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Prepare for Tree Planting & Mulching

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SAVE BIG MONEY ON TREES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD!!!

What happens here

After a brief segment showing off other acquired items (a wood stove, a Coleman stove, and a Smith & Wesson knife, unrelated to tree planting but part of a 'farm vlog'), the presenter returns to the task of tree planting. He selects a weeping willow tree and a blue Lowe's bucket for collecting mulch. He then proceeds to a large pile of wood chips/mulch, which was left behind by timber workers, to fill the bucket. He emphasizes the importance of mulch for moisture retention when planting trees.

Goal: The presenter discusses general farm tasks, then focuses on preparing to plant a weeping willow tree, including identifying a suitable wet spot and gathering mulch.

Tools and materials

  • Bucket (Lowe's branded)
  • Shovel
  • UTV (John Deere Gator)
  • Weeping Willow Tree
  • Wood Chip Mulch

What they say

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plant all these ear trees alright check this out look what else I got a cool wood stove guys I've got an awesome wood stove right here a guy gave me a whole bunch of stuff this came out of an old barn that was on my parents farm and the barn started falling in and basically the only thing standing was the wood stove so we came in we plucked that guy out when we take our tobacco barn which is right up the hill here alright back there and make it a cabin for you guys to come and stay on the farm that'll be your wood stove awesome show you a few more things that somebody gave me rad old coal Eamon stove check it out check out this beast guys it's an old Coleman stove check it out hold on I was so excited when I saw this thing look at that awesome Oh Coleman stove somebody just gave it to me and this thing's got to be worth like a hundred bucks on antique Coleman stoves calm I'll post a link no I want this stupid look what up somebody gave me yeah I'll tell you what somebody didn't get me this awesome knife Smith & Wesson pretty cool I like it it's got a little flicky picky button button Nicki picky so here's a piece of equipment that we're going to hook up to the tractor here in just a minute but first we're gonna go over here we're gonna plant one of these weeping willow trees because I've got the perfect spot to plant my weeping willow right down here we're gonna grab a couple buckets full of mulch that the timber guys left behind for me and we'll plant this tree put the mulch around it that way it'll hold moisture good and you want a good wet spot to plant your weeping willows so guys we'll take our shovel here and we'll go this this is some mulch that the timber guys left behind for us so we'll go ahead we'll shovel in a couple buckets full of motion that way we'll have some good mulch to put around our tree when we plant it guys I can't say how awesome it is to have somebody just come up and help that's just great we're gonna get this tree put in the ground kind of over a wet spot I'll show you we're gonna ride up on that here in a second it pretty much stays wet right here I don't know what the deal is it's where the water runs off but we're gonna plant that tree right over here on the edge of this wet area and that way it'll grow good and pull some of that water out so guys what I'm choosing the spot for this tree you see we want a spot that's going to be near water but also a spot that's going to drain fairly well so I feel pretty comfortable…

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