Trying some experimenting with seed saving this Fall. I’ve never saved seeds before. But this year, I wanted to try.And so, I decided to start with our tomato seeds. When planting, I made sure to keep the different kinds spaced far enough apart that I shouldn’t have to worry about crossing. And after being gone …
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Will the garden be done in time? Time to plant is quicky approaching (past time for me usually). There’s still so much to do. I did start with a quick garden update. Blackberries, elderberries, dew berries and strawberries are doing will.Garlic appears to be doing wonderful and the spinach is almost at the end of …
The lawnmower moves and cuts again. Just in time before the yard needs to be bailed. It feels good to fix it yourself The riding lawnmower had not been working right. At the end of last year, it wasn’t cutting the grass well, and during the winter, when I tried to use it to move …
Winter prep updates. Solar, chickens, wood and more The solar insulation is working pretty well. With a heated seed mat and a 70 watt lightbulb, we’re staying about 20 degrees above the outside temperatures. Under normal Oklahoma winter, that would be more than enough, but with this artic front, it’s not going to let me …
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Battery bank increase for the solar system was just installs, and it increased our storage capacity by 50%.We went from 400 Amp Hours to 600 amp Hours. The last project I worked on was insulating the batteries for an upcoming major winter cold snap (part 1 and part 2). While doing that, I made sure …
Sourdough bread, from the starter to the finished product. It wasn’t as difficult as I was expecting it to be. I love bread. In fact, sayin I love bread is an understatement I think. Why During 2020, getting yeast was difficult for many (I had some in freezer, so it wasn’t an issue for me). …
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The first project of the year is a wood splitter shelter. I’d like to keep some of the weather off of it as much as possible, and this seems to be a good start. And the idea of getting one of our planned projects of 2024 checked off the list sounds like a great start …
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This year, we have been asked if we would speak at the Homestead Expo on April 27 in Talala OK, hosted by Cowboy Country Fellowship and Homegrown Roots Homeschool Co-Op. From their Facebook Event page: We’ll be speaking at 3:00 and talking about Off-Grid living. If you’re in the area, we’d love to see you …
It’s 2024, not sure how that happened, but here it is. So, what’s in store? We sat down and discussed our plans for the new year.And as my bride said, “We have stuff to do.” These are things we have planned, and while some things have higher priority than others, they won’t necessarily be done …
It’s hard to believe 2023 is over. It’s been a crazy year! The year started off in a rush as at the end of 2022, we decided to move. So, we put our house up on the market, and it sold in 36 hours! To top it off, they wanted to close in about 3 …
