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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…


3. Wichita Cabin Coop – Boise Adaptation This Boise Adaptation is a beautifully constructed coop that is based on the Wichita Cabin Coop design. All up this cost about $1,400 and many weekends to build. You can see more photos and learn more about Wichita Cabin Coop – Boise Adaptation here. 4. The Old Bug. Its not…
Perfect vegetable gardening strategies for beginners! When first starting out its so tempting to buy far too many seeds of all different sorts, from zucchinis, to pumpkin, silverbeet, to cabbage. All without a lot of thought about how much room each vegetable might take, or even who they like to bed up with. Starting a…
Summer is just about over and fall begins. This is a great time to think about planting the fall garden with all the foods you will enjoy over winter. Think about what you and your family enjoy to eat from a winter garden, for example broccoli, leeks, onions, peas. Now is the time to start…
Check Out Simple Method to Store Food… A homesteader is often thinking about how to store food and this is one method that’s pretty simple. Use it to simply store food or as an emergency cache of supplies. When Dan Leatherman wanted to build a root cellar he realized just how big a job it could…
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…
Firewood can be one of the most disorganized areas in our backyards and really it doesn’t need to be. Some people like it scattered, and some like it stacked in any which way. Apart from wasting space, it also poses as a hazard if the stack is not stable. The wood should be kept dry and…