We had bought a piece of undeveloped farm land in 2015 that had been sliced off a bigger farm. In order to keep farming it we needed to put in an Access Road for the farmer on the 75'x650' spit of land to the main field. The contractor had to do a bit of trimming of two roly-poly hills and add two culvert pipes. He did a great job of respreading the top soil but compacted it pretty good. He completed it the end of September in time for the Fall rains and Winter snow blanket. Instead of letting him seed the slopes, etc. I did my own blend of seeds: Red Clover, White Clover Annual Rye Grass, Fescue & Bluegrass Perennial Rye Grass, Fescue & Bluegrass And then finished dressing it with a cup of Red Wiggler Worms every 10' x 10' area. In the Spring, we cut the clover & grass high and let the Clovers and Annual Grasses go to seed to help the Perennial Grasses get a good Organic Nitrogen rich mulch start. At the end of the 1st year growing season, it was a beautiful sight to see how Nature and Permaculture work hand in hand. Phase Two was planting our Fruit Trees & Berry Bushes on either side of the access (future driveway) road. Phase Three will be adding fences to keep the ducks and chickens out of the neighbors yards and driveway while they tend to the bugs & slugs in the Orchard areas. Phase Four add my Honey Bees to work the Orchard, Clover & Wildflowers in the low damp spots and around the Pond. I love the Permaculture way in my old age and appreciate how God's Way is the Best Way, you just have to sit back and watch how He makes it all work together.

From the Battle of Selma. We live next to a road that used to be a wagon trail.

We find musket balls from the civil war. There was a battle here. We also found a lock and it came from a 1940’s car.

Nature is smarter than we are, maybe a step back to watch and listen, we could learn a lot. Another great video Mr Danny as you always do. 💕

Your channel is always super beneficial and is always knowledgeable!!!

@thethess3054

3 жыл бұрын

I agree.

Last year I planted crimson clover on my property and I noticed the bees going crazy for it. This might also be a good benefit of it. Love you guys. Praise GOD from whom all blessings flow.

I pray for all of us who Call Jesus Lord and are trying to homestead in these perilous times! Danny, thank you for your helpful instruction and God bless you!

"One is never closer to God than in the garden."

@dr.froghopper6711

2 жыл бұрын

I spend a good amount of time on my knees out there anyway so it’s a good time to get my knee time in with Papa!

Morning Y’all , my usual time for watching D S H is 5 am , it so nice to wake up to country living, with everything that’s happening in the world it does my heart good to slow down, learn and create food ideas on our property, Thank You both for your channel !!

Helping nature helping you help nature.

I only ever heard of Crimson Clover last year while browsing a seed catalog. ( when I say browsing, I tell you, I can spend HOURS reading those and studying the properties of each) It does all those things you said, plus, it's PURTY!

@kim99may

Жыл бұрын

I found a volunteer clover plant and was so surprised when it bloomed 🌹

You two have come a long way on your property... It is looking better and better all the time! I would call it an "official" self-sustaining >>> Paradise

I guess what you are doing is ok ... if you want your land to be productive, orderly and beautiful. Great video.

Good morning Mr. Danny and Ms. Wanda!!!🌞 You are always teaching me something that I didn't know. You're like a walking encyclopedia... lol and I'm glad to be one of many reaping the benefits from your knowledge. I appreciate ya'll very much!! Have a blessed weekend. Oh yes, I'm finally putting some of my my garden in today and I'm HAPPY!!😊

Can't wait to see the new project. Have several going myself. Always fun to plan out new projects and see them take shape. I'm sure yours will be very interesting as always

Thank you so much for awesome information you provide. Looking forward to seeing your videos on your spring project!

You’re so knowledgeable and you are so hard working! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I’m just starting a home garden and learned a lot from you!

I have been seeing crimson clover everywhere. So I listened to my intuition and went out and gathered a bunch. Came back and did research on it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us all.

I like how y’all utilize every part of your property. You make it work for you. Instead of trying to do things so cosmetically, you do things functionally. That in turn makes it beautiful in the eyes of fellow homesteaders. I read a sign one time that said, grow greens not grass. We all know the grass will grow and has many functions but you are a great example at growing what makes sense. And I do love and appreciate how Miss Wanda throws flowers in every nook and cranny along the way. 🌷🌻🌼🌸🌺🥀🌹

My crimson clover is brown like that now. I just planted a few seeds (out the packet), Bee's love it.

I first found your channel when searching for how to save red clover seeds! That was about 2 years ago and I am still watching and learning. I saved a lot of wild red clover and have spread it on my property. Stay well and thanks for sharing.

Good morning Danny & Wanda!

You drive that zero turn like a pro. Great video as usual.... very informative.

We planted a good bit of Crimson Clover last Fall, also got our seed from Hoss. It's grown really well at our place in SW Arkansas, and the bees and other pollinators love it. I knew about the benefits as a cover crop, nitrogen fixing, pollinator attractant, and of course growing those deer steaks! But, the health benefits were new to me. Can't wait to try some clover tea! Keep these good videos coming! God bless y'all!

Thanks again, Danny.♥️

Have been planning on planting this as cover. Thank you!

I am growing a large row of it. I was growing it to give parts of my garden space a break from plants that are always pulling from it. I didn't even consider the idea that it had health benefits.

I always learn so much from your channel.

I love these type videos! Thanks

Love my clover. Thanks for sharing Danny.

Wonderful video. Thank you! We’re getting ready to sow quite a bit of crimson clover ourselves. 😃

Oooo can't wait to see the new mystery project.

Looks like the pond is holding water pretty well. Water looks nice and clean also.

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

It's holding with water running out the spillway.

Backstrap and fresh peas. Yum. I remember my daddy planting red clover when I was a child. He also planted Kudzu and realized that was a mistake. That was in the 1960’s.

You found an arrow head! Awesome....spear head awesome

☀️ Good morning Danny and Wanda I really like the color of the deep fuchsia color of the clovers especially when the whole field is covered with them it's a beautiful color I have some I think it's just plain red clover 🍀🍀 🍀❤️

Excelente thinking...great thinking

My dad few crimson clover in his pastures. So beautiful when I'm full blume!

Great for the soil!!

Great tutorial thanksdw god bless good planning

Nice find !

Wow, that one sentence starting around 8:40 that explained the whole cycle of permaculture! The worlds collided and everything started to make sense, thank you! My sister and I inherited a ‘gentleman’s farm’ that has been in the family for almost three hundred years. We are trying to keep it up, but are so clueless. Who knew my uncle, with only a sixth grade education, was the smartest guy around? I wish he’d taught us orally, shown us, or been literate so we would know what to do. Or maybe had a KZread channel:) Thanks for the video!

Good morning guys great video as usually your property is so beautiful. Love the permaculture man I am trying my best to get there. Have a great day guys

You have such a beautiful place there.

That pomegranate tree looking beautiful.

thanks

Thanks for this vid. I am looking into red crimson clover. Thanks for the recommendation of Hoss Tools. I will check them out. I understand that sowing in the fall produces good results.

Wow good information

Danny I plant clover in the fall in my garden for green manure. I take it in the second week of January and turn it under. Clover will put 90 to 120 lbs per acre.

Thank you! I've been researching the cover crop aspect of home gardening and been wondering how do I harvest some of these seeds to plant where I need it specifically on my garden areas.! I think I have identified some other but I'm afraid of it being the wrong cover crop and wasting time relocating. I may just have to go back to Hoss and order just my cover crop seeds. But I know for sure the crimson clover is what I'll be relocating! Thank you again for this video!

Very interesting! Im wanting to learn about improving and learning about pasture grasses. I am just beginning to understand what warm and cool seasons grasses are. Some lessons about pasture grasses could be helpful.

My boss cow is sensitive to the phytoestrogens in clover. It doesn't do her any harm, but she'll come into heat every three weeks like a calendar all the way through her pregnancies if there's enough clover in her paddock. She's caught us by surprise a couple of times that way!

Good things to know I have this stuff growing all over my 17 acres.

great info thanks!💜💜💜God bless 💜🙏🙏🙏🙏

My brother in upstate NY grows clover for the deers for deer season.

I’m so happy to hear you saying Permaculture more. Who cares if it brings out the “crazies” You could call your property a farm and it’s going to crawl up someone’s pantaloons 😉 Sustainable agriculture/permaculture/or working ecosystem is your master craft and only a fool would argue with you. So I say let the crazies loose and they’ll bark for awhile then move on to someone else. As you say often “It is what it is”. Thanks for today’s lesson. God bless. Now I have to go prepare for the 5-9” of rain we will be getting this week 🤦🏼‍♀️

WOW! Spearhead!

I love it when you have show us those arrow/spear heads you find. Have you ever found any other artifacts? It is all so interesting.

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Yes pottery knives skinning tools.

@pennylane9155

3 жыл бұрын

@@DeepSouthHomestead That's great!

Great info. I may try it as a cover crop sometime. My bees would like that as well

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Great bee food.

Great video

I planted some and my honeybees love it. I also planted some in my deer plot and noticed the deer, wild turkey and rabbits love it also. I can't really think of any way where it does not benefit the farm.

Great info. Cool head.

It's going to be beautiful! And plenty of clover to make clover jelly and clover lemonade. Y'all are like us... continual projects. Hard work, but meaningful adventures.

Goooooood morning

Hay Danny I loved the arrow head you found, How old do think it is. Love your channel Retired homebuilder from louisville Kentucky.

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Over 150 years I imagine.

God morning

Good morning

Thank you so much for this information especially the health benefits for menopausal women. We planted 4 thousand bulk Crimson Clover as a cover crop in Autumn. We have been letting our bunnies eat and clear each section of their 5 x 10 foot bunny tractor. Do I need to worry about bloat for them? Thanks for your time and help.

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WOW I THOUGHT THAT WAS A DRUG FROM THAT SONG YEARS AGO. NEVER KNEW THIS.

I was about to ask if crimson clover was the same as red clover. But it does not look like it. Our red clover, here in TN, does not have a seed head that looks like your crimson clover. Though the description you give for the crimson clover’s benefits, does sound the same as our red clover. You place is looking so good. You have done so much to it in the last year.

@dr.froghopper6711

2 жыл бұрын

From a health standpoint, many times the different clovers are very similar. Crimson clover is an annual however when white and red clover are more perennial.

I have naturally occurring white clover in our yard.

Mysterious? More corn! Cows need a source? Always busy how you schedule all of this? Daylight off to garden morning mile! ☮️ HTGDE.

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

How do you make the tea?

Danny, I appreciate everything you're doing. I value the hard work and research you do and value not just your content, but value you as a fellow human being. I realize what I am about to write here has nothing at all to do with your video, but I am reaching out my hand for help for a friend. I am writing to you and as many folks as I can at this point because I hope you will find it in your heart to ask people to do something maybe they would not normally do because I am dealing with a very specific situation and need all the help I can get right now for a close friend of mine. I don't normally do this, but I will for this situation. I am not asking for money for my friend, but something way more valuable than money. I am asking for everyone, every race, creed, color, gender, whomever you are it doesn't matter to please come together for my dear friend. Let me explain. I received a text message from one of my closest and dearest friends who I consider to be my brother. He was admitted to the emergency room for blood clots in his lungs, basically pulmonary embolism. He has been short of air for several months and finally drew up the courage to go to the er yesterday. I got a text message from him letting me know he could have died and he is basically having difficulty texting. I told him do not respond, but I would keep him in prayer and get a prayer chain going for him. I only have 2 friends in this world, 2 and he is 1 of those 2 friends I would lay my life down for him if called upon to do it. Please pray for him. I'm in tears as I am writing this and I am not one who cries for most folks. His name is Elijah or Eli. Thank you in advance for consideration of my request to anyone who is willing to pray for him. He is around 36 or 37 years old. God bless you and again I am grateful for anyone who would be willing to take time out of their busy day to pray for my brother.

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

We will pray for him.

@happycows

3 жыл бұрын

@@DeepSouthHomestead Thank you.

@tamararoberts9307

3 жыл бұрын

🙏

Cool beans!..... good bumper crop! Retire that nitrogen in the siul

I bought a pair of them shoes u did a review on I'll let u know how they work for me

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Please do I love mine.

I have red and white. The white outdid the red. Every few years I hear one is better than the other. ?

Can you use the clover on top of the raised garden bed? When do harvest it so it won’t take over the bed? Or can you just turn it over into the soil in the raise garden bed and plant your peppers and things as normal

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Just turn it into the soil.

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After the seed head turns brown how long does it take to become seed

do you feed this to your chickens? Very hard to grow cover crops in TN due to boulders very close to surface of fields. I do grow clover (but think it is just green) and they love it.

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Yes cow's and chicken.

@marthaadams8326

3 жыл бұрын

@@DeepSouthHomestead will add it to the chicken garden have to plant soon for the girls and Big Boy

Danny how do you and wanda like the husky zero turn ? I'm looking at one,, just thought I'd ask,,,,,👍

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

We like the one we got just be careful some are made cheap for home use only mine is a heavy duty one they make. Be sure to get the Kawasaki engine.

Weher you location do i Like crimson clover tanks

I just sowed a small patch of crimson clover and it's coming up. Will the Texas summer heat kill it?

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Yes clover can't take heat.

Lol, I'm about to go to sleep

What do you think of white cloves?

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Good nitrogen fixer's also.

I was just thinking, in your area, do all your out buildings have an effect on your taxes? Where my friend lives she gets taxed on just about every building on her property, but where I am I can have as many or as large and fancy outbuildings as I want and it doesn't effect my taxes at all.

@kushmonster2155

3 жыл бұрын

Taxation is THEFT. If you don't pay your taxes, you'll be locked in a cage, IF you RESIST being locked in a cage , you will be BEATEN or KILLED by those who claim to "serve and protect" aka domestic terrorists

@HoneyHollowHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

@@kushmonster2155 I don't have a problem paying reasonable taxes. I use the roads, law enforcement, and emergency services. I pay no income tax, I don't buy a lot of junk so pay little sales tax. I think I can afford to pay under $50/yr for my property to go towards the services I use.

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

At this time they aren't too bad here yet.

How far apart do you plant your fruit trees?

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Minimum of 25 ft.

@debbies2966

3 жыл бұрын

@@DeepSouthHomestead thank you so much. We are going to relocate to North Carolina and I want to start with the fruit trees as you have advised in your videos.

Are you worried about the cikadas coming ,I heard they like young fruit trees but our gardens are probably going to be ok .i heard tenn. has them strarting .maybe it's natures way to prune the trees .i don't know what's your thoughts

@susanschneider-baker49

3 жыл бұрын

In parts of Ohio, we are being hit with the 14 year and 30 year hatching swarms at the same time this year. Ugh!

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

We have them every year here. So I don't expect anything different at this time.

@kimmowery3391

3 жыл бұрын

I'm in the north east so o no lol

Ever wonder why you find many arrow heads in that one area?

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

I did a video on why.

@Skashoon

3 жыл бұрын

@@DeepSouthHomestead Oops! Haven’t seen that one yet.

Mystery project….growing your own crops to feed your animals. Corn? Grain crops?

Looks like a Adena

Oh I hope the mystery is a Walipini 🤔😉I want one so bad.

@DeepSouthHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

So does Danny! But it isn't happening in the south with fire ants.

@monicag75

3 жыл бұрын

@@DeepSouthHomestead Oh that’s true. 🤨 Then hello 3rd high tunnel hopefully 🤗🤔

Let me guess your mystery project is another high tunnel.

Unfortunately crimson clover is toxic to chickens especially if you free range them on pastures like yours.

I planted crimson Clover last year. I have 1 clover in bloom right now. Lol I don’t know if the deer ate it or what. The lone clover I have is in a garden bed thats protected .

good morning