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“ HowToScytheAndSTOPWeeding,WateringAndFertilizing”
Justin Rhodes
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“ HowToScytheAndSTOPWeeding,WateringAndFertilizing”
Justin Rhodes
Marjory: HelloandwelcometotheHomeGrownFoodSummit.ThisisMarjoryWildcraft,yourhost.AndthissummitisbroughttoyoubyGrowNetwork,whichisthepremierecommunityofpeoplegrowingourownfood,makingourownmedicine.
AtoolthatIuseprettyfrequently,andIwishIwasmoreofanexpertat,butit'sactuallyanancienttool,isascythe.Andit'salsoreally,reallyperfectforbackyardandsmalloperations.IuseitfrequentlyinthemorningtocutfodderthatIgivetomyrabbits,andit'sgreat,'causeIjustwhipthescytheout,liketwoorthreeminutes,scoopitup.I'vegotgrassandfodderandfeedfortherabbitsforthemtoeat.AndIactuallydon'tbuyalotofrabbitfeed.Andit'salsoreally,reallygoodformowing.There'salotofsituationswhereyoudon'twanteverythingchoppedupsofinelythewayalawnmowerdoes,andyouactuallywantbiggerchunksoforganicmattertolayontheground,becauseithelpsthesoilbuildmoresoilfertility,andithelpsregenerate.Insomesituationsthescythedoesalotbetterofajob.
AndI'vebeenlookingforapresentationtoshowyouhowtouseascythe,howtosharpenascytheandsomeofthebenefitsofascythe.AndmyfriendJustinRhodesdidaninterviewwiththisgentlemanup,Ibelievehe'supinMaine,whoisregularlyusingascythe.Thisguy'skindofcoolbecausehehasalsobeenaprofessionallandscaper,andhewilldefinitelytalktoyouaboutthedifferencesbetweenascytheandaweedwackerandspoileralert,he'stotallygivenuponweedwackersnowthatheusesascythe.
JustinRhodes,bytheway,he'ssomuchfunandhe'sbeenapartoftheGrowNetworkforawhile.He'sdonealotofpresentationsforthem.He'sactuallyinspiredandtaughtthousandsofpeoplehowtogrowtheirownfoodinanatural,yethighlyproductiveway.HeandhisfamilycurrentlyliveinAsheville,NorthCarolina.ButJustinwason
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theroadeverywhereforaboutayeardoingtheGreatAmericanFarmTourandboydoesheknowprettymucheverybodyinthehomesteadingspace.Andcameacrosswithalotofreally,reallywonderfulvideosandstilliscontinuingtoproducevideosaboutheandhisfamilyasthey'rehomesteadinginNorthAmerica.TheyreallydidshowcaseAmerica'sgreatestfamilyfarms.He'sreallyhappytobehomenowthough.Theywerelivinginabusastheyweretravelingaround.
ButJustinalsoaskssomereallygoodquestionsandthispresentation,althoughIwishthevideographywasalittlebitbetter,it'sfairlyshortandsweetandreallygetstothepoint.AndIhopeitinspiresyoutolookatthisancienttoolthatisstillreally,reallyhighlyeffectiveandactuallybetterthanalotofourmoderntools.
Also,definitelywanttomentionScytheSupply,whichisa...it'sacompanythat'sbeeninbusinessfor500yearsmakingandusingscythes.So,theydefinitelyknowtheirstuff.
Takealook.Ihopethisinspiresyou.
Jim: Youknow,thisgrassfedvegetablesystemusingthescythe,thenfertilitygrowingonthefarm.Idon'twater,Ihaven'twateredinsevenyearshere,includingtransplantday.Idon'tweed,IifIkeepthegrassonthebeds.Don'tletthesoillifeeatitall.Idon'tfertilize.
Justin: Allbecauseofahandheldscythe.
Jim: Right.
Justin: Okay.
Jim: Youknow,that'saprettyincredibledifference.
Justin: Yeah.
Jim: Imean,that'ssomethingthatitcouldbegamechangingforsmallfarmers.
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Justin: Yeah.
Jim: Thisisalltechnologythat'sfrom...Longago.ThescythebladethatIgotinmyscytheismadebyacompanythatwasinbusiness500yearsago.It'sinAustria.
Justin: TheScytheSupply.
Jim: ThisisScytheSupply.Theyactuallybuythebladesandthenputtogetherthesescythes.It'saEuropeanstyle,it'snottheoneyourdadhadinthe[crosstalk00:00:49]-
Justin: Yeah.No.IheardthattheEuropeanoneislighter,moreergonomic.
Jim: Crazylight.Imean,likethreepounds.Then,believeitornot,yousharpenitwithahammer.Ithoughtitwassuchacrazygoodidea.Imagineyou'vegotathinedgethatyou'vestoned.Thebeveliskindofgettingsteeper.
Justin: Yeah.
Jim: Youputitonananvil,andpounditoutthin.Nowyou'vegotarazoredge.Andthanhighcarbonsteel,whenyoupoundit,italsocasehardens.Thehammerhardeningeffect.
Justin: Okay.
Jim: Nowyou'vegotthisrazorbladethat'sharder,andtheninthefieldyou'reslowlystoning,anditgoesback.Thenyoubringitbackandbeatitagainwithahammer.
Justin: Makessense.
Jim: Ifyouwant,Icanshowyouthattoo.It'sprettycool.
Justin: Okay.Let'sdothat.
Jim: Scytheblades,becauseIknowScytheSupply.Notonly,youknow...Afewmore.Thesearebrushblades,they'relikesmallaxes.ButI'vegotthemdowntooneblade.Thisisprobablymyfavoriteblade,it's
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calledtheMr.Scott's.It'sgotareally...Seethetip?Howitreallydipsdown?
Justin: Yes.
Jim: Imaginewhenyou'recominguptoatreeandthere'sgrassgrowinghere.Allyoudoisputthisagainstthebackedgeofthetree,andyoucan'thurtthetree.
Justin: Okay.
Jim: SeewhatImean?
Justin: Yeah.Isee.
Jim: Yeah.Youputitupagainstthetree,thenyoudothat.They'resorazorsharp,it'llcut.Thisiskillermorebetterthanaweekwacker.
Justin: Okay.
Jim: Thiswasatree,right?There'sgrassgrowingrighthere.Youjustputitupagainsthereandthendothis.Icanshowyouinthefieldhowitworks.
Justin: Okay.Allright.
Jim: Theotherthingthat'skilleristhinkaboutthatelectronetting.Right?
Justin: Yes.
Jim: Which,you'realwaystryingtokeepitfromgrounding.Ifyouputthisagainstthebackofthenetting,you'realwaysgoingaway.Icantrimrightupnexttoit.
Justin: Okay.
Jim: imagine,thisiselectronetting.Youpushagainstit-
Justin: rightthere.
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Jim: There'snot,Imean,youcangorightback.
Justin: Youcanstartfromjustholdingitagainstthere.Youdon'thavetohavethemomentumofaswing.
Jim: No.
Justin: Youjustholditthereandthenchop.
Jim: Right.
Justin: Okay.
Jim: I'mactuallythehiredscythenow,Ispendadayaweekdownto..Farmmowingtheirelectricfences.
Thinkaboutpigfences,they're4inchesofftheground.Right?Icangorightunderit.I'mnotcarryingtheweightofaweedwacker,anditrunsallthetimeaslongasI'mhealthyenough.It'sanincredibletool,peopleshouldknowmoreaboutit.
Justin: Well,showushowtosharpenthisthing.Thenlet'sgodoit.
Jim: Okay.Thisisananvil,it'sgotahintofalittlecurve.Right?Thisbladealsowillhavealittlebitofacurve.AsI'mstoninginthefield,right?I'mdoingthis....This.That'showI'lltouchitupinthefield.Right?
Justin: Howoftendoyouhavetotouchitupwhen...
Jim: That'swhateverybodywantstoknow.Theywantto...Whatitis,iswhenitstopsmowinggoodyougottotouchitup.Right.
Justin: Okay.Yeah.
Jim: It'sallafeedbackloop.RightafterI'vepeenedImightgo10-12minutesbeforeIstone.BythetimeI'mneedingtopeenagain,aftermowingmaybeaquarteracreImightbestoningeveryminute.
Justin: Okay.
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Jim: JustsoIgotagoodcut.But,allstoningis...Imaginethisisonthething.I'mdone.Itain'tlikethisbigthing,it'smoreofabreak,andlookaround.DuringthatImowaquarteracreinmaybefourhoursorthreehours.
ThenthatbevelthatIpeenedoutbeforethatwasreallythinandsharp,nowisveryincreased.It'smorelikethat.WhenI'mgoingtodowithanvilisputitrightthereandsqueezeitout.Right?
Justin: Yeah.
Jim: Allyoudois...Icanshowyou,hopefullyyoucanseethis.Ihopeyoucan.Ikindofpre-didthissoyou'dknowwhat'sgoingon.Ipeenedthisarea,right.Canyoufollowthat?
Justin: Yes.
Jim: Lookhowthewavekindofmovesin.Ihaven'tpeenedrighthere.Canyouseethat?
Justin: Yeah.
Jim: Canyouseethatwithyoureyes?
Justin: Yes.
Jim: WhatI'mdoingisdrawingoutthat.That'sgoingtobethinnerandstronger.AllIdois...Itwasthisway.Putitonhere,andyoudrawitout.Europeansknowwell,theyprettymuchalluseanvil.But,there'sajigthat'sprettymuchnobrainerthattheysellwiththeoutfitthat'scustomfitforyou.
That'skindoflikea...Icanshowyouthatlater.But,it'sjustanobrainerwaytopeen.IhaveburnishedtheedgesothatIcanseeeverystrokealmost.InthislightIcan,usuallyI'malreadyontheedge.But,allI'mdoingisholdingitrightinthecenterandthenhittingit.Youdon'thavetohitveryhard,butjustdrawnoutalittlebit.
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But,it'skindofcool.IguessinEurope,duringhayseason,everymorningthat'swhatyouhearalloverthevalleyisting,ting,ting,ting.There'sevena...IthinktheAustriansgotapeeningsong.It'sprettycool.
But,youwanttogomow?
Justin: Yeah!Let'sdoit.
Jim: Thisfieldhasneverbeenmown.Right?She'sbeenrunningherchickenshereforfouryears.Duringthemiddleofthesummer,that'sbeabovefourfoottallwithgoldenrod,asters,allthat.Youcanseetheremnantsofthat.
Fouryearsago,Istartedmowinghere.That'sthedifference.But,what'samazingtomeisimaginefouryearsofchickens.Thegreen-nessthereIwasexpectingtobemuchgreenerthanherewhereI'veremovedeverybitofgrass,threecutsayear,forfouryears.
Justin: Wow.
Jim: runningonthehayfieldagain.Right?
Justin: Whydoyouthinkthatis?Whydoyouthinkthatis?
Jim: Ithinkit'stherotationalgrazingeffect.TheideathatifIdoit...LikeSalatintalksabout.Letitgettotheteenagegrass,it'sjustpastthediapergrassrightnow.
Justin: Okay.Soit'snot-
Jim: But,whenIstartdownthere,bythetimeIgetdownhereit'llbeteenagegrassbecauseit'sgoingtotakeme,probably,10days.
Justin: So,you'reharvestingthisahairearly,butyougottogetitgoing.
Jim: Right.BythetimeIgethere,itwillbe.Thenthesecondcutwillbereallyniceteenagegrass.WhatIdidinthefallisyou'llseetheremnants.Ialreadymovedonehaystack.That'swhatwesawearlierthere.
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There'sthesecondhaystackthatI'mgoingtobemovinglatertoday,afteryouguysleaveprobably.Youknow,it'snotlikethat'sworsethanthat.But,it'sadisturbancethatbenefitsme,andthecropsIgrowbecausethat'salotofwildlifehabitat.
Justin: Yeah.Let'sshowthis.Ithinkwecanseeitbetterhere.Mowedwithascythe,notmowed.
Jim: Thiswascultivatedprobably...Bobprobablycultivatedthis15yearsago.It'sawetfield.Rightnow,ifyouwalkedoutthere...Imean,youputatractoroutthere,itwouldsink.I'mablewiththisscythetogetacutwaybeforeanybodycouldevergetintherewithamachine.
Now,thinkabouthowIjustheardAarontalkabouthejustlethiscowsouttheirfirsttimeacoupleweeksago.Right?
Justin: Yeah.
Jim: Ithinkitwasonlyaweekago.Theyjustranoutofthebarnbecausetheyknewthatwasoutthere.Thatteenage,justgreatgrass.Theyloveit.Right?
But,whatifIgivethattothemicroherd.Insteadofthemulchhaythatwealwaysgiveitthelaststuff,whataretheygoingtodowiththathighnutrientgrassfullofprotein,fullofchlorophyll?It'sgoingtobedifferent.
Idon'tknowbetterorworse,butit'sgoingtobedifferentandnobodyisdoingit.Youstartdoingsomethinglikethat,thenyougetsomething.Igottograbmyscythe.
Justin: What'samicro-herd?
Jim: Imagineallthosecrittersinthesoil,thebacteria,theworms,allthatstuffneedstoeat.Wegiveitthemulchhay,whichiscraphaythatthebiglivestockwon'teat.Right?
Justin: Okay.Yeah.
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Jim: But,let'ssaywegiveitthesamestuffwegiveourbestlivestock.Whataretheygoingtodowithitinthesoil?Theirpoopisgoingtobedifferent,Ithink.
Justin: Yeah.
Jim: I'mnoscientist.Again,thismightbeallabunchofbull.But,Ithinkthere'ssomecoolstuffpotentialgoingon.I'mlearningjusttotrystuff,andseewhathappens.
Justin: Thisisit.Thisisscythe.
Jim: ThisistheEuropeanstylescythe.You'llnoticeit'snotthehumpyonethattheAmericanstyle.It'salotlighter.Feelthat.
Justin: Ohmygosh.
Jim: Comparethattoaweedwacker.
Justin: Thisislikeaperformancebicycle.TourdeFrancescytherighthere.
Jim: Right.Andthinkaboutthefactthattheymeasuredmyarmlength,theycallitthe[inaudible00:09:04].Right?Thentheymeasurefromthebottomofyourfoottoyourhipbone.Right?
Justin: Thisisnotfactory,thisiscustom.
Jim: Thisiscustom.That'swheretheydecidewheretodrilltheholes.
Justin: Yousendthemthemeasurement.
Jim: Yep.Orthey'llmeasureyouifyoucometoCommonGround.
Justin: Howmuch?WhereisCarmenGround?
Jim: CommonGroundisthatbigfarethatItalkedaboutinSeptemberthat70,000peoplecometounitynamed.
Justin: YougettheseinAmerica?YouhavethemshippedfromEurope?
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Jim: Theyonlythingthat'sshippedfromEuropeishere.There'sonlyoneothercompanythatmakestheminAmerica.ScytheSupplyinPerry,Mainewhichisonlyfivemilesaway.There'sthiskindofcoolthingthatdevelopedthatIknewthesepeople,soIboughtone.Ithoughtitwasacooltool.
Justin: Okay.Wheredopeoplegetthis?Iftheywanttodothis,wheredotheygo?
Jim: Scythesupply.com
Justin: Scythesupply.com.Okay.Cool.I'llbegoingthere.
Jim: Waituntilyouseehowwellitworks.
Justin: Okay.
Jim: Whileyouwereprobablyhavingbreakfast,becauseIwasn'tsurewhenyouwerecoming.
Justin: Yeah.Wehadbrunch.
Jim: Allright.Icome...Icameouthere,probably,ataboutsix.Imoweduntillike8:30.
Justin: Okay.
Jim: You'llseehowmuchImowinthattime.Asanovice,youwon'tmowthismuch.It'skindoffrustratingatfirstbecauseit'snotthesamething.Ithinkthisfieldisthreeacres.
Justin: Okay.
Jim: Ittakesme...Thistimeoftheyear,Icanmowanacreinabouteighthours.
Justin: Nice.
Jim: Okay.
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Justin: Doyoudothatinoneday?
Jim: No.I'mlearning.
Justin: Okay.
Jim: Myfarriersspendsixtonine,andthengodotherestofmywork.Thisisatimeofmeditationformetoo.
Justin: Yeah.
Jim: Becauseyouwon'tbelievehowsimpleastrokeitis.It'snotfullofeffort.That'swhatImowedinthetime...Canyouseethat?
Justin: Yeah.
Jim: Thethingis,ittakesallthegrass-
Justin: Let'sdoit.
Jim: ...andputsinawindlethatIcanpickupwithhayfor.
Justin: Nice.Youcantellhe'sexcited,helikesthescythe.Allright.
Jim: Allright.Idoweargloves,justbe...Knockonwood.I'venevercutmyselfwiththisrazorwhenI'msharpeningit,Ithinkit'sapotential.Ithinkthisisjustagoodprotection.
Plus!Itkeepsmyhandsniceandlilysoft.Whenyou'restoning,Iactuallybringtwodifferentkindsofstones.Thesearenaturalstonesfrom...TheyshiptheseinfromsomewhereinEurope.There'stwoofthemhere.
Thisisaveryfinestone,andalittlecoarser.Right?RightafterIpeen,whenI'vegotthatthinedge,I'llusethefinestone.Right?But,afteraboutanhour,that'snotgoingtobeaseffective.
ThentherestofthetwoorthreehoursI'mmowingI'llgotothisone.Thisiscalleda[inaudible00:11:34]andthisisa[inaudible00:11:35].I'vebeenmowingalot,soI'llusethe[inaudible00:11:38].But,this
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techniqueis...Thisistherib.Ifyouholdthisontheribandthendothat,you'realwaysgoingtohavethesameangle.You'renotgoingtohaveto...But,ifyouholdithere,it'salwaysgoingtobe...Youfollowingme?
Justin: Yeah.Letmesee.LetmeseeifIcandoit.Followontheribjustlikethat.
Jim: Yep.
Justin: Ididitright.
Jim: Yep.
Justin: Ididn'tscrewnothingup.
Jim: Nope.Youcan'tscrewitup,that'sadefault.But,ifyouweredoingthis,you'dbetakingalotofsteeloff.Youfollowit?
Justin: Iseethat.
Jim: ThisisallIdo.ThenI'llusuallyjustrunthatburredgebecausewhathappensiswhenyou'redrawingitthiswayit'llcurlalittlebitofaburr.Thenyouknockthatoff.That'sallitisforsharpening.
Justin: Watchout.
Jim: Thenthetechnique,it'sbesttomowinthemorningwhenit'swet,believeitornot.But,evennowit'ssolight.But,myswathisabout10foot.Youkindofreach...Youalwayswanttohaveitontheground,believeitornot.Evenonthebackstroke,I'mridingontheground.
Evenaslightasthistoolis,I'mnotevencarryingtheweight.Youcanseeit...It'snotmucheffort.It'smorelike,whenRichardScottwhoworksforScytheSupply,he'skindofmymentor.Hesaid,standlikethisandthendothis.Whathappenstoyourhands,theygoout.
Justin: Yeah.
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Jim: Now,youputthescytheinit,that'salltheeffortyouneedtodowheneverythingisright.But,foranovice,I'vewatchedthesebigburlyguyscomebecauseatCommonGroundwedoingmowinglessonskindof...Evensomeofthepermacultureguru.Iwon'tnamenames.
But,theyputitonline.Thisishowyoumowwithascythe,butIwon'tnamenames.
Justin: Youjustbarelydoit.
Jim: Yeah.
Justin: But...
Jim: It'ssuchagreatharvestingtool.
Justin: It'sfinesse,it'sfinesse.
Jim: Itallowsmetocollectthefertility,andIlovethesound.Canyousmellthechlorophyll?
Justin: Wow.Yeah.
Jim: NowthatI'msaying...Yougetthisforthemicro-herdsrightnow.They'regoingtobehappy.I'lltellyousomethingman,otherpeoplestarttovalueit.LikeIsay,nowI'mahiredscythe.TheseedlingsI'mgoingtopickupthisweek,afriendofminewhohasthegreenhouse,Imowherfenceline,andshedoestheforme.Ionlygorightoverthetopifthatlittlehump,aslongasyou'reholdingthatround.
Nowit'sgettingdull.Ifeltthedrag,Iwashavingeffort.
Justin: Yeah.Isthatbecauseyouhitthegroundalittlebit,becausethemounds?
Jim: Couldbealittle.Thenyougoaheadand...Iwearthegloves.WhatI'lldoiswhenit'swetbecauseyougottowipethegrassoff.But,traditionallyyoudothistowipeit.But,Igotsick...Howmanybendswouldthatbeoverthedaybecauseit'sprobablyeveryfiveminutes.
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Ijustwipeitwithmyhand,andI'venevercutmyself.Knockonwood.
Justin: Okay.Myturn,Jim.
Jim: Okay.
Justin: Firsttimescything,y'all.
Jim: Backlefthandhere,frontrighthandthere.
Justin: Dotheymakethemforleft-handedtoo?
Jim: Theydo.But-
Justin: Likethis.
Jim: Yep.Thethingaboutlefthanders,becauseweuse...We'lltalkaboutitlater.It'skindof.Ontheground.Thinkaboutthat.Thinkaboutyourswinginglike...Imaginethatbladeisonastring.
Justin: I'mtoohigh.Okay.
Jim: Followthrough.Putyourlefthandinyourbackpocket.I'mnotgettingfriendlybut...Ontheground,letmehaveit.
Justin: Okay.
Jim: Didyoufeelitbeatbox?
Justin: Yeah.
Jim: Okay.
Justin: Yeah,you'rekindofputtingitdown.Okay.
Jim: See,Iliketeachinggirls.Whenyoustart,itcanbefrustratingwhenyou'veseensomebodymow-
Justin: Howlongdoesittake?
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Jim: Yeah.Thatwasagoodone!
Justin: Therewego.
Jim: Thatwasagreatone.Butthen-
Justin: Becausewe'rekindofonthishumphere.
Jim: Youcanfeelthatsweetspotwheneverythingisright,can'tyou?
Justin: I'mprobablybendingovertoomuch.Huh?
Jim: Andit'sprobablybecauseyou'realittletallerthanme.It'sprobablyyou'rehavingtobendover.But,thethingis,it'sonthegroundthewholeway.Thatfollowthrough-
Justin: Therewego!
Jim: Thereyougo!You'dpickitup,you'dbegoodatit.
Justin: Theinstinctistoliftitup,likethis.I'msupposedtobepointingdown.Itfeelslikeit'sgoingtogointotheground,butitdoesn't.
Jim: Youknow,oneyou'vegotalot...See,thishasbeenmowedbefore.Ifthere'salotofthatchinit,thattendstohappen.But,becausethishasbeenmowed,that'swhyIcanmowsomuchfasterwhenit'sbeencut.
See,thatdoesn'thurtnone.They'retough.
Justin: Youdon'thavetodoithard.
Jim: No.
Justin: I'mhavingnoproblemcuttingit.I'mbarelyswingingit.Therewego.
Jim: That'swhatpeoplereallyneedtorealize.Youcanmoveit,like,aninchasecondanditwillstillcut.Allright.Justdon'tcutthatexpensivecamera.
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Justin: [inaudible00:16:52].
Jim: Nice!
Justin: Thatwasagoodrun.
Jim: Now,thinkabout...Youseetheproblemisyourarmsaregoingtogettired.Thinkoftheideathatyou'removingyourwholebody.
Justin: Okay.
Jim: Thatyou'remakingitmove.
Justin: I'vegottoomanyarms.
Jim: Imagineyourarmisjustkindofholdingit,andnotmovingit.It'sallthe...Yeah.Ifyoumakeyourheadfollowthetip,it'llmakeyoufollowthroughandallthewayback.Ifyouwatchit...It'sallabouthowfartostepwitheachone.Anditdependsonhowlongitis,it'sgoingtobe...SometimesI'lltakemaybeonlyatwoinchbite.
But,believeitornot,thistool,withthatbladeIcanstillcutberrybrambles.Icancutsmallsaplings,whichwhowouldhavethought?Andnothurttheblade,becauseIgottheright...It'sallaboutthestroke.Whenyou'rehittingsomethingbig,yougottohaveaslicingmotion,notachoppingmotion.
Justin: Okay.It'sjustthehand,youjustgottodoit.
Jim: Yep.Youknow,I'mgoodenoughnowthatIreallybelieveIcanmakebuddinggreens.
Justin: Wow.
Jim: Idoitaroundthefarm.SometimesI'monlymowingtwoinchesofgrass,justbecausesomeofitislongandsomeitisnot.Iwantitalltolookeven.
Justin: Thereitis.Youcangetitnow,youcantakeholdthecameraifyouwant.
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Jim: There,thatwasagoodone.
Justin: Youcanfeelit.Youcanjustfeelit...
Jim: Theclosertothegroundyougot,thelessit'sgoingtowanttobendoveranyway.That'sallaboutthat.Theluckythingisthishasbeenmowed,sothere'snothatch.Itmakesitgoodthatwaybecauseyouwanttocrossandmowwhereithasn'tbeenmowed,itwouldtakemethreetimesaslongtomowthat.But,Icould.
Thatwasagoodone.
Justin: IfIcouldgetaholdofit...IfeellikeI'dprobablygetitinaboutfourhours.
Jim: Ithinkso.Goodenoughsothatyoucouldgetgoing,andthenyou'dfinetuneit.It'skindofbowlingtoo,sometimesyou...Afteryouhaven'tbowledforawhileyoucandoreallygreat.Thenafteryoubowledforawhile,thennothingishappening,that'shappenswithscythingtoo.
Justin: Thereitis.
Jim: Yeah.You'regettinggood.
Justin: Thereitis.Comeon.
Jim: Becausemostofthetimenovicesdon'tmakemuchofawindroll.Lookatyourwindroll,it'sprettygood.
Justin: Wow.
Jim: Iwanttoshowyouhow...Showyoulaterhowahayforkcanpickthatup.Icanprobablytake...Whenthisisdry-
Justin: Yeah.
Jim: Icantakeahayforkandpickupaboutprobably30feetofthatononefork.
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Justin: Cool.
Jim: Allyoudoisimaginethisisahayfork,Ijustdothis.ThenIjustpickitup.
Justin: Nice.
Jim: ThenI'llshowyouwhenwe'removingthemulchdownthereintothebedshowIdowithatarp.
Justin: Okay.
Jim: That'sanoldlawncaretrick,weusedtomoveleavesaround.But,again,nothingisnewinagriculture.LikeLAColemansaidlastnightinthatvideo,Imean,it'sjustatravois,thattheIndiansusedtouse.
Thefactthat...Itdoesn'thavethewheels,soit'llgooverthisroughgroundandit'snothard.Onceyoudumpit,itonlywaysounceswhenI'mcomingback.
Justin: Toharvesttoputitonyourgardentowhenit'sgreen,ordoyouletitdryoutlikehay?
Jim: ItdependsonwhatIwanttodo.IfIwantedtodoasmothercrop,kindoflikea...Istoppedusingcardboardbecauseyoudon'tneedithere.Ifyou'vegotthevolume,youdon'tneedcardboard.I'vesmothered-
Justin: Youusedthisinsteadofcardboardtosmothertheweeds.Ilikethat.
Jim: It'saboutcriticalmassthough.
Justin: Thisisnon-toxic.
Jim: Right.Imean,potentialcardboardis.Igotafriendthatwasinpublishing,it'sawaystream.But,it'spotentiallyaproblemandyoujustdon'tneedit.Yougottocollectit.
Justin: Ilikethis.
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Jim: Iactuallysaw...Areyoufamiliarwithwitchgrass?Idon'tthinkinCarolinatheygotit.
Justin: Threeacrefield,10days,justcomingoutandgettingamorningworkoutanditlooksbeautiful.You'regettingthegreengrassoffofit.You'reusingitasmulch,it'sfeedingyourlifethatisinthesoil.Thegoodstuff,notthebadstuff.
Jim,letmeaskyouwhatyouthinkaboutthisbecauseIdorotationalgrazing.Iwouldruncattlealongthroughhere,movingthemeveryday.IthinkIwouldgobackwiththescytheandgetwhattheymissed.
Jim: Maybeworthit.
Justin: Wouldthatbeagoodidea?
Jim: Thatmightbeworthit.
Justin: Insteadofgoingbehindthemwithamower.
Jim: Definitely.Ifyou'redoingthatwithamower,I'ddefinitelydowithascythe.But,thethingabout...Thereisscytheetiquette.But,you'vebeenwalkingthroughthiswhenit'salittletaller,itbendsitdownandmakesithardertomow.Thefactthatthecowshavebeenacrossit,itwouldbehardertomow.
Butthen,Icoulddoit.Asyougotbetteratityoucoulddoittoo.
Justin: Okay.Whataresomeotherusesofthescythe?
Jim: It'sthekillertrimtool.I'llshowyouhowyoucanmowaroundthat.
Justin: Wouldyourecommendpeoplegetthisinsteadofastringtrimmerandmowingtheirgrass?
Jim: I'vebeeninlawncarefor20years.I'dnevertouchaweedwackeragain.Then,lookwhatitcanalsodo.
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Justin: What?Thisisthesamethingwewerecuttingthefinegrasswith.Sameway,look-
Jim: But,it'sallabout.
Justin: He'snotevenputtinganystrengthintoit.He'snotevenbreathinghard,folks!
Jim: Imean,it'sincredible.But,youwouldn'twanttodothatwithsomethingthat'sjustbeenpeenedwiththatfineedge.
Justin: Okay.
Jim: It'sbetterto,ifIknowI'mgoingtogoandstufflikethat,I'lldoitafterImowedforfourhours,beforeIpeenagain.
Justin: Nextthingweknow,he'sgoingtobeshavinghisfacewiththisthing.
Jim: Well,youknow,believeitornotIwatchedthisvideoofthisguysomewhereinEuropewhowasclearingaditchbank.
Justin: Yeah.
Jim: Hewasdoingthebonsaithing.
Justin: Wow.
Jim: He'dbedownhere,thenhe'dbedoingstuffupthere.
Justin: Trimmingthetrees.
Jim: Yeah.But,Iwanttoshowyouhowgooditis...Imean,that'snotverythickaroundthere.But,seehowfinethatgrassis?Youthinkthat'dbehardtocut.Right?But,itstillcuts.
Justin: Wow!That'slikehair-
Jim: It'slike..
Justin: That'slikehaironyourarmssuchfinegrass.
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Jim: Right.Lookat-
Justin: Lookathowhe'sstartingonthattree.
Jim: So,realhot...Iwasgoodwithweedwhacking.Right?
Justin: Wow.Youcouldnotdogoodwithaweedwacker.
Jim: Youcan't.
Justin: Notwithouthittingthattree.
Jim: Yeah.Youdon'thavetohardlymove.Youdohavetopositionyourself.But...It'sjusttheopentopermaculturetoo.Talkaboutchopanddrop.
Justin: Youmulchedrightthere,youdidn'tslingitoffsomewhereelse.
Jim: Right.Ididn'thavetodealwiththatstuffhittingmeintheeyes,orthenoise.
Justin: Nofuel,nosmell.
Jim: Thatwasmyoriginaldrawtoit.But,nowit'shandsdownabettertool.It'snothingabouttheaesthetics,orthecost.It'saboutthatitworksbetter.
Justin: Nice.
Jim: WhichIwouldhaveneverbelieved.
Marjory: Well,thereyougo.Andthat's...ScytheSupplyisthesourcetogetascythelikethat.Theyalsohavesomevideos.
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