Planting our our new Hay Field with a custom Grass Mix

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2 жыл бұрын

Today I am finally planting our new Hay Field. The field will mostly be grass hay. We are planting orchard grass, meadow fescue, Timothy, and medium red clover. We are going to use a 3 point broadcast spreader to distribute the grass seed on the hay field. Then we are going to use a cultipacker to roll over the field and press the seed into the soil.
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@Tomhohenadel 2 жыл бұрын

The seed coverage was impressive. Let’s pray for good germination. That field will be a bonus for your hay harvest and farm income. Thanks Evan.

@richardperry9095 2 жыл бұрын

The field looks good. Hope you get a drizzly rain to get it to grow. Now go to work...[just kidding]. Hope your work schedule slows down soon, I miss the videos.

@Tonetwisters 2 жыл бұрын

Amen, Nole brother ... Evan seems to be getting the hang of it regards this hayfield. BTW: you might like Field Rows channel, from maybe 100 miles northwest of Tallahassee ... And man, do we need a quarterback.

@arlodewald5378 2 жыл бұрын

Not too many people would have thought of a cement mixer for getting a uniform mix 🤔!

@douglaskerr6813 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Evan you want it to rain? Wash the tractor and the truck and the car it always happens .lol

@patriciabeyer7824 2 жыл бұрын

That field looks pretty good. The old roller did a good job. 👍👍

@lorenmeyer5290 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to see you on the homestead!!! Glad your getting it seeded down!!!!! God bless you!

@Tonetwisters 2 жыл бұрын

Amen, to all that.

@bikerdad63 2 жыл бұрын

The field looks great Evan and will look even better when the hay is growing.

@kentowens2179 2 жыл бұрын

That new tractor is doing a great job! Nice video.

@nicfrieler1305 2 жыл бұрын

Clean Your cab filter now and blow out engine filters. I worked up My field and My filters were pretty much plugged full of dust and debris. Really enjoyed the drone footage. Hopefully Your long stretch of 12 hour work is almost over. Stay safe.

@DiddlyPenguin 2 жыл бұрын

Good morning from the south of England

@vinnypinatelli221 2 жыл бұрын

I love your Silva brothers construction shirt they are awesome contractors and I love this old house!!! True classic

@deanmagnuson2993 2 жыл бұрын

Good morning from Grand Forks

@arlodewald5378 2 жыл бұрын

You look very happy with a job well done.👏 😀 😊 ☺ 😄

@larrywhitaker4667 2 жыл бұрын

That old mixer that you got sure has paid for itself.

@piggiesshadetreemechanics3657 2 жыл бұрын

I'd bet Tom and Charlie Silva love you repping their shirt!

@jimlewo4693 2 жыл бұрын

Good use for concrete mixer

@allisonjael6863 4 ай бұрын

So helpful! Thank you!

@joannak4640 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy ALL of your videos so much. Watching you and Rebekah build your future business from that old overgrown farm into what you have made it today has been very enjoyable ❤️ You two are so smart in doing this now, when you are still working full-time. It is the right way to go about it. I am 🙏🙏🙏 for rain for you. Thank you so much for sharing Corpus Christi TX

@dwaynekoblitz6032 2 жыл бұрын

The field looks amazing. Well done!

@terrycastor8299 2 жыл бұрын

You've done just about all there is to do, Evan. Now comes the hardest part of farming...waiting. Have an awesome and blessed day!

@deannaoverstreet4146 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great! Be safe!

@wandahunt5238 2 жыл бұрын

Great job!!!

@Ckktopa 3 ай бұрын

Looks great. well done

@fayepfeifer8487 2 жыл бұрын

Great job Evan…. Your hay field looks amazing!!

@earlgowdy7547 9 ай бұрын

I believe that you were pulling a roller packing the hay seed..you mentioned a cultipacker, they would have a set if cultivating teeth along with a packer

@bevnelson3678 2 жыл бұрын

Field looks awesome Even.

@harlonlantz4094 2 жыл бұрын

Great job Evan, great job.Have a blessed day.👍👏🚜

@duaneklein4924 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job Evan. Our culipacker we used looked exactly like yours! That should make a good hay field. When you come off your hectic work schedule it will make you wonder how you got it all done! Give lots of credit to Rebekah! Love watching your videos and as always thanks for taking us along with you.

@jamessteffens8337 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy your show, your my #1 show.

@alanmcclorey8914 2 жыл бұрын

great video

@teenagefarmer 2 жыл бұрын

Great video seed spread looks great

@fasthogman 2 жыл бұрын

What a nice prepared field

@sylviaprudhomme5417 2 жыл бұрын

Always enjoy. Looking good out there. Hard work shows

@HMSSfrigate12 2 жыл бұрын

As usual Evan great job, looks real neat Dave

@augustreil 2 жыл бұрын

Always a great video. Thumbs up Evan !

@debbiebarnes2723 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great

@wileycoyotesr8623 2 жыл бұрын

This summer has FLOWN by so fast that we're behind with canning. Hope to catch up this weekend. Also hoping your garden turned out well for your needs.

@jeanielipskey1272 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you have good luck with your new grass field!

@bobjoncas2814 2 жыл бұрын

....good one, nice job, keep safe...

@bigbadsingledad 2 жыл бұрын

Very well done. Great camera work. I learned a bit. Thanks. 😊

@robingreene8167 2 жыл бұрын

Looks good

@sarelvandermerwe3153 Жыл бұрын

nice job Bud... love to watch your vids..

@lylet100 2 жыл бұрын

I had a roller like that with oak bearings, they worked pretty good. Love to watch your love for your farm.

@jimmason5738 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoying your videos here in Memphis.

@oumadmike1 2 жыл бұрын

Love This Old House and your channel!

@JOHNSDA2UP 2 жыл бұрын

Great seing you will be good to see it sprout up

@scottensley9964 2 жыл бұрын

Jeezz Evan, You are rockin this field. Good Job.

@olddawgdreaming5715 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing with us Evan, the field looks great, hopefully it will be green before long. Looks great around there. Stay safe and keep having fun. Fred. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👋👋

@donfenton9082 2 жыл бұрын

Good job Evan.

@canadianHAWK3 2 жыл бұрын

Looks good my friend.

@kennethperian4370 Жыл бұрын

Great job showing and telling, keep up the good work showing I’ll do mine like that to see ya next time see ya bye.

@juliomiranda-garcia2959 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your videos my brother your are amazing you are very helpful

@ronaldclemons5520 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job. Your field is in excellent condition. Praying you get some good soaking rains now🙏🏻

@DJ-ie3nz 2 жыл бұрын

Good Luck Evan.

@jeffreyvictor3678 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy your attitude towards farming! I hope to start next year. Best of luck to you and yours!

@jeffferanec4526 2 жыл бұрын

Look's good Even!

@TomSmith-me7ph 11 ай бұрын

Good video Evan, hope everything comes up fine.

@robforbes2602 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Evan. Your field looks good, you did a great job and now you need the rain. I am sure your hay will turn out good. You put a lot of work into it and now the waiting time. I enjoy your videos and looking forward to seeing a lot more.

@NorthFork 2 жыл бұрын

Love the channel and the farm!

@julydagting2824 2 жыл бұрын

watching from 🇵🇭 Philippines shout out CFD DAGTING FARM😊

@comucall 2 жыл бұрын

Field looking good Evan, you're going to get a Good crop, enjoying all your videos keep them coming.👍👍

@grannynjim6626 2 жыл бұрын

Well done. The field looks fantastic. Fingers crossed that rain comes very soon, but I'm sure you're going to be very successful with hay this year. You deserve it.

@allenmeinhold7038 2 жыл бұрын

Good job young man! Butch Ashland Ohio

@d.j.robinson9424 2 жыл бұрын

Looks really Purdy earl, I'm praying you get the right amount of rain. Stay safe, and hope you're getting your veggies canned. 💙💛👍👍🚜

@kellyjoyce2399 Жыл бұрын

I like the way you explain things. I'm impressed with the way you produce your videos. You explain you farming techniques so any man can comprehend and go out and plant hay. Great job.

@margaretbedwell58 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know beans about farming but I do enjoy watching how y'all plan things out then execute them. This field looks marvelous. I hope you get a huge yield from your hard work. Thanks for sharing and have a Blessed day.

@johnsangl 2 жыл бұрын

Field looks great! Hopefully you’ve had a few gentle rains since then to get some great germination.

@christianstumpf1503 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job Evan! That‘s exactly what i did today 😁 i have sown green manure after the potato harvesting with a similar method. Good luck with the weather! 🍀 Greetings, Christian

@charleshumphrey8949 2 жыл бұрын

Nice T-Shirt! I have one just like it. Silva Brothers

@marshadodson9683 2 жыл бұрын

I love your farm...brings back memories of childhood...my father used a mule to turn his fields...lol. No kidding...we loved that Ole mule. Good luck with the grass seed.

@stevemartinez6757 2 жыл бұрын

Looks very nice. I could do stuff like that all day every day. I hope that your long consecutive work days end soon!

@josephbrown-ut9ty 2 жыл бұрын

JudithB It looks good, now for rain!!!

@jerrylong3580 2 жыл бұрын

Keep us posted on the progress

@Titus-as-the-Roman 2 жыл бұрын

We used those V rollers to bust clay dirt clods that would dry as hard as rock, with concrete blocks setting in the holders on top.

@arlodewald5378 2 жыл бұрын

Well you have done your part very well, it now up to good old mother nature to do her part ! Very nice good looking field, rolling also will make it great for making hay will the 🌞 👍👍

@joycemetheny8338 2 жыл бұрын

Evan , you do a really good job with your editing, lots of different camera angles for us !

@chrisoconnor5880 6 ай бұрын

Run a light set off harrows over it in front of the roller mate

@jamesmorrison1884 2 жыл бұрын

Cant wait to see how it germinates looks like you have done a great job. I dont know if you do it but before washing I blow out the dust rad screens it helps to get cleaner prevents from plugging things up. Have a great day.

@Dave-xl7oc 2 жыл бұрын

Lol good use for that cement mixer!!!!

@robertafazio3449 2 жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful piece of land. Can't wait to see it green up! Also, noticed your shirt in the first half of the video, Silva Brothers! Big fan of TOH for over 30 years. Sure feeds some dreams of bigger, nice homes!

@theElderberryFarmer 2 жыл бұрын

I picked up on that too! Back in the day, the only way to get one of those shirts was to hire Silva Brothers Construction to do a job for you. I have always admired the quality of work that Tommy and his brothers did on TOH. You knew he was good when you'd see Norm treat him as a peer.

@csnanny1882 2 жыл бұрын

Looking good, pray for rain.

@JRattheranch 2 жыл бұрын

I was just looking at your red wonder and thinking that it really deserves some TLC after a dusty workout! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@kingkong7617 2 жыл бұрын

The field looks good and you just need some rain and I think it will grow quickly.

@jonathanrossroberts 2 жыл бұрын

Love the videos! If you want that cinematic feel with the drone, try moving both sticks at the same time.

@clarencewilson8610 2 жыл бұрын

Good job young man! It was a impressive video and I always plant to much seed too! I hate to do something over!

@brucerushing2363 2 жыл бұрын

I'm learning

@gitatit4046 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job! And I think you'll be a lot happier with the coverage that way as opposed to what you got with that big lime spreader. So like you say all you need now is a good drizzling rain to settle it in and get it to germinating. May god bless your work and make it productive. Those cows will love it.

@kcphillips1000 Жыл бұрын

Cambridge Rolls , perfect for the job .

@margaretpervier8357 2 жыл бұрын

My fingers are crossed!😊

@Farm_fab 2 жыл бұрын

Chicory is also a good option for cattle feed, and is also used to make a coffee like beverage.

@nickmastroianni5557 2 жыл бұрын

Before washing, use the leaf blower to clean off most of the dust and blow out the radiator. I find the equipment cleans up pretty well with just the leaf blower and it is much quicker. Also, I use to drag a large section of chain link fence behind the tractor (with a log fastened across the top of fencing to hold it down) for smoothing the field and covering the seed. Worked well.

@davidwestervelt6050 2 жыл бұрын

it looks great. The rolling will help the bumps when you are cutting later. The only thing I plan to do differently when I plant next year is to spray for weeds prior to planting. So I do not have to fight with the weeds as much when it is all germinating. It funny how you can put down so much seed and it sprouts when it wants. I had a few alpha sprout two yrs later after I had done my cover crop. Should be nice and smooth for when you make hay. Now rain hmm. Just glad it gave you time to work it properly. Someday hopefully you will get to thin the trees along the edge. Maybe a battle after you get it bailed next year. I think I may start ploughing to help with my clay ground. It seems for me to be such a gamble in the spring with rain and the ground still frozen. I really like your packer. I think I should get one. They really have their place in the line up. Well looking forward to see how it does.

@stevenbradford6824 2 жыл бұрын

Time for a rain dance 😁

@leonardleveque3745 2 жыл бұрын

I have a cultipacker that looks just like yours. The shaft rides in a wood block on each end. I inherited it, it was bought used for 2 dollars in the 50s,

@georgedavidson1221 2 жыл бұрын

I have mu dad’s old roller it has wood bearings also What type of wood is used ??

@leonardleveque3745 2 жыл бұрын

@@georgedavidson1221 the old guy that I inherited it from used white oak, I made one out of yellow pine, used 1 7/8 hole saw. I drilled a hole at an angle and put a grease zirt in the wood so I could grease it. It's been on about 10 trs.

@theburnhams2925 2 жыл бұрын

@@georgedavidson1221 Lignum Vitae, ideally...

@lcfarmer9352 2 жыл бұрын

Watch your drydown on the clover when cutting next year. Will dry much slower than the grasses (in my experience).

@douglasmacarthur8775 2 жыл бұрын

I agree ! Clover is fine in a pasture mix but why in the world use it in a HAY mixture ? If you insist on a legume, alfalfa dries much faster than c lover for hay.