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Official Homesteading Thread

Discussion in 'Hobbies and Interests' started by Jack Straw, Oct 4, 2013.

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  1. lukem

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    How do you know when they are ripe?
     
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  2. NortheastAl

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    They ripen late August to Sept. Might be overripe by now. Still, try one.
     
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    I took Locust Posts advice and put another log on the fire!
     
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    DEAL ALERT!!!
    If you can check your local Lowe's you can also check and order online but all of there Ball canning goods are 50% off just thought I would share just scored a e-cart load.
     
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    I think we are up to 17 or 18 perennial fruit plants/trees. All the basics plus some weird ones (like Paw - Paws)


    The chickens love our elder berries -- two bushes provide all we need and then some.
     
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  6. Grizzly Adam

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    Thanks, we were just talking about buying some widemouth pints when they go on sale.
     
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  8. Grizzly Adam

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    I love that poem.
     
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  9. NW Walker

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    Here's a few homesteading pics from my little 'stead here...

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  10. Jack Straw

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    Now that's what I'm talking about!
     
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    NWW, you not only talk the talk, you walk the walk! A lot of work, I'm sure, but very rewarding.
     
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    Chickens and goats soon. Apple trees and 4000 square foot garden. We have a pantry 20 foot long 2 foot wide done in shelves. 3 freezers and getting a bigger one Tuesday A.M. I will start deer hunting this coming weekend. Right now I don't have room for a deer. All in I could go a year or better with out going to the store again.
     
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    Ate a paw paw yesterday. Kinda different...cross between a melon and a banana.

    Made 11 pints of hot sauce and canned this weekend too.
     
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  14. Grizzly Adam

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    What did the other guy score?
     
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  15. lukem

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    Heartburn.
     
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  16. Grizzly Adam

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    Touché.
     
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    Good one! LMAO.
     
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  18. Grizzly Adam

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    Not sure if meant to be homoerotic but... Hello!
     
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    Ha! That's my buddy, we usually get some 'staches going for shearing. The sheep seem to respect our authority a bit more that way. We were, and still are, learning to shear. Mostly by watching youtube and going down to the barn and struggling through it. I love that pic, the dang cord is tangled around everything (look at the sheep's horn) and he's probably more frustrated than the sheep right then. It still cracks me up every time I look at it.
     
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  20. Grizzly Adam

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    That's great!
     
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  21. lukem

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    That's why cops have moustaches.
     
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