Can You Be A Homesteader When You’re Flat Broke?
Hows this for the cucumbers? The trellis is made out of some straighter branches and twine…


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Hows this for the cucumbers? The trellis is made out of some straighter branches and twine…


Pretty enterprising guy built this pallet shed and it cost him around $500 only. Most sheds would be cost a lot more than that! Pallets are used for a whole variety of building purposes and if you check around the internet you are sure to come across thousands of kinds of sheds, and buildings. This…
Step #3: Backfill with rocks: Once the base stones have been set, use smaller rocks to fill the gap between the base stones and the hill. Use “bad” rocks for the backfill. Save “good” rocks for using on the front face of the wall. (good rocks are typically rectangular, with flat faces which make them…
Sick of flies! If you are like me you hate them and are always looking for ways to get rid of them! If you are inundated by flies this year, you are not the only one. Keeping them off food, and animals is always challenging. If you dont want to use the chemicals and sprays…
Check out these two ingenious hydroponic systems that allow you to grow a lot of food in a very small space… Building a vertical Hydroponic garden allows you to grow a lot of food using only a fraction of the space a traditional garden uses. Here are 2 cleaver setups. 1. The DIY Hydroponic Garden Tower… This…
Trash bin potatoes doesn’t sound appetizing, does it? The main idea here is that you can reap a lot of potatoes by growing them in a container like a trash bin (the trash bin should have no trash in it). And it does really grow and multiply fast, so it is a good opportunity even if you don’t…
Its coming to the end of summer and a little planning and thinking through now of what you would like to be eating in the next season or 2 will make the world of difference to your ready supply of vegetables. Fall gardening produces a huge variety of delicious vegetables which will last well into…