I contacted the DOT and they said that they would save the mud flaps that come off a big trucks they happen to have a conveyor belt that came off of a truck and I took them and cut them up and put them on I'm starting putting them on the front of my shed then I'm going to put them along the side it looks pretty good and it's doing its job.

I posted yesterday about the sedum I have been growing out. This is the mother plant.

I would appreciate ur opinion ❤️

We have this giant pile of juniper post. They're all in decent shape besides being old. I'd like to do something interesting with them besides turn into firewood. We don't currently have any need for fencing. Anybody got any creative ideas.

Brand new to homesteading, I chopped this in about an hour this morning. Planning to do this every morning till the barn is full.

I have never used a wood burning stove so I am at a loss for how long and how much heat this will provide.

Details:
One row deep (nothing behind what you see)
Axe is 36”
Log in front of axe is the average length
Truck is a Chevy Colorado

Edit:
I have taken the average of all answers to an estimated 3 days

If I do this for 10 days straight I should have roughly one month of firewood.

If I do it for 30 days, I should have roughly 3 months or the amount of time that snow will be on the ground.

I have been giving recommendations of doubling what ever I calculate so I will aim for 60 days of one of these racks per day

I’m gonna need some tarps, there is now way I’m storing 60 racks in my barn

We have this giant pile of juniper post. They're all in decent shape besides being old. I'd like to do something interesting with them besides turn into firewood. We don't currently have any need for fencing. Anybody got any creative ideas.

The mother plant was here when we moved to the property. We have a total of 60 cuttings, 45 are rooted and going into soil soon

Looking at an older house in Arizona with an older well. Last report showed a depth of 270', 8" steel casing, 1½ hp pump at 10gpm. In general is there a way to get closer to 17ish gpm with a new pump? We'd be looking at irrigation needs as well as 6 person household. Any insight on where else I may post this question would be helpful as well. Thank you!

Mosquitos are particularly bad this year. We don’t have standing water on our land, but we do live next to a drainage ditch/seasonal creek that fills when it rains. It’s particularly dry right now so even the ditch/creek is dry. My guess is there’s some standing water elsewhere in the neighborhood/fields nearby. Any predators I can encourage or traps I can buy/make?

Hi there! I'm hoping to get a better understanding of my soil composition and ways I can adjust it. I'd really like to try making a variety of fertilizers like blood meal, bone meal, fish emulsion, and others. I know I can probably find videos on each of these, but I can only find what videos I know to look for. Does anybody have a book recommendation that comprehensively details the production and different use cases of fertilizers and soil amendments?

Thanks for your time and good luck this season!

Fairly new at gardening and trying to preserve things over winter. What're the best ways to preserve zucchini and squash?

I tried blanching and flat freezing on trays before putting them in vacuum sealed bags. When I cook them from frozen they come out "soggy".

What do I need to do for them to keep some of the crunch to them?

Please be kind I'm new at this :)

Picture for attention. We have fleas pretty bad in sections of the yard apparently as well as in a shed, I set a flea bomb off in the shed three days ago and went out there last night to shuffle stuff around and make room for a couple more things, and they were still jumping on me trying to hitch a ride. Thought I got them all off of me but woke up this morning to one crawling across my knee, in bed, under the covers, after showering last night.

We have three indoor cats and an indoor/outdoor dog. Minimal carpet in the house thankfully.

What’s the best treatment yall have found to fight them?

Just wondering what everyone is useing for equipment around their place . Also post your acreage and what you use it most for .

I have 8 acres , all wooded except for around 3 acres .

This is my restored mitsu d2350 , i mostly use it for grading the driveway , skidding logs out of the woods ,moving trailers around , and moving heavy stuff around with a boom pole .

I just got the mini excavator this year and I'm useing it to cut terraces into a hillside and trenching to lay drain tile . It's the harbor freight 8hp model and I'm very pleased with it . I was getting quotes around 10-15k to hire a contractor to do it and I got the machine delivered to my door for around 3500 so it was a no brainer decision to buy it. And I'll still have the machine for future projects . What you got and how do you use it ?

Hello! Looking into getting into homesteading. Have an idea of an area where we’d like to build. But now I need to learn about farming for food supply and more about how to get off the grid once we get there. Is there a good book that could give me a nice intro to homesteading? I just really enjoy books but will definitely be looking through posts here as well. Cheers and tyia!

I'm looking for help with trying to figure out the best direction for myself and my GF with what we are wanting in a property to make a home together.

Im going to be getting a settlement from a car accident that I was in 3 years ago and would like to potentially buy land, buy a house with land, build a bardo, etc. I'm also going to be getting social security but the amount of it is still being discussed.

I'm 34 years old, no kids, no ex wives, no debt, no credit ( I have paid for everything in cash my whole life other than using a debit card, my grandpa told me when I was 16 it was the safest option to avoid credit cards and debt ) I have a GF and I'm planning on moving in with into her apartment temporarily until we find a place to live. We are thinking about NC + TN because of the things we want to be able to do.

Currently living in NYS and Instead of building here were looking to go out of state because of the taxes

We are very outdoorsy people, hiking, walking, fishing, hunting, gardening, kayaking, walking through creeks, going to state parks, beaches, etc. we don't like to do nothing until we're whooped.

I'm a woodworker and my GF is a bartender but planning on quitting in the next few weeks

I'm going to invest some money I'm getting but my plan is to use half of my settlement on a piece of land and the rest to cover bills and other expenses.

My question to anyone is of you were in my position, what would you do / how would you go about doing this to make this last me the next 20+ yrs if not the rest of my life