Starting to fence in our vegetable garden.

Today we are starting to fence in our garden area. We are setting the rest of the fence posts around the vegetable garden. Then we are going to cut the fence posts off at the correct height to install the top rail of the fence. The garden in on uneven terrain and it slopes downhill. So the fencing will stair step down the hill, just like our garden beds do.
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  • @pammccrary7915
    @pammccrary79154 жыл бұрын

    You are creating a beautiful place for your family and generations to come! 💙💜❤✝️🕊🗽

  • @georgedrollinger5589
    @georgedrollinger55894 жыл бұрын

    A good trained dog is awesome but you have to start when their pups 10 minutes a day each will do wonders

  • @chrischapman9014
    @chrischapman90144 жыл бұрын

    As your auger goes down let your tractor roll forward just a little bit you will get a straight hole

  • @maryallen6334
    @maryallen63344 жыл бұрын

    Definitely add a double gate for tractor - but it will look fabulous when it's complete. Every day those pups need training, never miss a day, they are intelligent and will be a nuisance if not rigorously trained. A good job for those rainy days.

  • @geoffh1173
    @geoffh11734 жыл бұрын

    Good job. I would definitely install tractor gates, it will pay off in the long run.

  • @mrbilky
    @mrbilky4 жыл бұрын

    I wanted to post in the other video of you setting the pole that auger is nice set the auger on point let it set then nudge the tractor up a bit it will level up during the dig and make life easier but doing a great job!

  • @lorenmeyer5290
    @lorenmeyer52904 жыл бұрын

    Evan you need to build a big gate for the tractor to get in!! Alot easier now!!! Great job! God bless!

  • @Me-ov9nw
    @Me-ov9nw4 жыл бұрын

    I just love everything about this property, you guys are doing a beautiful job!!💕

  • @anthonymiller8979
    @anthonymiller89794 жыл бұрын

    For tractor access maybe build a 2x4 frame/panel to fit between two of your posts. Fence/wire mesh the frame/panel separate from the rest of the wire fencing and just use 6 or 8 screws to secure that frame between the posts. Remove the entire frame/panel when you need access, leave in place the rest of the year. Really a nice job on your garden !

  • @russellgerow1203
    @russellgerow12034 жыл бұрын

    Hey Evan just a little idea if you put your tractor in neutral while you're doing the Audrey it will go forward slowly and your auger will stay straight. Keep your foot lightly on the break and you'll see what I mean

  • @petedavis8701
    @petedavis87014 жыл бұрын

    Great job Evan, and those puppies are growing up to be lovely dogs

  • @HTPJohn
    @HTPJohn4 жыл бұрын

    The tractor makes the job of digging post holes so much easier. When I was 15 my uncle paid me and the kid across the street to install about 10 posts to connect two fences. Wasn't worth the money but that fence is still there 40 years later. Keep posting pics Evan. God Bless.

  • @maggiesue4825
    @maggiesue48254 жыл бұрын

    Who says gardens can't be practical AND beautiful!! Can't wait to see the finished product!!

  • @larrykluckoutdoors8227
    @larrykluckoutdoors82274 жыл бұрын

    Nice job on the fence build. It all takes time

  • @richardwilkens4577
    @richardwilkens45774 жыл бұрын

    You need inch the tractor forward as your drilling it keep your holes straight

  • @larrysmith2481
    @larrysmith24814 жыл бұрын

    I love your dogs...had to put our dog down last week after an off and on illness so I enjoy watching your dogs grow.

  • @prodigirl1
    @prodigirl1 Жыл бұрын

    Such relaxing sounds of nature and livestock

  • @RCAFpolarexpress
    @RCAFpolarexpress4 жыл бұрын

    Yes fencing your garden is a very good idea for sure !!! Nice antique tractor action !!! Keep up the good work Sir !!! CHeers !!!

  • @olddawgdreaming5715
    @olddawgdreaming57154 жыл бұрын

    Good morning Evan and Rebecca, looking good around there. Might suggest you make your tractor gate in two removable parts or a couple gates so you can till the inner garden each year. Hopefully you can teach the dogs to stay out of the garden areas . Thanks for sharing with us, you’re all doing great. Fred.

  • @prodigirl1
    @prodigirl1 Жыл бұрын

    Two sets of hands are better than one. 😊

  • @michaelbobbiharris2587
    @michaelbobbiharris25874 жыл бұрын

    Good video

  • @katherinecalderon50
    @katherinecalderon504 жыл бұрын

    It’s a beautiful garden. Love those pups...😍😍😍

  • @donnadunlop
    @donnadunlop4 жыл бұрын

    Looks really nice, love the stepdown of the fence. The dogs are adorable but I know they can be annoying when pups, thank god they do grow up and you reach a level where you can trust them. Looks like you will have a bountiful garden. Good Luck.

  • @TheHobbyFarmHomestead
    @TheHobbyFarmHomestead4 жыл бұрын

    Garden looks awesome! That is exactly what I need to do with my garden area. I have a dog that also loves to run straight through the garden and chickens that love to eat all my baby plants. Keep up the good work!

  • @pinkywilliams8063
    @pinkywilliams80634 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Evan for sharing your garden...Fur babies are growing so fast, their legs are so long... Stay safe

  • @russse2793
    @russse27934 жыл бұрын

    What an awesome opening segment. So peaceful, and nice choice of background music. Your tractor saved you so much back breaking work. Thank you for sharing, and God Bless from Phoenix. Russ

  • @mrbilky
    @mrbilky4 жыл бұрын

    Thats one bunch of happy animals good to see them out on pasture, good job things on moving along just fine!

  • @kingkong7617
    @kingkong76174 жыл бұрын

    Evan, the garden looks good and the fence will definitely keep the predators out. The pups are looking good too.

  • @gmoncrieff
    @gmoncrieff4 жыл бұрын

    Be easier in long term to build gates for the tractor opening too, you will use it more than you think, bringing in compost etc

  • @kingfishjrb

    @kingfishjrb

    4 жыл бұрын

    also think gate will be best. you can easily brace to next line post.

  • @HTPJohn

    @HTPJohn

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Gary!

  • @lylesmith1949
    @lylesmith19494 жыл бұрын

    Evan, the new fence is looking good. For your tractor entrance, consider making it a stand alone panel that would only take a few screws to take off. That way you dont have roll up the half of the fence. Those pups are too funny!

  • @rspryngfarmcountry4487
    @rspryngfarmcountry44874 жыл бұрын

    We know exactly what you mean, every weekend we plan a big project it rains lol your garden is going to be beautiful! Can't wait to see it all planted 🙂

  • @josephbrown-ut9ty
    @josephbrown-ut9ty4 жыл бұрын

    JudithB I would put a tractor gate in. You could plant stuff in big buckets for in front of the gate if you needed to! I plant some toms and peppers in big pots so I can move them into my little greenhouse for winter.

  • @keithfox2
    @keithfox24 жыл бұрын

    I would suggest doing it right the first time and build a gate for the tractor to go through. Been there done that.Youtune doesn’t lets editing.

  • @patwanner1781
    @patwanner17814 жыл бұрын

    Great watching you guys and your beautiful property. I look forward to each video.🐸

  • @Tomhohenadel
    @Tomhohenadel4 жыл бұрын

    Good morning Evan. Good to see you again.

  • @kathyguenther5866
    @kathyguenther58664 жыл бұрын

    Very nice job you two..... Can't wait to see your produce.

  • @armidaperez5360
    @armidaperez53604 жыл бұрын

    So far your fence looks so easy compared to others I've seen done..👍 looks great

  • @armidaperez5360

    @armidaperez5360

    4 жыл бұрын

    Maybe a wood gate wide enough for a tractor opening with fencing on it?

  • @fredhart7904
    @fredhart79043 жыл бұрын

    Let neighbors know you have a 3 pt hitch post hole digger, you will be surprised by how many new friends you have, but of course since they are your new friends they want to borrow your post hole digger,

  • @silkedavid8876
    @silkedavid88764 жыл бұрын

    That is gonna be one sturdy fence!

  • @stevemartinez6757
    @stevemartinez67574 жыл бұрын

    Looking great as always!

  • @jewdd1989
    @jewdd19893 ай бұрын

    Your Aussies are gorgeous btw! Love this breed, I have a mini and they’re incredibly intelligent, athletic and run circles around anyone who owns one lol. Nice garden but I was side tracked by the dogs lol

  • @SSSHILOH4
    @SSSHILOH44 жыл бұрын

    It looks great!

  • @joannak4640
    @joannak46404 жыл бұрын

    Looking good you guys!! As always, I look forward to all of your videos. The dogs are getting big!! ❤️😂❤️

  • @jamesharless5357
    @jamesharless53574 жыл бұрын

    Looks great Evan!

  • @gmass7238
    @gmass72384 жыл бұрын

    Great job.. i always enjoy your video's ..

  • @marcerivest6204
    @marcerivest62044 жыл бұрын

    It is looking good.

  • @batpherlangkharkrang7976
    @batpherlangkharkrang79764 жыл бұрын

    Hi...... 👍👍👍

  • @cathiwim
    @cathiwim4 жыл бұрын

    Tractor Gates! My garden has two of them, so i can get in and out on two sides. They are 8 feet wide so i can pull in with a trailer load of compost.

  • @frankcoldwell4424
    @frankcoldwell44244 жыл бұрын

    Either go no dig, or buy a small rotovater. If the fence is just because of the dogs, put netting around it, your plants get more light too.

  • @ssg8051
    @ssg80514 жыл бұрын

    Wow, your garden fencing is impressive and your videos are always so enjoyable, so thank you. I hope you get the weather break you need to finish the fencing the way you'd like. In the meantime, can you keep the pups on leash just long enough to get it done? P.S. For what it's worth, I really enjoy your videos as filmed. Background music is not necessary for me, especially when it seems KZreadrs have limited choices via YT. That in turn means the same music gets used over and over and over. People like me end having to mute over and over and over, or quit following favorite channels when it becomes too much. The sounds around homesteads like yours are the real music to my ears.

  • @eskimoglenn
    @eskimoglenn4 жыл бұрын

    Not being critical but if you angle your posts to Shed water and you put your top boarding on the side you will still have good fencing.love your journey.

  • @TravelAgentCale
    @TravelAgentCale4 жыл бұрын

    Lots of hard wrk but it looks so much better in the end and it is all worth it! Keep up the great job!

  • @Bex-rg8pj
    @Bex-rg8pj4 жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @sandravanlankvelt7975
    @sandravanlankvelt79754 жыл бұрын

    Looks like the weed wacker along those bottom boards is gonna get a small workout first lol. Hubby always tells me the weed wacker fits my little hands better than his. Goooo figure huh??? LOLOL

  • @joycemetheny8338
    @joycemetheny83384 жыл бұрын

    Why not just invest in a garden tiller save the tractor for the wide open spaces ?

  • @danielchapa2112
    @danielchapa21124 жыл бұрын

    Suggestion, since you are a pretty good carpenter, instead of having to disconnect and roll back the fence why not make a slip channel on the fence posts where you can slip a framed fence section in and out to make way for the tractor?

  • @christopherselige7472
    @christopherselige7472 Жыл бұрын

    I love how you tapered these posts down. I am getting ready to start building my garden and going to use this as a guide. Did you use all 8ft posts or did you have to go larger to taper them like this?

  • @MrKenhaigh
    @MrKenhaigh4 жыл бұрын

    why not simply build a gate to get the tractor through.....sounds like a better solution than ripping the fence down.

  • @billymiller1319
    @billymiller13194 жыл бұрын

    As you start drilling move forward ever so slightly and the drill will go down strait. Regards Billy from S A,

  • @conradhomestead4518
    @conradhomestead45184 жыл бұрын

    New subscriber here! Great work!

  • @deannamarie4149
    @deannamarie41494 жыл бұрын

    Maybe a fence panel that is built the same but different...lol (Does that make sense?. Probably not)☮

  • @mato1943
    @mato19434 жыл бұрын

    my opinion is that dismantling fence every time you need tractor in that garden is not the best idea eventually that constant rolling in and out will destroy it a simple cheap gate would be a better solution even if you make it as one panel in between two post that you can just hang up and down when ever you need it

  • @Navet63
    @Navet634 жыл бұрын

    Side note: Never mix your cement in the ground. If you do, you can expect that cement to crack and crumble as the dirt around it settles and moves. Yes, it will move. Then your post will be loose, and you've got to set your posts all over again. If you want something to last, you have to build it to last. But of course if you're homesteading, everything you do will be nothing more than makeshift.

  • @JB-mf1zc
    @JB-mf1zc4 жыл бұрын

    They pay attention where they are going when they get against that shock wire.

  • @elizabeththequeen943
    @elizabeththequeen9434 жыл бұрын

    Take two consecutive, even sections and turn them into a gate for the tractor to go through. They will match the rest of the fence but be able to open. At least in theory ; > )

  • @sadiepaddy47
    @sadiepaddy474 жыл бұрын

    Make a large gate 🇬🇧🎉💐👍

  • @margaretpervier8357
    @margaretpervier83574 жыл бұрын

    Evan, can you please tell me where you got the spindle that you had the orange string on. Thank you. Everything is looking so good on yalls homestead 😊❤️🐾❤️❤️❤️

  • @AngusOg69

    @AngusOg69

    4 жыл бұрын

    Search for " mason's line reel " www.hardwareworld.com/c9w7bpz/Masons-Line

  • @onehazelnut
    @onehazelnut4 жыл бұрын

    Evan, love the garden,looks great!! Question, at 8:38 you pull the string down and put something on the post to hold the string, what was that?? I need that? 🤓 You have an awesome property!!

  • @sharonanspach2734
    @sharonanspach27344 жыл бұрын

    looking so good! been waiting for you to do this for a long time...did you get barn cats yet??

  • @user-pk6ym2mi6w
    @user-pk6ym2mi6w4 жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍😊😊😊

  • @wlcaplinger2535
    @wlcaplinger25354 жыл бұрын

    What is your last frost date ? How did you get your Rosemary to winter over ? We are just south of you in Marion,, Illinois and I can't get mine to live through winter. I saw it in another of your videos .

  • @margaretpervier8357
    @margaretpervier83574 жыл бұрын

    Are you familiar with a broad fork? It’s what I’ve noticed many homesteaders use to lift and loosen the soil; they don’t till. Watch Justin Rhodes. 😊

  • @genecarr4568
    @genecarr45684 жыл бұрын

    Question, at about 8:35 in your video you used a neat gizzmo to pull your alignment string tight and hooked on the post. What is the tool called and where did you get it from. I need one of those.

  • @marytucker9404
    @marytucker94044 жыл бұрын

    Are you using treated wood or is that cedar? Looks good. 👍

  • @csnanny1882
    @csnanny18824 жыл бұрын

    It seems everyone is worried about a big gate that you can get the tractor through, but I know you have that all figured out, good job. That fence will be there for many years. The dogs and ducks might be angry at you. God bless

  • @prodigirl1
    @prodigirl1 Жыл бұрын

    Hey! What is that little wooden tool by Kobalt that you’re using to hold the string? I can’t seem to find it online; don’t know what to call it

  • @TheUserid82
    @TheUserid824 жыл бұрын

    Can you fit a wheelbarrow in ether of the gates?

  • @zafer6398
    @zafer63984 жыл бұрын

    😇😇🙏🤝👍

  • @ithacacomments4811
    @ithacacomments48114 жыл бұрын

    My Sheltie would eat all my strawberries!

  • @robinhoff4598
    @robinhoff45984 жыл бұрын

    Put in a tractor gate less hassle in the future.

  • @nataliesessions3599
    @nataliesessions35992 жыл бұрын

    What kind of wood did you use for your fence?

  • @pang-ngiavang1956
    @pang-ngiavang19564 жыл бұрын

    Did you space your posts at 6 feet apart?

  • @CountryViewAcres

    @CountryViewAcres

    4 жыл бұрын

    8 feet apart

  • @norahglavin5226
    @norahglavin52264 жыл бұрын

    Where is the work in that ?

  • @yackfzay6224
    @yackfzay62244 жыл бұрын

    Wait until you free range thousands of chickens. They'll be scratching and pecking at everything!!!

  • @arnoldromppai5395
    @arnoldromppai53954 жыл бұрын

    ok i am 58 years old, and bought my country land cash when i was 18, was nothing but bush at the time, if you seen my videos, you know a lot of it is feild now, my live stock live in the woods and feilds, i started from nothing, i caant help but every new young usa couple that has a small farm there building here on you tube, why they have 50 Lb bags of stuff of lumber, or any heavy stuff to unload or load, they part the truck, or truck and trailer a hundred feet away from were in needs to be dropped or loaded, and they carry 50lb bags, heavy lumber, wood stoves, you name it, i not sure if they just dont know any better due to the fact they come from the city, or they have had so much education, comon sence has been struck from them. i know my self, i rather move the truck 10 times then kill my self, to were years down the road i really pay for it, if i did that well building my life, i sure would not enjoy it today, also, you can always tell a person that has moved to the country, from the city, they must have a tractor, yet the have lots of area, but they make a tiny garden, that will feed them maybe though the late summer when things are ready, but nothing to carry them though to the next fall harvist, they have a tractor to make an keep up a huge garden, but know, first thing i built on my land after the long drive way, to set me way back off the road, was a shed, to store tools, eqipment and to later put my main 200 amp hydro service panel in, to feed all other building that will come later, with out having to make changes, then i built a big under ground root cellar, then the gardens came, every fall a 1000lbs of potatoes are stored in the root cellar, that stay like the day you dug them up, right in to the fall of the next year, along with tons of other garden stored food, and stays so cold i hang my sides of beef and pork in it for 10 days, as wel to keep my big tubs of meat an fish brines in that meat will stay in for 7 to 15 days before smoking, totaly free cooling year round

  • @johnklingberg694
    @johnklingberg6944 жыл бұрын

    Too painfull to watch.