Giant ragweed and common ragweed are high in nutrients. I have tons of it. A lot of "weeds" are better beneficial. I don't pull, spray, or kill anything unless it's poison. And my sheep are healthy and fat. But I like to leave mine to rest at about the same level as what you're just going in to lol Keeps the ground cooler, wet, and doesn't stunt the plants as much. That method also helps to keep stockpiles for the winter.
@birchfieldfarming
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this time of year always gets a little tight with the lower moisture and sunlight. I’m letting them knock it down a little closer this pass b/c I’m mowing for the first time this year to knock back the scraggly, persistent stuff they don’t eat. I would agree, though, two days on each paddock is more appropriate now vs. three. Hope things are well on your end!
@joshblick
2 жыл бұрын
@@birchfieldfarming You do have a lot of mouths to feed. I had to keep pretty low pressure at first. I was living on clay so bad I could have rented out to the pottery barn but after a few years of clearing cedars and light grazing, more for the fertilizer (and a bit of lime lol) it's doing well. Thank God we get fairly normal rain here in southern Indiana. And I'm blessed to have a neighbor with a few acres that I can send them over to sometimes as well. Your fields are looking good. Keep the faith.
@patrickhenri6739
Жыл бұрын
Great job.
@birchfieldfarming
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@appalachianheartsong5487
2 жыл бұрын
Nice landing, always hear the stall horn just before touchdown!! Oh yeah my brother, you have the rhythm and the herbavores are thriving under your care. Thanks for the good word, and all the effort you put in to provide use an honest and realistic look at what a small farm looks like. Cheers, Dan and Elle
@birchfieldfarming
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! All the timely moisture has propelled us thru another amazing grazing season! Do you fly (have pilot’s license)?
@appalachianheartsong5487
2 жыл бұрын
@@birchfieldfarming Um, yes and no. I have about 70 hours in on a Cessna Skyhawk but when I got the homesteading bug I ran out of money for the lessons and plane. I only had my 3 cross country flights to finish it up, but since I couldn’t then buy a plane what was the point…
@birchfieldfarming
2 жыл бұрын
@@appalachianheartsong5487 That’s pretty cool you’ve had that experience! Visually we were fascinated up there how hard it was to find the farm. Everything looks the same. What a thrill it was to see down from that perspective. I think Sam might have the pilot bug now. He’s 12, pilot told him at 16 he could give it a go.
@appalachianheartsong5487
2 жыл бұрын
@@birchfieldfarming Yup, the pilot probably mentioned that we use ground reference sites, both for visual navigation and location. In Virginia, the state funds a program for high school students 16 and over to get their pilot license, you might check into see if Ohio does the same. I have some friends who are commercial pilots and there are opportunities galore to fly private, corporate or commercial flights as a great career option as well. In the meantime, he can do fly alongs at your local air park and see if he really likes it.
@birchfieldfarming
2 жыл бұрын
@@appalachianheartsong5487 awesome, thanks!
@michaelwright8627
Жыл бұрын
I was curious how I would handle water without a spring or pond. Elevated IBC totes ought to do the trick! Thanks for showing those
@birchfieldfarming
Жыл бұрын
You got it! We’ve had great luck with shallow buried 3/4” hdpe and the quick connects. There’s a pasture water video somewhere back there, beginning of last Spring I think. Hope all goes well!
@3Sphere
Жыл бұрын
As Greg Judy says: "There's no more weeds, only 'Forbes' now..." Heh. (Except the poison, as you say...!) Fantastic view of your spread from the sky! I always get the window seat when I fly because I am intensely interested in 'topography'. I can stare endlessly at the incredible patterns and lay of the land. That's why I am really looking forward to doing a couple acres or more of Permaculture food forest with its attendant swales on contour. There's something intensely attractive (to me at least :) of crops, tree crops, perennials, bush crops and even annuals following the topo lines of the land and being in diverse harmony. (carrots love tomatoes, garlic loves roses, an' all that stuff!) Very deeply satisfying visually. Tastes good too!! :) You can have ponds connected by swales and overflows into other ponds and swales. You can make wide swales, plant them with grasses and they can be grazing avenues, if you will, as well as land hydrators and pathways. (and chicken tractor lanes!) Since swales are level, you can walk or ATV them for pleasure, harvest or work with a little trailer and tools & supplies on the back of the ATV to any point on your system easily. :) I don't know if Permaculture is really viable commercially or not. Some swear it is. But I don't really care, I just want to feed myself and my family with it so that when this out of control train called 'society' crashes horribly (and it will- with mangled steel an' all) it'll be just another Wednesday for us... :) Dreams, dreams, dreams... Gotta get this overpriced house in the failed state of Kalifornika finished off and sold first! Cheers & God Bless!
@birchfieldfarming
Жыл бұрын
Good luck with the house. Always tough to stay focused on the thing in your way to the dream, but you’ll get there. Thanks for checking in!🤠🍻
@melvinbyrd8609
2 жыл бұрын
Love your channel!! Keep up the great works!! Very informative also!! Trying to do the same thing here in central VA just started!! Again love the channel and especially the good word for the day. God bless!!
@birchfieldfarming
2 жыл бұрын
God bless you and your land as well! Thanks for checking in.🤠
@dahjr01hamlin59
2 жыл бұрын
I like that I found your channel, it only fuels my desire to get some acreage and do the same. Thanks to Covid and the time off work I stumbled upon Joel Salatin, Gabe Brown and Greg Judy as well as you. I’m happy to be a frequent viewer of your channel.
@birchfieldfarming
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks for stopping by! 2020 changed so much for so many. Looking back, we started out small just renting some ground to garden, and the desire to grow on it thru the seasons and years just never went away. I wish you the best in connecting with a piece of ground and animals to work it. Stay in touch!
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