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No matter where you live, you have a predator issue. No matter how sweet the neighbor’s dog may be, it’s a dog. While I completely believe in owner’s responsibility, you should be totally aware that anything can happen on your property and to your animals anytime! Owner beware! Let’s chat about it! Thank you for…
Morning sounds from the backyard! Quail yeah!!
This is an update on our Roma and Better Boy tomatoes.
True NO Till Gardening – Growing ( Building ) Healthy Soil for Deep Mulch Homesteading Organic Vegetables for Beginners 101. Part 1. Composting leaves can also be used in a organic vegetable garden 101 Income.
Now that it’s finally spring, we decided to inspect our permaculture gardens to see how well they weathered the cold winter months. Plus, we also checked on the garlic that we planted last fall, and were surprised how well it was doing!
This is an update on how our strawberry bed is doing after the heavy mulching we gave it this winter. We harvest and weigh in our strawberries for the day!!
Ever wondered how to make maple syrup? Curious about why maple sap is sweet, or where it comes from? Then this is the video for you! Homemade maple syrup is a wonderful free treat and an excellent use of your property. It could even be a source of income if you have enough trees!
In this video I am picking vegetables from the garden to make a salad. I pick enough to make a large enough salad to carry to work all week for lunch. Free lunch (practically)!! Woo Hoo!!
Bottom line~Wearing jewelry while you work your homestead is a mistake on two fronts. 1. It’s dangerous for many reasons which could lead to injury. 2. It is terrible for your jewelry. ~ As a Graduate Gemologist and homesteader, let me tell you why! Please be smart and safe on your farm! Take it from…
We are transplanting the tomatoes we have growing in the red solo cups into the garden. We create a mixture of peat moss, blood meal, bone meal, Epsom salt, worm castings, and Azomite to put around the tomatoes when we plant them. We water them in with fish water and fertilize around them with chicken…
Snow Fleas aren’t actually fleas and they spend most of their time in the soil and under leaf litter. So what’s up with their name? In this episode, we’ll explore what makes these friendly little helpers so fascinating.
Is it ok to pull back on your homestead? The answer is that is YES. Life happens. Things get crazy. Things change and sometimes, it’s more important to make sure that what you are doing is functioning properly as opposed to just adding more more more! Let’s chat about it! Thank you for all the…
We finally got all of our new nesting boxes in! AND! The girls are love love loving them! We are so happy with the change and investment! They rock! Whatever it takes to make our girls happy & healthy! Enjoy & thanks for watching! xo Like, Subscribe, Comment & Share with friends~ ~ Cowabella Sloggers…
We prepare the garden for a two night freeze then reveal the damage after it’s over. Everything survived pretty well!! The frost blankets were a good investment.
We go for a walk around our self-sufficient acreage and I explain my thoughts behind continuing my channel and blogging. I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank you for subscribing to Self Sufficient Me – your support is amazing! Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar on my website to find info on certain…
I was tagged by Zule from Little Bean’s Garden and Calvin from Calvin’sCorner72. In this tag you are supposed to tell 30 random facts about yourself. This was surprisingly hard to do!! In this tag you are also supposed to tag 5 other people to do the 30 random facts. Little Bean’s Garden: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz94c0hz2uBdIPbxW_Zr1MQ Calvin’s…
How is Cochise? How is Cora? Here is the latest! Be sure to come to The Great Appalachian Homesteading Conference to learn all about Livestock Guardian Dogs! Enjoy & thanks for watching! xo Like, Subscribe, Comment & Share with friends! ~ Great books! ~ Farm Dogs HERE: http://amzn.to/2kfoK8E ~ Chicken Health Handbook HERE: http://amzn.to/2kC8P5t Other…
Cleaned up some of more other property and got a few trees pruned. Mail call today. Hardcore Gardener https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTe2HUURGGPXqOtCVCt42fw Southpaw Davey https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbiADGmgvP-h3bBKyYF_4Gg Southpaws gold prospecting and adventures https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmLMqojxG-wvZA2aoSYfeFg Dale Calder https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe02R4jhI4YVd6rljP9uhrQ
Quick update on what’s growing in the garden, what we have planted from seed ready to be planted in the garden, the critter that has been eating our garden, and our grocery shopping for the week.
And! We have a new baby Silkie! Remember that silkie egg we found under Miss Patti and her duck eggs? Well, here it is and the story with it! Next… will she hatch those Khaki Campbell eggs? Let’s find out! Stay tuned! Enjoy & thanks for watching! xo Like, Subscribe, Comment & Share! *Filmed 3-9-17…
We transplanted broccoli, cauliflower, chard, tatsoi, and kale into the garden from our flats we started from seed.
If we hope to someday become fully food self-sufficient, we are going to have to begin taking part in the process from seed to harvest. So check out how we built our germination station in our basement, to start our seedlings indoors.
Quick update on our tomatoes we planted in the red cups, our seeds started in the flats, and our daffodil bed.
Quick video about what groceries I got at the store this week and how much I paid for them.
These five questions answered are about 4 main subjects: Growing Grumichama, what type of drainage (if any) to use in raised vegetable garden beds, why is my lemon tree shedding fruit, and dragon fruit pitaya growing. Actual Questions (unaltered) 1) Name: Louise Message: Hi Mark I was googling about growing a grumichama tree and saw…
Homesteading is not the land of rainbows, unicorns, & pegasus. We have certainly discussed Life & Death On A Homestead in several videos. Here is another side of it. If you are a chicken owner, you must know that cannibalism is a reality. You must also know that if you have a compromised bird, this…
Why do we homestead? Why do we feel you should homestead or learn skills sets? What about your kids and grandkids, too? Let’s talk about it. Enjoy & thanks for watching! xo Like, Subscribe, Comment & Share with friends~ *Filmed Saturday, 2-25-17 ~ Cowabella Sloggers HERE: http://amzn.to/2ku0Xmc ~ Sloggers Chicken Boots: http://amzn.to/2i0HkRl *afflinks Other items…
We are starting some coleus and basil plants from seed we saved last year.
The nesting material in our chicken nesting boxes was getting raked out leading to dirty and cracked eggs so this is how I fixed the problem. Also in this video, I show my latest experiment of trying to use broody hens to hatch out quail eggs. Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe Subscribe…
