instead of board and bat, ever think about shiplapped? It takes some extra milling but saves the extra bat production and installation. Barns in our area use it with grat success. As the boards dry, they create just enough clearance for the joint to dry. Bats wick in moisture between itself and the board and eventually rot.
Soaker hoses work well. Watering time depends on evaporation, soil conditions, clay / sandy loam, how well the soil drains, and of course how much water the hose puts out per square foot. Newly planted plants need more water for the first few days. Once established less water. My suggestion is one of two things. One to monitor the moisture. Pick up a moisture meter, or install an automatic irrigation valve, and monitor by eye. Just take notes on how wet or dry it is from day to day. Then you will know approximately what you need to do in the future.
If you cover the soaker hose with two or three inches of chips the water will evaporate more slowly. I check to see if the soil(or chips) have become drier.
My cat was 24 when he died. Whoopie the chicken shed finally gets done 2yrs after you said you need to do it. Congrats fella, you’re more like me than I thought. 🤣🇬🇧😎
Right, when ya got about 10+ to-do-projects floating around in your head, depending on weather and stuff, you can kind of cherry pick your poison for the day, sometimes, options people. :-)
The sawmill I worked in used to fire the kilns by natural gas, as the main gas pipe was next to kilns, but then again a opportunity for geothermal steam from the geothermal power system close by, the board mills next door use bark and chip.
The mulch is important mainly because it lowers the ground temp. Lower the pressure with a regulator but you must split your water hose and have a manifold on both ends. This equalizes the pressure in the leaky pipe and you get even water distribution. Low pressure constant flow you can water as long as it take to make the soil wet down for 3 inches under the mulch. Low gal per min for a long time. Cover your hose with the mulch so the hose lays on the dirt and the mulch prevents evaporation. Raw chips decompose release tannic acid which is why you want to ferment and compost the chips before you use them. As your work your chips that are raw into the ground you will have to add lime to neutralize the soil.
If you spray paint a bright orange spot on the snake, it makes it easier to see and then you'll know if there's more than one snake. A little paint won't hurt them. Just a suggestion.
Test the soil around your plants. Use a peg to push into the ground to see how deep it into the ground. Best doing it late in the evening or early in the morning
Nathan, the difficulty you have, talking about when your videos are recorded, posted and seen is because you are dealing with Temporal Mechanics. Even Starfleet officers have trouble with that one. 😁✌🖖
On your advice I did get a tape measure holster and it is awesome. Would recommend for anyone. So much easier than trying to use the clip all the time.
Run them early morning, until ground soaked 2 to 3 inch deep. I have mine under my mulch, but i use hay or straw, decomposes by next grow season. Soaker hose doesnt need much psi, and if u have high water pressure, can add pressure reducer.
@@OutoftheWoods0623 it might be slightly more technical (or maybe inaccurate 🤷♂️) but I was thinking as you described the curve of a board cut from a log like you described would have the bend only going in one single plane, which is the width(face) of the board
Soaker hoses are best used after the hottest temperature has been and gone so that water is not boiled away and soaks into roots and is retained. I soak the plants for 30 minutes using collected rain water. Once a week I feed plants prior to the soaker hose, so it is pushed down to the roots by the soaker use. Good luck!
When I plant a garden, I plant seven 100 foot rows. I use a soaker hose in each row. When I put the hoses done in the row, I then mulch with old hay over the whole garden.. That does 2 things... It suppresses weed growth and holds the moisture in the ground. When I water "I have well water" I do one row at a time for 4 hours. In seven days I have watered the whole garden.
If you are trying to use all 4 soakers at the same time, go to the last plants to get the water and see if it is about the same flow as the beginning, either turn up the volume, if you can’t, only water with 2 instead of 4
What I did, when I had a fairly large garden, is take an old oil tank and make a trailer for it. Tow it down to the creek, pump it full, tow it home and park it up hill from my garden. I didn't want to use my well to water the garden when we weren't getting rain. It was a big enough creek that it is always running.
Nathan, on watering the garden, probably early or late in the day may be better as watering in the heat causes excessive evaporation before it does any good for the plants. Just saying.
Nathan just an opinion goats are more troubled than there worth there hard on a fence. If you have a overgrown area get 1 or 2 and let them clean up the area and get rid of them. Great video. Stay safe and stay hydrated in this hot summer weather.
Because we didn't have access to wood chips, for years we used old carpet strips and laid them down between the rows as close to the plants as possible. It held the weeds at bay very well. At the end of the season, we dried them out, scraped off the dirt and rolled them up to use the next year. When it rained on them, it kept the ground moist for quite a while. Sure cut down on the watering
I have a tape measure holder, but I don't use it as much as I use the hammer hanger I bought for my belt. I have a full tool belt I use when I need it. I seem to use wrenches and stuff more than I use a tape measure on most days. Some people have coins in their pockets at the end of the day. I usually end up with nuts, bolts, and wrenches in mine LOL
You need half inch of water per two days. Use a 1/2 inch tin cup under one of your sweathing hose. This will allow you to measure how much it takes to fill a cup to 1/2 inch.
I prefer green wood when turning a bowl. For spindle turning both green and dry are good. Dry wood is harder on my tools compared to green wood. With green wood I have to take into account wood movement as it dries. For bowls you can turn green and turn a second time after the bowl has dried and true the bowl or turn it green and thin and hopefully the wood won’t warp very much.
We in the dry High Desert of Central Oregon run our soker hoses for 24 hours ever three days on our rhubarb on our roses ever other day Rhubarb loves water and the roses do best with deep watering
I run my soakers for about 30 min. Every other day depending on the weather. I can't run more then a 50 foot soaker at a time. Watch the far end of the soaker to make sure it's getting enough flow. Mine are on a multi outlet timer.
I use the drip irrigation in my raised beds on a timer, 30 minutes in morning before it gets hot, then again in late afternoon for 30 minutes. So far it's been okay. Your garden looks great.
Well, regarding the amount of water you’re getting into the ground, here is what use to do, put a old cookie sheet, level under a section and wait a bit to see how much water collects in it…
Watering in the morning is better night watering promotes mold/ disease in my experience in Texas set a timer for a couple of hours early in the morning
Nice to see that you were finally able to get to work on the chicken shed cladding Nathan. Good to see your garden starting to show some real progress, particularly now you have organised some drip watering throughout. I don't blame you for not liking snakes & they are not good around chooks. Good video too, thanks for that, Don from South Australia.
I use Mr. Landscaper irrigation system great product you can spot irrigate all of your plants without wasting water. Mine is on a timer set at 7 am and 7pm for 1 hour each.
You have a very nice vegetable garden. Not sure what kind of fruit, and nut trees grow well in your area, but you might consider planting some. Just a thought.
Soaker hoses work very slowly. If you want an experiment lay a plastic tray underneath the section with the sandwich water is If you want an experiment lay a plastic tray underneath the section to see how much water is accumulated. Everyone's results are going to differ based upon water pressure.
For 12 years I worked at a crossarm company and we had three kilns all running on steam produced by burning hog fuel (bark and such). We had one fancy one like yours but it was forty feet wide and twenty high, the doors were huge.
I run my soakers about an hour in the evening if I don't get any rain, thanks for the video's Nathan , I try not to miss any , except the live on Sunday, iam usually getting ready for the work Tony
Thanks Nathan I will order the backup drive for my first two Eufy Cameras to record motion activated clips. Appreciate you taking the time after a long day to answer all the Patreon Questions. Your drive and determination is inspiring and appreciated greatly.
Tape measure holster: amzn.to/45yOD8J
Tell us what you think about the insulation you sprayed under the roof at the sawmill shed. I'm considering doing it but was curious how well you thought it dropped the under-roof temps.
Great video sir.
Run the soakers at late evening or night for 2 hours minimum. This gives a chance to soak in before sun evaporates the water. Also put the hoses under the wood chip.
That image while you were reading and answering the questions was great. Just beautiful how lush and green that whole back drop is Nathan. What a spot.
Thank you so much!
Soaker hoses you run depending on how long a run you have and your water pressure and gallons per hour coming into the hoses. That is why everyone has a different time. Soaker hoses often put out more water at the beginning of the run and less at the end. It all depends on your situation.
Actual drip irrigation works much better but costs a lot more. You can put emitters exactly where the plants are and not be watering the ground between them. How long your soaker hoses OR even drip irrigation emitters is going to last depends on how hard your water is and how fast the lime builds up.
Hope the cat's gonna be well soon. I love Mama-Cat.
Thanks for your reply to my question. - Todd in Rochester, New York.
By the way, goats like to climb fences, not to get out, it's to get after something they see on the other side. But they're fun to be around and they get to know their keepers pretty well. A ram always keeps things in order. Need one of those like a rooster.
Be well.
Nominal refers to a board that is rough sawn, before it is kiln dried and planed to its finished size. This can also refer to dimensional = 1" x 2", actual = 3/4" x 1-1/2".
GOJO creamy hand cleaner will clean that pitch off of your tape measure. Also Turtle wax will clean it and keep the pitch from sticking so bad.
Having used both drip irrigation and soaker hoses, I can say that the frequency of watering depends intiraly on your local situation. One tip is that you may need a pressure reducing valve, because plastic fittings and hoses can pop off or rupture if the water pressure gets too high. If water conservation is the goal, then drip irrigation is more efficient than soaker hoses.
Nathan, if you want to be repairing fence or replacing hoses or anything that can be chewed, then by all means, get goats. I grew up on a cattle ranch here in Texas, and I tried to warn my father before he bought 8 goats. He didn’t listen and he ended up replacing about 1000ft. of aluminum irrigation pipes. The goats either crewed or stomped on 1000ft. of the pipe. And the pipes were stored off the ground in racks in our implement barn which had an open side. He ended up giving them to a man down the road from us who raised goats for meat, and I reminded him every chance I got because that’s what he would have done to me.
Thanks to you and Robert Milton for all that you guys teach us, I am turning 66 in july snd got a manuel mill last year and learned from both of you guys so thank you and God bless
Robert is the best
Watering in the evening is better because the plants have all night to soak up the moisture.
In the heat of the day the water evaporates too quick to really do much unless you really pour it to it. My 2C.
Dig a small hole here and there to check the soil moisture. Keep an eye on the plants. They will tell you when they are thirsty. There's really no schedule that you and set up. It's a lot like drying lumber. You need to react to changing conditions.
Kerosene is way more effective at cleaning pine sap than alcohol. The residue makes for a nice lubricant too. Make sure you use some nitrile gloves with the kerosene.
Why didn't you stack all three of those 3" blocks and saw your 1x3 battens three at a time?
I haven't used soaker hoses, but I use to water my garden with sprinkles mounted on T post. In the dry times, I would put 250 gallons on a 50'x50' area early in the morning before the sun reached it. I'm located in central NC.
Taking the time to answer those questions at the end of your video shows us what a great guy you are. As I type this I am covered in sawdust, I wish I had seen your tip on cutting a banana shaped log 2 days ago. I learn a LOT from your videos, thanks for all you do. You are a better teacher than you think you are.
You hit the nail on the head yes pun intended
I only run my soaker hose after sundown, that way the plants have more time to take in the water, before the sun drys out the dirt.
I prefer kiln dried wood for my woodturning if I'm in a rush for an order. If it's wet I need to do an initial turn leaving it thick, apply Anchor Seal, let it dry, and then do a final turn.
Nathan,
I have been using soaker hoses for years. I use the hoses like you have in your garden for row crops like beans, okra, corn, squash, etc.. I use 1/4" lines with 1 gal./hour drip emitters for individual plants like tomatoes and peppers. In hot weather I run the water 2 to 3 hours every other day. I use a mulch of leaves or wood shavings otherwise you would have to run it every day. Your wood chips should work ok.
Mike S. Tennessee
Your buddy Tim makes some beautiful woodwork pieces. The dining room table and chairs are really nice and the grandfather clock in his gallery is as nice as I’ve ever seen.
Thank you!
As turning bowls wet wood all day long as I turn them thick and do my finish turning after they are dried out. Not sure about everyone but removing a lot of dry wood takes 3 to 4 times longer than wet wood. I can turn a 14 inch bowl wet in about 20 minutes.
And here in Minnesota it hasn’t stopped raining. But last year we had a bad drought.
Do not water in the middle 0f the day// best time is in the evening. Length of time would be to stop the plants from wilting, if doing it dayly proably 2.5hrs
I would use a timer on your hoses, and water after dark or 3-4 am…to eliminate as much evaporation as possible.
Those soaker hoses will work just fine!
I covered most of my garden with black plastic, it keeps the weeds down and holds the moisture in the ground, just use a pitchfork and poke some holes in the plastic in the low spots to drain the rainwater into the ground. This method reduces the need to water the garden every day, I could usually rely on a weekly rainstorm to keep everything growing. Had to water 2 or 3 times during an average summer.
I am glad you are getting to the point for which you have been striving. Your place is beautiful.
I run mine for two hours every day, but I am in the desert, it was 119 degrees F in the garden yesterday but it’s only 104 degrees F today. You can’t even grow tomatoes here !
Thank you, Nathan, for taking the time to film and edit your videos. A lot of extra work for you. I do enjoy them. My teacher for board and batten siding said one nail in the middle, the nails in the battens make 3 across the board at each purlin. He built houses for 50 years and never used a nail gun.
I was taught the same thing by a man who had been a carpenter since shortly after God created wood. I learned a ton from that man that stood me well over the years.
Instead of board and bat, ever think about shiplapped? It takes some extra milling but saves the extra bat production and installation. Barns in our area use it with grat success. As the boards dry, they create just enough clearance for the joint to dry. Bats wick in moisture between itself and the board and eventually rot.
Board and Batten also allows air circulation - especially if there is no sheathing on the building.
Soaker hoses work well. Watering time depends on evaporation, soil conditions, clay / sandy loam, how well the soil drains, and of course how much water the hose puts out per square foot. Newly planted plants need more water for the first few days. Once established less water.
My suggestion is one of two things. One to monitor the moisture. Pick up a moisture meter, or install an automatic irrigation valve, and monitor by eye.
Just take notes on how wet or dry it is from day to day. Then you will know approximately what you need to do in the future.
In Texas we put them around our slab foundation homes and cover with mulch to help from evaporation
Canadian Woodworks has a kiln that is heated by their wood waste, also has a microwave vacuum kiln.
If you cover the soaker hose with two or three inches of chips the water will evaporate more slowly. I check to see if the soil(or chips) have become drier.
My cat was 24 when he died. Whoopie the chicken shed finally gets done 2yrs after you said you need to do it. Congrats fella, you’re more like me than I thought. 🤣🇬🇧😎
Right, when ya got about 10+ to-do-projects floating around in your head, depending on weather and stuff, you can kind of cherry pick your poison for the day, sometimes, options people. :-)
Use WD40 on your tape to clean it up. It also lubricates your tape also. Hope it works out for you.
The sawmill I worked in used to fire the kilns by natural gas, as the main gas pipe was next to kilns, but then again a opportunity for geothermal steam from the geothermal power system close by, the board mills next door use bark and chip.
Bowl turners usually like wet wood, all other turning dry wood is preferred.
The mulch is important mainly because it lowers the ground temp. Lower the pressure with a regulator but you must split your water hose and have a manifold on both ends. This equalizes the pressure in the leaky pipe and you get even water distribution. Low pressure constant flow you can water as long as it take to make the soil wet down for 3 inches under the mulch. Low gal per min for a long time. Cover your hose with the mulch so the hose lays on the dirt and the mulch prevents evaporation. Raw chips decompose release tannic acid which is why you want to ferment and compost the chips before you use them. As your work your chips that are raw into the ground you will have to add lime to neutralize the soil.
your garden looks good and you have cows & chickens all you need to round it out is some hogs then your food supply will be in good shape
The way you explained the sweep, I think that I got the wrong idea, but I don't have a mill, so no sweat.
If you spray paint a bright orange spot on the snake, it makes it easier to see and then you'll know if there's more than one snake. A little paint won't hurt them. Just a suggestion.
they eat a lot of eggs and baby chicks
Test the soil around your plants. Use a peg to push into the ground to see how deep it into the ground. Best doing it late in the evening or early in the morning
Well. bringing a knife to a camera fight. Good strategy! Thanks for the video, quite enjoyable...
Nathan, the difficulty you have, talking about when your videos
are recorded, posted and seen is because you are dealing with
Temporal Mechanics. Even Starfleet officers have trouble with that one. 😁✌🖖
Mineral spirits works well for pine pitch.
not many people like nakes and the best deterant is a long handle spade, it works every time
On your advice I did get a tape measure holster and it is awesome. Would recommend for anyone. So much easier than trying to use the clip all the time.
Run them early morning, until ground soaked 2 to 3 inch deep. I have mine under my mulch, but i use hay or straw, decomposes by next grow season. Soaker hose doesnt need much psi, and if u have high water pressure, can add pressure reducer.
Good explanation on how to saw a log with a sweep! Thanks for the info.
You bet!
@@OutoftheWoods0623 it might be slightly more technical (or maybe inaccurate 🤷♂️) but I was thinking as you described the curve of a board cut from a log like you described would have the bend only going in one single plane, which is the width(face) of the board
Lumber Capital Logyard i think has a woodfired kiln
Soaker hoses are best used after the hottest temperature has been and gone so that water is not boiled away and soaks into roots and is retained. I soak the plants for 30 minutes using collected rain water. Once a week I feed plants prior to the soaker hose, so it is pushed down to the roots by the soaker use. Good luck!
Hello from Fla. Never had good luck with soaker hoses. I installed drip irritation.
When I plant a garden, I plant seven 100 foot rows. I use a soaker hose in each row. When I put the hoses done in the row, I then mulch with old hay over the whole garden.. That does 2 things... It suppresses weed growth and holds the moisture in the ground. When I water "I have well water" I do one row at a time for 4 hours. In seven days I have watered the whole garden.
The mill I used to work at had 3 wood fired kilns they actually worked pretty good
Soaker hosepipes work better under the mulch. Watering on top of the mulch allows some water to evaporate. Good luck with the garden.
If you are trying to use all 4 soakers at the same time, go to the last plants to get the water and see if it is about the same flow as the beginning, either turn up the volume, if you can’t, only water with 2 instead of 4
Clean your measuring tape with Goo Gone. It removes sticky.
What I did, when I had a fairly large garden, is take an old oil tank and make a trailer for it. Tow it down to the creek, pump it full, tow it home and park it up hill from my garden. I didn't want to use my well to water the garden when we weren't getting rain. It was a big enough creek that it is always running.
That sweet explanation was perfect. I got it completely and it makes so much sense. You have to read your logs to make good lumber and you do it well
Exactly!
Nathan, on watering the garden, probably early or late in the day may be better as watering in the heat causes excessive evaporation before it does any good for the plants. Just saying.
Put a small dish under the soaker hose and measure how much water you are getting over time and adjust accordingly
Talk to Jason at ‘Cog Hill Farms’. He uses soaker hoses.
Nathan just an opinion goats are more troubled than there worth there hard on a fence. If you have a overgrown area get 1 or 2 and let them clean up the area and get rid of them. Great video. Stay safe and stay hydrated in this hot summer weather.
Because we didn't have access to wood chips, for years we used old carpet strips and laid them down between the rows as close to the plants as possible. It held the weeds at bay very well. At the end of the season, we dried them out, scraped off the dirt and rolled them up to use the next year. When it rained on them, it kept the ground moist for quite a while. Sure cut down on the watering
I have a tape measure holder, but I don't use it as much as I use the hammer hanger I bought for my belt. I have a full tool belt I use when I need it. I seem to use wrenches and stuff more than I use a tape measure on most days. Some people have coins in their pockets at the end of the day. I usually end up with nuts, bolts, and wrenches in mine LOL
Now that’s a VERY BIG SNAKE!
Mother Cat is 10 - she should have at least another 5 - 7 years to keep you on your toes. 😊
You need half inch of water per two days. Use a 1/2 inch tin cup under one of your sweathing hose. This will allow you to measure how much it takes to fill a cup to 1/2 inch.
As an old log sacler that got into pitch all the time, I used waterless hand cleaner on my scale stick, tape and hands. Works great.
I prefer green wood when turning a bowl. For spindle turning both green and dry are good. Dry wood is harder on my tools compared to green wood. With green wood I have to take into account wood movement as it dries. For bowls you can turn green and turn a second time after the bowl has dried and true the bowl or turn it green and thin and hopefully the wood won’t warp very much.
The soaker hose are a garden saver. I have 275 gallon ibc tote that I collect rain water in for my garden. Much love,👍👊💜🙏
Right on!
Yes that makes sense that explains some of my crooked boards!
Nathan, I ran my soaker hoses about 1-2 hours in early morning before the sun dried up the moisture. Best of luck!
You described a sweep perfectly.
We in the dry High Desert of Central Oregon run our soker hoses for 24 hours ever three days on our rhubarb on our roses ever other day
Rhubarb loves water and the roses do best with deep watering
FINALLY!! Siding on the chicken house!
Now when are you finishing the doors for the timberframe?
Yes you are recording , Nathan. Good job moving the black snake . Seeya
I run my soakers for about 30 min. Every other day depending on the weather. I can't run more then a 50 foot soaker at a time. Watch the far end of the soaker to make sure it's getting enough flow. Mine are on a multi outlet timer.
I would have enjoyed the neighborhood sing. Maybe the next time we could tune in?! Thx!
It's best to water in the evening and early morning so you don't lose it to evaporation.
I use the drip irrigation in my raised beds on a timer, 30 minutes in morning before it gets hot, then again in late afternoon for 30 minutes. So far it's been okay. Your garden looks great.
Well, regarding the amount of water you’re getting into the ground, here is what use to do, put a old cookie sheet, level under a section and wait a bit to see how much water collects in it…
Snakes are very beneficial for your farm. Give them the respect they deserve and they will reduce your pest count significantly!
the best all purpose cleaner I use on tools is WD40 works great on pitch and does not leave much long tern residue to attract more dirt.
If the dirt is dry, start the water. You'll get the hang of it. Then dig in the dirt by the plants to see how damp the soil is after time.
Hi Nathan & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Nathan & Friends Randy
Watering in the morning is better night watering promotes mold/ disease in my experience in Texas set a timer for a couple of hours early in the morning
Nice to see that you were finally able to get to work on the chicken shed cladding Nathan. Good to see your garden starting to show some real progress, particularly now you have organised some drip watering throughout. I don't blame you for not liking snakes & they are not good around chooks. Good video too, thanks for that, Don from South Australia.
Gotcha. You all ways tell it so 'we' understand (the kiss system), Keep It Simple Safe.
I use Mr. Landscaper irrigation system great product you can spot irrigate all of your plants without wasting water. Mine is on a timer set at 7 am and 7pm for 1 hour each.
You have a very nice vegetable garden. Not sure what kind of fruit, and nut trees grow well in your area, but you might consider planting some. Just a thought.
You want to make sure the roots of your plants are getting water.
That is where the soaker hose comes in.
we use 6" wide syp board with a 2" syp batten on our building that we build
Soaker hoses work very slowly.
If you want an experiment lay a plastic tray underneath the section with the sandwich water is If you want an experiment lay a plastic tray underneath the section to see how much water is accumulated. Everyone's results are going to differ based upon water pressure.
For 12 years I worked at a crossarm company and we had three kilns all running on steam produced by burning hog fuel (bark and such). We had one fancy one like yours but it was forty feet wide and twenty high, the doors were huge.
Nathan, I love your work ethic. Your hard work and dedication will pay off.
I like my wood green as grass !
Someone suggested WD-40 for your tape measure. I would suggest you use the same thing you do to clean your blades on the Wood-Mizer.
I run my soakers about an hour in the evening if I don't get any rain, thanks for the video's Nathan , I try not to miss any , except the live on Sunday, iam usually getting ready for the work
Tony
Thanks for sharing with us Nathan. Stay safe and keep up the great videos. Fred.
You bet
Thanks Nathan I will order the backup drive for my first two Eufy Cameras to record motion activated clips. Appreciate you taking the time after a long day to answer all the Patreon Questions. Your drive and determination is inspiring and appreciated greatly.
Glad to help!