im starting a lil homestead page up on facebook. look for "Andys Homestead"- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Andys-Homestead/350094981728140.
this page will be dedicated to showing my:
- small orchard ive started and plan to add bit by bit...
- organic veggie garden
- making of wines/jellies...
^im only gonna be doing deer hunting with it (and maybe an occasional hawk). i have access to a .270 rifle, but im just wanting to get a good brush rifle...
too, i have a thing for 30-30's. it was "the gun" when i was a kid and id like to buy a nice rifle to "pass down" to my kid/family.
im not saying it will 100% rid u of them, but i have 2 mosquito shoo geraniums and we haven't had any problems with bugs while sittong on the bench on the front porch. so much so, that i've started cloning them and giving them away to friends/family.
they aren't expensive and they are...
muscadines are a type of grape....native to southeastern usa. we can grow grapes here, but we have a disease (pierce disease) in the soil in our region that kils them after about 5 or 6 years. muscadines are immune to that disease.
they are seeded.....taste depends on which type of...
u guys think adding a lil bit of rice in the jar (seeds are still in their packs) will help? shouldn't it suck up any moisture that may get in the jar im using?
^part of me looks at it exactly like that....
but the other part of me tells me i can get a different brand 30-30 and also buy a shotgun for the same price as buying a henry....
ive thought about getting some partridge rock hens....i love the look of them. but im wondering how the temperment of your p.r.'s are....ive heard the ones from the hatcheries can be nippers
thanks for the warm welcome, everyone....:thumbsup
wannabefree...it sounds like we are about an hour away. its good to know there is another homesteader close by.
thanks for the replies.... i think im just gonna shop around until i find a deal i cant turn down. i just want to find one before deer season kicks in and the prices of guns go up.
i went into the local walmart tonight...and was shocked at how much ammo costs now. i was wanting to get a...
i got a bunch of seeds on sale from a local co-op that is going out of business..... i got lucky, they were $.50 a pack and was even given a few for free. these are fresh seeds that the co-op got in this spring.
for $11, i got :
- 2 packs of sweet corn (26g total)
- 6 packs of lettuce (8g...
Im in NE mississippi and im trying to get a small homestead started.
My main interests for my homestead are getting chickens for meat/eggs and having a small orchard (apple, crabapple, nectarines, etc) and i also grow muscadines (aka- southern grape). i intend on making wines and jellies...