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The Farm

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A Tour of George Washington's Farm

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SECRETS IN-DEPTH: An American Way of Farming

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6:09

How did George Washington manage his farms?

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Washington at the Plow: A Conversation with Bruce A. Ragsdale

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George Washington's Innovative Invention: The 16-Sided Barn

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Tranquil Thursday at the Pioneer Farm

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18th Century Fishing Techniques

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Were George Washington's Ancestors Farmers?

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Mount Vernon Wakes Up - Feeding The Animals

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Gardening History at Mount Vernon

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How to Sow Seeds

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Harvesting Tobacco in the 18th Century

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Washington's Invention: The 16-Sided Wheat Threshing Barn

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The Gardens: Collection of Seed

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The Gardens in Winter

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Tobacco Harvesting

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Slammin Joe on Slavery

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Harvesting Potatoes and Beets

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5:46

George Washington's Farm

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18th Century Field Plowing Techniques

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Plowing the Fields at Mount Vernon

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Spring Plowing at Mount Vernon's Pioneer Farm Site

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Spring Plowing at Mount Vernon's Pioneer Farm Site

3,854 views • April 16, 2013

At George Washington's Mount Vernon Pioneer Farmer Site, we sow buckwheat each Spring. Although buckwheat can be grown for its grain, Washington found it was best used to replenish the soil with nutrients. Twenty eight days after being planted, the buckwheat will be plowed under as a green manure, and sown twice more in succession.