Just bought one because I'm always foraging for plants, food. And definitely in the garden. Didn't want to ruin my pocket knife. ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!! Mine is full tang, which I love, because I was afraid it'd break the handle. I'm a lady farmer who wears it on my belt daily. And I agree it does make you feel more protected by the size your carrying on your side😂
I got a hori hori two years ago, best tool I've ever bought. I did an initial till covered with 1/2 rotted wood chips, 4 years later I have an awesome garden. My problem weeds are simlax and dew berry… really deep roots. Oh, that's probably Johnson grass, very invasive.
That's what us Haudenosaunee do, three sisters. The corn takes nitrogen from the soil and the beans fix nitrogen into the soil. The squash provide ground cover that helps control weeds. You can also plant amaranth, the fourth sister, that will help bring in pollinators.
I'm glad you did a video about the Japanese vegetable knife. I found one at Ace hardware it is the best garden trowel Ive ever seen. Bare Bones makes knives that work. The stainless steel blade won't rust. The hook in the blade will cut twine.The solid wood handle is sealed to preserve it, the stainless steel cap is for pounding stakes, the heavy duty blade let's you dig in hard ground without blending, like a box store garden trowel will. And it comes with a heavy duty sheath that clips on and off quick and easy. I love my Hori Hori, it is well worth 50$ Bare Bones didn't ask me to comment, I'm just a gardener from Michigan.
Three sisters' planting method was invented by American Indians beans feed nitrogen to the corn and the squash provide weed suppression along with helping reduce water evaporation from soil sun exposure
Interesting how you are fighting the exact same weeds as I'm fighting in Sweden. We call that awful grass "quickroot", suitable name, huh? They got into my 40 ft polytunnel and I've dug out all the dirt this spring to get that quickroot out. In some really airy places it's more roots than dirt. However, in a real starvation situation these roots are edible. Nice to know.
I tried that, with no high vertical support for the beans it turns into a cluster-flock….and the bees can't find the squash flowers….3 sisters is best done in small clumps…not rows
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Just bought one because I'm always foraging for plants, food. And definitely in the garden. Didn't want to ruin my pocket knife. ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!! Mine is full tang, which I love, because I was afraid it'd break the handle. I'm a lady farmer who wears it on my belt daily. And I agree it does make you feel more protected by the size your carrying on your side😂
I got a hori hori two years ago, best tool I've ever bought. I did an initial till covered with 1/2 rotted wood chips, 4 years later I have an awesome garden. My problem weeds are simlax and dew berry… really deep roots.
Oh, that's probably Johnson grass, very invasive.
What do you use the mulch for ?what is a good for ?
"Ginsu Gardener"
End of the handle is called the pummel .
Pity it's made in china, you had me up until then.
That's what us Haudenosaunee do, three sisters. The corn takes nitrogen from the soil and the beans fix nitrogen into the soil. The squash provide ground cover that helps control weeds. You can also plant amaranth, the fourth sister, that will help bring in pollinators.
I'm glad you did a video about the Japanese vegetable knife. I found one at Ace hardware it is the best garden trowel Ive ever seen. Bare Bones makes knives that work. The stainless steel blade won't rust. The hook in the blade will cut twine.The solid wood handle is sealed to preserve it, the stainless steel cap is for pounding stakes, the heavy duty blade let's you dig in hard ground without blending, like a box store garden trowel will. And it comes with a heavy duty sheath that clips on and off quick and easy. I love my Hori Hori, it is well worth 50$
Bare Bones didn't ask me to comment, I'm just a gardener from Michigan.
Three sisters' planting method was invented by American Indians beans feed nitrogen to the corn and the squash provide weed suppression along with helping reduce water evaporation from soil sun exposure
I seem to over plant as well . I will try the corn and beans . thanks
Grow more huh
Interesting how you are fighting the exact same weeds as I'm fighting in Sweden. We call that awful grass "quickroot", suitable name, huh?
They got into my 40 ft polytunnel and I've dug out all the dirt this spring to get that quickroot out. In some really airy places it's more roots than dirt.
However, in a real starvation situation these roots are edible. Nice to know.
what is the brand of the hand held sharpener?
Awesome! Thanks for the tip!! It was entertaining too, haha. God willing, we can all have bountiful gardens this year.
Should plant the beans when the corn emerges, then plant the squash when the beans emerge. "Three sisters planting"
I tried that, with no high vertical support for the beans it turns into a cluster-flock….and the bees can't find the squash flowers….3 sisters is best done in small clumps…not rows
Johnson grass.. hogs will dig it up.. plow after a few months an they will get the deep stuff
Cool looking tool. Might have to check that out.
Wow if I was younger I'd get the knife and sharpener. 2 mulched with grass from lawn cuttings
Thats what we did, we'd have to go out daily to get rid of weeds.
Do you use a tiller?
We use chicken poop,yes it worked great
I just subscribed. You have awesome things you do!. I wish I'd had the Knife.We pulled weeds daily. It was tiring.