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@Lazy Gardener, we have an HK started too. That tractor sure would be nice! Ours is long, maybe 50', and about 8-10 feet wide. We've been piling wood as we clear brush. Our plan was to cover it with compost from the county (free), but the last several times I was there, the man wasn't there to...

That's probably the explanation of why my zucchini is doing so well this year. I made a 4x6' bed and dumped a wheelbarrow load of coop litter in it and one of garden dirt. The zucchini has been growing like crazy.

I know I've already shared a bunch of pictures but everything is blooming here. Here are a few more pictures (mostly from my neighbor's yard but shes always sending stuff this way.) A new day lily opened today; An orange cana lily: Tiger lilies: ?? I don't know this one yet. It's a big...

Lol I spent a GOOD part of last night reading up on this. I couldnt find any specific references to pin worms and berries specifically but it appears that pin worms are easy to get from many many surfaces. (They can live up to 2 or 3 weeks on hard surfaces. One article estimated 50% of...

Thanks for the warning CC!

@FarmerJamie, breakfast this morning was blackberries and a fresh fig while I was out working. I love being able to eat them right off of the plant!

Congratulations @FarmerJamie. That's a beautiful waterfall. Is it one that you can hike down to the bottom?

We also think it is the faucet causing the low pressure, but @Lazy Gardener, thanks for the suggestion! We will certainly check that. We have not dealt with it all yet. At the same time, we're having some issues with the water heater. We've got lots of medical stuff going on this week, but...

My favorite jelly/jam is made with beets but I lost my mom's recipe. I'm hoping to find it in time to make some this fall. A big shout out of THANKS to you @Chic Rustler!! I recently caught up on your YouTube posts and saw a comment you posted about using a blacklight to find hornworms at...

@rodeogirl, this is a great thread for you too. I know you're good with this stuff. I think @Marianne and @Mini Horses and @HomesteaderWife also have recipes (I could be wrong!) Thanks, @Lazy Gardener and @Britesea for starting a dedicated thread.

My week in pictures: A shy visitor: A future watermelon: A female Eastern Dobson Fly: Summer Sunflower: Yum! Enough to share: Summer beauty: A baby watermelon: Noccalula Falls: A Wisconsin dawn:

Thanks, Sumi! That silly cat is always up to something. Lately he's become our roof inspector...

Both hot and cold, and we have city water, not a well.

Hi all, We recently started getting poor water pressure out of our kitchen faucets. The shower in the bathroom works fine but gets a LOT of sediment and I have to constantly clean out the shower head. And lately, the hot water heater has been shutting off. I'm thinking our water heater needs to...

Have a safe trip. We'll be waiting for you to come back and tell us about the next steps. Even if you aren't homesteading, please come back. You're part of us here. :)

I have a pallet fence around my zucchini and potatoes to keep my free ranging chickens out. And a second pallet fence to close off an area where I keep new animals in quarantine until I add them to the rest. I tacked a pallet to the wall, and use it to hold all of my shovels, rakes, and long...

Welcome from Alabama! I'm enjoying reading your progress.

Lol, thanks @Marianne! Now I'll have that stuck in my head all afternoon!:gig

I dehydrate mine and use them all year. :)

Welcome to the group! Very nice steps. I'll be looking forward to garden pictures. It looks like you have a very pretty garden area, and now, steps to make it more functional. I can bet that it WOULD have been hard to navigate that hill without steps, especially after a rain. Nice job, well done!