Don and Brenda give a tour of the first time growing in their new high tunnel. They are growing tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and flowers. More Gardening Videos - • Come Tour our New Mark...
Hi. I just found your channel from your root cellar video and I’ve watched a few videos. I like it so far. I watch A LOT of farming/homestead channels on YT. A couple tips for channel growth: 1. Change your channel name to match your farm’s name: Waardenburg Family Farm. It helps in the algorithm. 2. Don’t stop making videos. Put out 1 per week. 3. Be consistent. (Ex. Every Friday a new video) 4. Show your success AND failures in gardening/animal husbandry etc. 5. Use keywords in tags to help the algorithm. Good luck on your YT journey! ✌️
Hi, just found you channel and will be following you, will go back and watch past videos! We now live in East TN but spent 65 plus years in the Finger Lakes of NY. We just bought a small 11 acre homestead 4 months ago and will be starting this journey.
We don't have a high tunnel. I would love one, but a luxury dream. I would like to see more on how you irrigate it, water collection, etc. I am not sure I could add additional time to ventilate as you mentioned. Maybe you can elaborate on it more in a future video in the summer.
We'll probably do another video once we have the ventilation fully functioning. It worked ok for this past year, but it will be a big timesaver when things happen automatically.
How in the world do you have time to plant and care for so many plants? What’s your secret? Love the videos - very educational and hope to do some of the things you teach through your channel. Thank you.
There are definitely times when it is overwhelming. Every year we learn more and try to make things more efficient and easier to maintain. We do have several friends who volunteer from time to time and our daughter also helps at times when needed. Thanks for the kind words. 😊
Don and Brenda. Just found your channel. Awesome greenhouse!!! Please share cost of greenhouse kit only. Did you buy direct from Rimol?----and what is the size -length x width
The high tunnel is actually made by Beilers Greenhouse in Lancaster Pa 96 x 30 Beigr3096 kit cost 7573 back in 2020. It has the peaked truss and the trusses are oversized because of the wind here. This brand cost a little less than Rimol and it is made locally. Hope this helps.
I am experimenting with wood chips and plastic. So far, I hate the wood chips. They get everywhere, pull moisture from the ground if not wet but then gets moldy, attract bugs that I don't want in the garden, and I have to measure acidic levels (maple seems best, but who chips maple wood on a garden when you can make furniture, firewood, etc. Cost/benefit considerations). I also don't get the beneficial worms and insects I want. They would blow around in harsh winds. And, they wood get in my sandals. Just can't think of a positive. Last year I tried plastic and Voila! Awesome potatoes and beans and other vegetables, and tons of worms and bugs when when we pulled it up for over winter. My only weeding was at the plant site between rows (I don't overlap like some - that didn't work for me). Also, seemed to help with pests. We will continue with plastic.
Hmmm..... I must have gotten lucky. It doesn't always keep the weeds totally under control, but it seems to have helped with worms. For me it would work better if my beds were raised, but that's not feasible right now. For the time being i just have to try to keep the beds somewhat defined and separate from the wood chips paths. We have several tree companies dropping off the chips for free so they are an unlimited resource for now. I may wind up using plastic in some places. I learn things and make changes every year. Thanks for watching and for sharing your experiences.
@@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764 I also think it depends on zones. I am in 6a. Also, the high tunnel may be good for the chips. I don't have labor to help with cultivation, weeding, etc., so I am reliant on the easy way (ok, and lazy 😉) for growing food. One day I hope to be in a position where I can devote time to the garden and it be as beautiful as yours and others. I learn every year and my biggest disappointment in life is not working more with the parents and grandparents. They are all gone now and I don't have access to that knowledge. I am totally dependent on media to help get me thru the next few years until I remember everything. Watching your channel is helping. Thank you for taking the time to do these!
@@ChrisCalmtheCrazy I'm still learning every year and will continue to learn ... often from making mistakes. 🫤 I hope to do more videos this coming year with more details about gardening, both successes and failures. I actually just got a delivery of seeds yesterday so I'm already getting excited for next year. (Especially after this extreme cold wave.) By the end of winter i just can't wait to start "digging in the dirt".
Hi Rebecca. We bought it from a local agricultrual supply store. It's a Rimol High Tunnel. I'm not sure if they can be purchased online or not. We are very happy with it.
I use little plastic garden clips. They clip tight to the string and then fasten loosely around the tomatoes. They are amazing. Here's a great video that demonstrates how to use them. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IF9yvXrTcxA.html
We talked with several local tree trimming/removal services and told them that they are welcome to drop chips here anytime they are in the area. It can often be very convenient for them.
@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764 it's a Rimol... That's the best there is and I can't afford a Rimol. Their NorEaster is on my dream list. Thanks for the response
