We are former suburbanites that moved to the country in 2014 to raise our five children on our modern homestead in North Carolina. We're learning about and using permaculture principles, raising our growing flock of Black Austrolorp and Rhode Island Red chickens and figuring out how to life a self sufficient lifestyle. And while we do all of this, we're homeschooling our five children and running a small business! Join us as we learn and follow us on:
Lol, I bought one of these and end up returning it. I brought it back to the store in a bag all wet. Told the store it was leaking and I was all pissed off about getting wet.
Not a mistake. Heat up those shells and crush them. I just ordered 100 oysters for Fourth of July. I saved all the shells to crush. They’re going in my gardens and to my chickens.
Getting oyster shells is not at all a big mistake. You only got the first step to making crushed oyster shell. The second step for you to do is to burn all those oyster shells you dumped on the ground with firewoods. Once the oyster shells got charred you can then easily pulverize them for use in the garden and chickens thus saving money to buy powdered oyster shells.
There was a place me and my mom used to get hot dogs and hamburgers from....are they still there? The place started with an "A" I'm a subscriber I'm from the Zebulon area!!
"We thought it was dead!" Story of a homesteader's life. Haha Applies to snakes, spiders, and other scary territorial animals of prey, as well as plants. Never EVER plant yucca anywhere near a water line. It never goes away and creates all sorts of issues. UGH. Looks nice to fill a garden, but can be annoying.
Faith and ignorance. YES! Haha So true that phrasing is. I have seen many instances of walking the fine line between bravery and stupidity on my property, too. Mostly due to unforeseen circumstances like big holes where gophers have tunnels and your foot going into the ground around a foot is a bit of a surprise. Here I was thinking it was like "Little House on the Prairie" beginning scenes of each show. HA! 3 years later and I am a bit less naïve. :)
Thanks for this. Waterways and runoff are important for property and homesteaders to know and understand. You just don't know that until you get your own spot of land most of the time. Live and learn every day! :)
My daughter loved smacking weeds and watching the pieces fly all over the yard. Lets out frustration and cleans up the yard, too. Particularly useful, because she is in her teens. :)
What was that Japanese beetle trap you used? I haven't seen that before. I wondered if it could be used for other insects around the homestead. So much better than using weed sprays when I don't have to.
I wouldn't worry too much about California Prop 65 cancer warnings. They put that label on just about everything sold in California. It's less expensive that having research done to find out if the product does actually contain carcinogens. It's just to protect the manufacturer/seller from lawsuits ("you were warned").
Thanks for the great info regarding Orange Oil. I had not know about it before this video. Kudos ! Your final comments left me confused. Did the Orange Spray work on the Squash Bugs or not?
Thanks for the bug spray tip. I've been looking for a good organic way to fight the bugs. Been here 36 years and the last year or so the bugs have found my yard and now trying to come inside. ~Sherrie from South Carolina
