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Easy comfortable flooring
If you spend a lot of time in the kitchen like I do, sometimes it can cause achy joints in your knees and ankles and lower back. I have spent several dollars over the years in search of cushy floor mats. Then I got to thinking, I have seen mechanics shops with those interlocking foam tiles. So, I added up the cost to…
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Closing the Loop from production to waste?
Hello Everyone! I am really curious to hear what close looped systems other homesteaders have going. I have my set up listed below with one minor gap in the sysem I am looking for some ideas on... At the top I have my garden, herbs, and livestock. Some of my livestock will eat waste produce and some waste products from my…
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Homesteading Basics: How to Dress for Working in the Heat
I was just scheduling social media posts for the week and I thought this screen shot was priceless! ➥ https://thegrownetwork.com/homesteading-basics-dress-working-heat/ What do you think?! @Marjory Wildcraft looks awesome, doesn't she?! But, what I want to know is what are your best tips for keeping yourself cool during…
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Cleaning the glasshouse
Does anybody have an ORGANIC CLEANING option for the roof panes of the my glasshouse? The pine trees from our neighbour have grown a lot and dumped their dead needles on our glasshouse roof. I didn't mind for a long time while we had intense sunshine. But I tolerated them for too long. Now I wanted to clean the roof to get…
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Is city water bad for your garden and livestock? How to overcome it? 🚱
Most municipalities in the US add chloramine to the city water. It used to just be chlorine, which could be overcome by simply letting it sit and disapate over about 24 hours or so. But chloramine doesn't disapate... Nor does the flouride they put in there too. Chloramine is designed to kill bacteria which is what most of…
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Winter gardening tips from real gardeners
I was surprised and pleased that this is broken down by growing zone.
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greenhouses
I'm looking into making a greenhouse next winter. What are some easy diy greenhouse ideas that are inexpensive yet creative? I would like to walk into it so it will need to be upright and wider than 4 ft!! I am interested in the creative use of materials! Let me know your ideas please!
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Seeking ideas for organizing, storing and preserving digital files and photos
I am of a generation that witnessed the rise of computers and digital information. I have incorporated digital media into my life and started thinning my book collection, etc. (I still have a large collection of books, CDs and DVDs.) Hard copy books and photos are still easier to organize and will preserve the information…
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Adventures in High Performance Gardening 24 - Kitten Reunion
Hey everybody! Me, Lynn, and Kimber are with the kittens again. Gosh, they're so happy to be back in the garden. It's adorable to see so much life growing and thriving here in the high performance garden series. Tune in for a quick update on our kittens and greenhouse workshop ;) _ Looking for more tips on how to grow your…
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Adventures in High Performance Gardening 23 - Garden Harvest Results
Lynn and Marjory here - it's time to show you guys how awesome our high performing garden is doing. We're half way through the garden season. The garden is producing so much that we HAVE TO SHARE. My biggest problems are oversized zucchinis that I forgot to harvest. And Lynn asks the most important questions: Q #1 - How's…
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The Gophers Are Coming...The Gophers Are Coming!
Normally I am pretty acceptable with the wildlife visiting my garden. After all, my garden is in their home (the outdoors) is the way I feel. But they sure are stepping up their game this year. I intentionally sow wildlife gardens too each year on the outside edges of my garden so they can eat their way thru them. All of…
