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    Coffee's Ready, Come and Sit on the Porch

    I often thought of selling mine..i have plenty of offers (esp. Since so many are turning them into Tiny homes) BUT everytime i do..i make some cash hauling with her and change my mind🙄
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    Cast Iron

    Beautiful!
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    Cast Iron

    I too have the "chicken fryer" it is my go to, though the weight seems to get more as I age😂, I never scrub it, it removes the "seasoning" just a hot water rinse, then back on the heat to dry and a quick swipe with lard. Which fills/pocks in seasoning as it cools. Heat kills any bacteria. I can...
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    Coffee's Ready, Come and Sit on the Porch

    No worries! I too have an older Ford diesel box truck..i love mine! I do most of the work myself on her..shes a beast! Always there if i need storage or to make a few bucks helping friends...You are smart to start it every month..i start mine at least once a week in winter, letting it run til...
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    Cast Iron

    Aye👋Every Day...Besides my enamelware its all i use..most mine belonged to my great grandmother, other pieces were "found".
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    asparagus

    I have added new plants this spring and mine are doing fine. Might get one or two more days before i let go to fern out of my patches..
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    Coffee's Ready, Come and Sit on the Porch

    Good Morning..i too am not a "homesteader" in sense of the word. Ill always done things the "old ways".. it just happens to be in step with this new movement..I really like the porch..i do not have one anymore ..it was never rebuilt after a house fire. Do enjoy my coffee outside..today is the...
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    Dandelion syrup ???

    As others stated, Main use of dandilion is for blood/liver health. its loaded with potassium and iron. Leaves and flowers are used in spring; roots in fall. My knowledge was /is passed down from Grandmothers. It is not known for allergy relief. May i suggest buying a good quality honey or comb...
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    asparagus

    Same..our mindsets seem to be similar..i do have an Austrailian cattle dog..good at getting the ladies back where they need to be..sometimes a little to eager when they cross their boundries🙄I have more problems with coons, skunks and owls. So mine roam most days but lock up every night.
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    asparagus

    Kinda like grasshoppers indeed! great analogy😂 Could not have explained it better myself!. My chickens, i train to a chirrping sound. (around 330 to 430) Then give meal worms, crickets or larve. They will come and feed where ever i want them..Started that as a protein snack before darkness sets...
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    asparagus

    Only over winter..the i ner circle is where i plant the tomatoes. My original bed has a 5ft inner circle. Then 2nd ring is asparagus 11/2 to 2 ft. 3rd ring is the trench, where one would plant potatoes..If you ever ad more crowns..they would be placed in the 3rd ring then a 4th ring would...
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    Can you store grain in buckets?

    I store flour in the cellar with success. but it is a constant 38 to 40degress F I have tried plastic, glass wood and metal, lined with plastic liner. I find all work though i like the convenience of plastic as i can stack them...one bucket for each type. I also strategically place sprigs of...
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    Organizing and decluttering the homestead

    I have used these plastic shelving units..i place a wooden broom or shovel handle that broke off down in the "holes" ..Allows for more stability as i have had the plastic "give" and collaspe in the past. Awesome job too! Sure feels good when things are neat!
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    asparagus

    Here is a photo i found of a bed last year AFTER winter.. leaves in trench are covering seed potatoes (.can you see the circle around the perimeter? ) White pole is outer edge of INNER circle. Bare ground to the right of pole is the egde of actual asparagus plants...The 2 catmint plants to the...
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    asparagus

    Thus the circular bed continues to become a bigger circle as one adds more asparagus, while center remains same size..unles one decides to remove the older aparagus plants which increases inner circle diameter. I will try to photogragh and upload..at very least i will create a diagram of...
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    asparagus

    If i want to incorporate new aparagus plants..i usually do it in the fall. After i place some ash in trench, and the raw peelings of harvest I cover it with soil then place asparagus crowns. keepin the crown above soil line. I back fill trench with more soil. Plants are "staggered" from older...
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    asparagus

    My apoligies im very tech challeged🙄 After potatoes are planted Is when i flood the trench, usually with water from duck ponds..this waters and fertilizes newly planted spuds. Ducks are usually turned into that garden the followin day. I agree with you, not that i NEVER rotate, but when i do...
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    asparagus

    Im apoligies for late reply..im not a "phone hugger" and rarely check.. plus this has been an exhausting week.. I live in the eastern side of Nebraska around the Omaha area. My ducks are turned into different gardens as needed. They root (think aerate) but do not destroy as chickens do..AS LONG...
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