Really enjoyed this guy's nursury and your talk with him. What a production and undertaking he has fostered and grown over the years. I love when he said "I'd rather take an ass whuppin then mow the lawn! " lol Lots of hard work and patience went into this farm. Big Bend Yucca rocks!
Hoven! I about fell out of my chair when I recognized you on Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't. It's been ages since we met at the Midland farmer's market. Quite the thrill to see that you have had such a success with your farm. I'm proud of ya. Doing God's work, you are. (Debi in Odessa)
Joey this video is excellent!!! You are becoming a true master of this videomaking thing. “i’d rather take an ass-whooping than mow a lawn” is solid gold. Yuccas are a fabulous landscaping plant, but we donn’t see many rostratas here on Vancouver Island. Thanks to both of you for the deep dive.
This guy is fucking fantastic! I have bought so many Yucca rostratas from him for my house here in Southern Utah. They are the best Yuccas on the market, Hoven is just a dope guy all around. He always gives you a personal handwritten note on top of it too
I'm a Texas boy, but have been in Ohio for 34 years. I miss that place. That's my home. And I truly like what you're doing. You are a no-nonsense conservationist. That's what we all should be. Not us, but where we walk... Keep up the good work and I hope we can keep changing the world for the better. Much love Jefe. 💯
☆What a great close-up of the efforts that goes into growing these beautiful and diverse world of virtually drought proof plants. And to top it off such an interesting and thoughtful human being at the helm to boot. What a great show. Much respects and gratitude to sharin this♡♡♡☆
Yucas are great. I brought a small one to Mississippi from El Paso where I was living for a while. They get used to the moisture and grow great in pots. Right now I hare pups in all my pots. I have to bring them in winter time.
Hey Joey! I have been a fan of your channel for a couple of years, so it was an honor to have you come out to the farm Aside from all of the weeds, you made the farm look good. Thank you so much for making the video Hoven
Some yucca species have no problem growing in northern IL. Seen them as a thriving plant in people's front yards and along the curbside in front of many homes here. Yucca filamentosa is actually native here. Agave can grow here too but needs well drained soil so I would suggest putting one in a large pot with amended soil. What a cool guest Joey.
This video is getting me seriously motivated to buy a Yucca. Good to know Civano buys his yuccas. Planned to take a trip to Tucson to see their nursery anyhow. Have a lot of cool plants adapted to the desert. You should go there Joey.
I agree totally with the sentiment: 'rather receive an ass-whooping than have to mow a lawn'. Just kick me down a stairwell already and have done with it and take your mower with you
I was surprised to see a nursery dedicated to Yucca's, but then its a huge population in the US, so a huge market. The bonus was his Hesperaloe's. I love them. This guy's plants are magnificent and it's always a joy to see someone doing what they love. The Agave ovatifolia cultivar from tissue culture... I wish we had them here in Australia. I've grown them from seed, very slow, but also probably too wet and humid here. His ovatifolia...wow. I'll start looking for photos of them on line used in landscapes.Nice to hear him giving some opportunities to Equadorans. I saw Yucca rostrata grown as an ornamental in public parks in Madrid. Beautiful colour and contrast to the conifers and deciduous trees there.
Saw his Yuccas online and truly amazing, wonderful plants. Amazing man. Have to say, even with global warming Phoenix is a desert paradise in comparison. Tornados, no spring, hail, intense heat, you name it. Some of the Yuccas are having issues here with months of double digit temps in pots. 106 today and 111 Firday and Saturday. Over a 100 into October. As MAGA Republican Tommy Tuberville says, "It's just summer man."
Fascinating! I'm pretty sure I've seen some of these Yucca Rostratas growing near an abandoned mansion on the Pallisades Interstate Park just across from New York City - pretty wild!
It is nice to see these guys where they belong! Yucca are the equivalent to Crepe Myrtle in Australia. Find an estate of 'new' housing built anytime in the past 20-30 years and every damn garden has half a dozen stuck there waiting to become nightmares, with maybe some Cordylines for variety. If it were the end of the world I'm convinced it will be Twinkies, roaches and Melbourne's Yucca that survive.
It's got it's own customized Hula skirt 😊 Very stylish 🥰 Very few survive in north Georgia, because people won't leave them alone. Very cool nursery, thanks.
In eastern WA. My friend has a really old yucca. It actually has some seed pods on it! Makes me wonder if the yucca moth has made it up here. I look at all yucca's now, to see it they have seed pods but, have only seen at my friends yard. This summer has been horribly hot. A very hot September too. No memory in my mind of being this hot here (except for the heat doom in 2021, never been the same since). Makes me sad but , I am trying to keep up habitat, as best as I can for other species other than humans. Got some yucca's this year, have not put in ground yet. Will definitely look this nursery up. I would love a yucca tree for habitat.
GOOD FOR YOU!! The climate change is scrambling things here too. I'm trying to get plants in my property that can well serve life, even if I end up selling and moving. Mind you, the LIFE is thriving here - it's the NEIGHBORS I have to contort to accommodate. Trying to find "doable" ways to support native diversity and LIFE while getting called on and ticketed gets... challenging. People NEED to do this though, ESPECIALLY in cities!!!! If I can find a "pleasing" balance, something that can maybe get others thinking, I'll be happy. 😅
Oh, I bet it absolutely loves the PNW summers. People think we get nonstop rain year round, but we've got droughts for months every year just like much of the country. But the winters... does your friend have it planted in sand or something with extremely good drainage?
@@oasntet The soil around here is very rocky, so much, to dig a proper hole a pickaxe is required. Very fast draining. She has the yucca planted in her front yard right by the street.
Dang, those are some beautiful goddamn beasts in that nursery. I'm amazed Yucca does okay in Oregon; the summers, I'd imagine, are amazing for it, but winters in the Willamette Valley? Maybe they need exceptionally good drainage to avoid rot?
That one yucca has been there for maybe 36 years, but the last time I was ever in Ft. Stockton was before that. No Wal-Mart, but I think there was a Super 8 or what-the-shit.
I live in southern Indiana. Here yuccas are known as a plant that you cannot kill. I know a guy who said he dug it up, at least 3 feet down, and it came back. They don’t get big here, though. Churchill Downs has some that may be 6 foot tall. They look like they have been there for a long time because they look like short palm trees.
I've grown Y. rostrata from seed here in Manchester, England, and let me tell you they did not appreciate the wet summer we've had. Yucca linearis doing better.
Our paper wasps will literally crawl all over me without stinging when I'm outside taking care of the dogs. I just say hello and ask them how their day is going and fill them in on mine. Then my nephew sprays them all dead so he can mow the yard without getting stung. He ran from a native bee this past weekend. No stingers.
If I find myself in the market for a caulescent yucca, I now know where to go. 👍 They look a bit like a cordyline when they're that huge. But hardier than a _Cordyline australis_ I bet they would do real in eastern Oregon, being that cold tolerant.
Great vid with 2 experts. But why is he so concerned about the “weeds” surrounding his yuccas? Is bare earth his goal? Those plants would cook with no shade on the roots.
My lawn just grew on it's own, the damned Bermuda Grass wants to take over, but I do get some good out of it, mixing with the other course compose, holding moisture, so all the little biological friends to do their magic, and where there's grass, as in lawn, the pig weed doesn't make a jungle, the other main compose ingredient. I'm near Bisbee, and I think I know where there's remnants of a yucca nursery. I'll have to send an email to find out
I want to tell you if it means anything...I watch you cuz someone loves plants...I grow pipe vines all over my yard for pipe vine swallow tail butterfly...the government wants to sue me for hundreds of dollars if I don't cut down my beautiful plants... what can I do...id rather be homeless and live in a tent in the wilderness so people can't find me
I wonder if the man remembers, it's xeriscaping, not, "zero scaping"? He said it several times, and I am pretty sure he doesn't just have an accent. I chuckled when he said they plant them, "one at a time, with a shovel." I was thinking, "How would you plant more than one at a time, and why would you need anything other than a shovel?" I'm disabled, artificial hips, but that's still how I plant things.
gotta love those climate change notes on your videos, as though youtube flagged this channel as conspiracy content. I guess they're not technically wrong!
@@CrimePaysButBotanyDoesntthere are so many people on the right who deny climate change just because it's an issue the left is seeking to address. Its crazy and depressing.
What? No going to Walmart to observe oversized Mammals making obnoxious loud noises calling to each other throughout the aisles or blasting their conversations on a small handheld device ❓
