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 …
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 …
Building ladders and planting garlic is what’s on tap.After discovering the bad wood and we went to one of the larger towns to get some good wood. We still need that done before the grandkids get here. I got the 2 uprights cut and all the rungs measured and cut. That allowed my bride to …
Better late than never I suppose is what our chickens may be thinking right about now, or at least one of them. But she’s worn us down. We give up.We’ve been fighting with her all summer trying to keep her from sitting on eggs, but she’s been determined, and we’re tried of fighting her, so …
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What’s been happening on the homestead and tile installation, as well as harvesting the garlic that was planted in November. I went a while without recording anything, so wanted to give a brief rundown of where things stand. Currently 12 of the 16 solar panels are installed. I finally have the wire I need to …
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Wanted to give you a cabin and garden status update today.Things have been pretty busy, and working on the cabin every chance I get. Now that the beam was complete, I’ve been able to turn my attention to completing the insulation of the cabin.With the insulation done, we can move on to the walls and …
While the electrical project has been going well, I decided to do a few chores that needed to be done.I picked up the tin roofing that the wind has been blowing around.I filled some holes in the tin roofing on the shed and the wood shed. And of course, I did more electrical work.I had …
