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As a child my parents fished a lot and to get worms they poured warm water with dish soap in it and after 10 or 15 minutes the worms came up
Geese will kill a area. Can get a bit smelly but they do a good job. I used them in small electric net with a small pool that we dumped daily and then covered the area with a tarp.
How cool would it be to have cranes hangin out on your property?
Have yall used a drone to look for that food bowl?
i used a small Dragon weeder around the edges of my patio both at my old place in TN and here in N Central NY, and that was pretty powerfiul, as well as being way more surgical/precise than I would have expected a simple regulator & pipe with an elbow attached to a small propane tank to be.
Where in SC do you live?
I think the first time you build a garden out of Bermuda grass you will need to chop up all those rhizomes to kill them. Then after that, you should be able to do no-till no problem.
If you had moles, voles or gophers this wouldn't work would it? What options are there?
Would moles, voles gophers be discouraged from the space if impeded? Mabe like cardboard then woven fabric, then layer on top soil and compost grow in that for a bit then later making holes in the fabric to grow deeper? Am I being silly?
Hi Jess and Mia,
I’ve been watching for about a year and a half now, big fan! Wanted to share a tip. I use roofing shingles as weed block and it works amazingly. It works so well that I leave it permanently around my raised beds, garden edges and fire pit. You might want to give it a try.
Blessings,
Donnah
Your farm boy looks like it's a wet heart shape ❤
Bermuda is the toughest grass/weed to get rid of. The roots are deep and almost have to be dug up and removed by hand.
OOOOOOooo Great Blue Herons!! Too cool!
This video was so fascinating to watch for so many reasons. Thank you for taking us along in your life Jess ❤️
I cut the area short leaving the grass covering the top, it dries fast than light it up, it does best for me, The scattered grass smolders down and burns down to the soil.
"I hope you are content" LOLOLOLOL This video was full of heartwarming nuggets and laughter!!!!!! As always, thanks!! 🙂
Berumida is horrible…. In Okla all I have found to somewhat help is to layer leaves, manure, then cardboard, top with straw. All of it decomposes within 6months to a year. You definitely have to stay on top of it in summer. With you doing winter crops you will be fine for this year. The Bermuda needs warm temps to start growing so by that time you will be harvesting. I will say the weed fabric is good but where u burn the holes u get a nice patch of grass growing along with your plants.
I love what you are doing and your kids etc. Such a healthy set of family relationships. I love that you let your kids be who they are and develop their own personalities, likes, dislikes and they all seem so sweet on your videos. Particularly when you consider two of them are teens.
I am a bit conflicted on the use of plastic for Bermuda, having lived with it for a number of decades and do feel there are better ways as you set an example that others choose to follow. I hope people DO realize this is not the weedblock from the big box stores but heavy duty nursery fabric that can be removed and used for years. Weedblock is worhtless.
I cannot put up a picture but I have had good success reclainimg areas from my very plush and aggressive Bermuda yard with a multi-phase approach. I have been continually expanding my beds to minimize grass in my suburban yard.
(1) digging up the existing grass – we are in our 60s and this was with a flat spade. Ungh. But with farm equipment it should be easy. That is a lot of work but it truly pays off in the end. Most of the roots are in the top 2-3" though there will still be some left behind. We just tossed the trimmings into shady areas to break down as Bermuda hates shade.
(2) We used cardboard covered with mulch for several months but the silage tarp covers that goal. I watered it freqently to encourage the Bermuda underneath to expend its energy just trying to come up.
(3) Permaculture? Keep the ground covered with plants. All summer I was growing multiple runs of Buckwheat for the bees then planted Crimson clover – Bermuda hates shade and taller plants WILL outcompete it. when planting heavy muluch makes pulling the weeds easier – that said it will be dormant soon enough and you will get no growth until mid spring anyway. I
(4) After a guy I hired to do some heavy yardwork did me a "favor" and knocked down my Crimson clover last week (grrrrr) I replanted and it is coming up so we hope to beat the first frost. We are North of you – between simpsonville and woodruff. There may be a cheap easy cover crop you could plant now that is not alleopathic (don't do winter rye because it is) that is tall enough to shade out the Bermuda when it comes up and easy enough to pull from places where you want to set seeds/plants in the spring.
We plant our whole garden using tarps. We do everything from corn to potatoes.
Sweet Mia! You will grow gardens the rest of your life ♡❤ love watching you guys grow your new life here.
Such a joy to watch you guys!
I love how giddy you get !
I wonder if spreading some hay before burning, would provide enough ambient fire to help.
That was good. By the way congratulations on the piglets
you should get gabe a hunter orange food bowl so you can see it easier when he hides it!
I’ve been fighting Bermuda the last two years in my 60 ft garden. Such a pain. I have pulled and pulled thinking I have the roots. They won’t die. I can’t wait to see what works for you.