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rodeogirl's journey to being self-sufficient
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rodeogirl
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So I have been making videos on YouTube lately it has been helping me build my confidence. Here are the latest videos i made I thought you might enjoy.
The first video is a tour of my yard and house.
The second video is the fertilizers I use
The first video is a tour of my yard and house.
The second video is the fertilizers I use
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rodeogirl
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This is Frank our new addition.
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So a little update on everything. The garden didn't do goog this year. I got 5 tomatos off of 4 plants, 3 zucchini of of 6 plants and 1 pepper off of 12 plants. But the grapes and herbs did amazing. And because we have amazing friends we got a box of Chili Peppers.
I also took my field test for hunters safety today and passed so I can get a deer this year. And ron got a elk tag this year and he is going our on Sunday.
I also took my field test for hunters safety today and passed so I can get a deer this year. And ron got a elk tag this year and he is going our on Sunday.
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Well it looks like I'm going back to work. We are going to start looking at houses next year and it will be easier with 2 incomes. I'm only going to be working part time so I'll still be home a lot but it will help out with the bills.
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Merry Christmas y'all. Santa just came by my kids arnt spoiled at all.
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I'm back. So we didn't get around to carving pumpkins this Halloween. so we had 4 pumpkins that needed used up, I decided to make pumpkin puree. But we don't have storage space to freeze it or can, so this year I decided to dehydrate the puree.
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we have a herd that hangs out in our area, even had them birth in the empty lot next to us before. Millie (LGD) doesn't like them because they stand just outside the fence and make jeering faces at her, lol
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The best part of this is we will be able to get chickens now that the town allows them. So now I'm trying to figure out the best place to have them. As well as planing garden beds, fencing, walkways, and all that lovely stuff. I want to put them by the garden but were the garden is going is by the grill and fire pit. But at the same time it is one of the best places because it gets shade it's also closest to the door making them easier to take care of.
We are planing on fencing in the entire back yard. I want a privacy fence but price wise it will most likely be t-post and welded wire till we can get something better. Really all it needs to do is contain a hyper dog and his little partner in crime. This way my dog can have the run of the yard while we are at work (he is on a chain right now while I'm at work or when he goes out) and during the summer we can leave the back door open and let the kids and the dog have free run.
Garden wise apparently I am getting raised beds and the flower beds are all getting extended. The front flower bed is going to get cleaned up and i might pull it out a bit more to go along the fence. The side flower bed is going to get a more extensive extension. We are planing on ripping out the eddging and widening the bed by about a foot to the edge of the path that we are going to replace.
We are planing on fencing in the entire back yard. I want a privacy fence but price wise it will most likely be t-post and welded wire till we can get something better. Really all it needs to do is contain a hyper dog and his little partner in crime. This way my dog can have the run of the yard while we are at work (he is on a chain right now while I'm at work or when he goes out) and during the summer we can leave the back door open and let the kids and the dog have free run.
Garden wise apparently I am getting raised beds and the flower beds are all getting extended. The front flower bed is going to get cleaned up and i might pull it out a bit more to go along the fence. The side flower bed is going to get a more extensive extension. We are planing on ripping out the eddging and widening the bed by about a foot to the edge of the path that we are going to replace.
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I just potted up a few of my starts and just realized i planted a bunch of sunflowers
