Hi, Vosper.<br>I read Hobby's response to you concerning my post. It had been a while, so I had to go back and read it myself. (Memory does not improve with ...
Get some heavy leather or rubber gloves, and put on a double layer of long sleeve shirts, (a long sleeved leather jacket would work), and start digging it out....
When folks ask me how to start the transition, I always recommend: Start at least 6 months before you really move. Try buying/putting up enough foods and other...
Nope, that's the only organic method I know of too. Do the goats eat it? We don't have a lot of it, but I have noticed it growing around the area where we...
Well Vosper, as you see we have some pretty pointed opinions on this subject. I agree about starting to change your living habits before you move. I also ...
I have added Shoshanamama's Post #874 to the News Section (click on News under the "Our Pages" column. Then scroll down under the Bookmarks and find the...
hello to all the new members i'm going to throw this ideal out see if your math figers with mine take 2-1/2 acres plant with canalope watermelon punkins ...
Everyone has posted some good advice and mentioned the work involved. Remember that while you are paying down debt, making preparations, learning to grow ...
I'm once again taking off on Friday. This time we are attending a two day Beekeeper workshop. This is always a very instructive meeting and a good use of our ...
Our farmers are aware of Foot & Mouth disease but fortunately the Aussie government is very stringent with disease control. From the minute Foot & Mouth was ...
Hi All, Just wanted to update ya'll ;).I finished cleaning up my garden the other day , chicks are out of the basement ( at 5 weeks old) and Rabbits have been ...
Now if we could only get lumber delivered that way, Hubby and I would be in seventh heaven. Neither one of us cares to drive that much, let alone drive into a...
Burning is not a good idea when it comes to get rid of poison ivy. The volitle oils that cause the irritation are in the smoke. If any blows toward you while ...
Burning ...the smoke can contact clothing and the oils can go right thru you clthes too. Organic Gardening encyclopedia says best ways to get rid of the stuff...
If I EVER thought I'd made a bad decision about leaving the 'safe' confines of a city structure, those doubts are forever stilled! Right now, Houston is under ...
Hi Everybody<br> Beautiful day here. Rain to move back in tomorrow but at least we have had two dry days. <br>Hubby just went back to work from a weeks ...
I have spoken often of our driveway-- We first entered our property 3/2000. Near this huge tree, at the bend in the logging road, there was standing water. It ...
Oh Karen, it sounds so beautiful. And congratulations on finally getting there. The birds up there will love the feeders and if your area is similar to mine, ...
I appreciate all the responses to my last question. Thank you so much for all the info. So I'm just going a little more specific. Is there anyone here who is...
The biggest problem was getting used to the summer heat when I first moved to the desert southwest. Hubby had to drag me into the shade and hose me down a few...
Hi members, added another album to the photos today and also put a couple more in my original album. Today's pics progress through from when we bought the ...
Today , I got about 1/5th of ,the garden planted !!!! So, if all goes well , by the end of the week it should be done ...right ??? I added some rabbit manure ...
I just had to tell someone about our day yesterday. Hubby finished the fence that keeps our dogs about an acre of land away from the neighbors fence. It also...
Hi MerenTau. Glad to hear you are high and dry. Yes, I remember when the Katy Freeway flooded. It was rush hour, and full of traffic. I stayed at work that day...
Good for you Karen. It sounds like things are starting to fall in place for you now. I am so glad. Good luck with the rest of the move and congratulations on ...
