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    Wine

    I'm not sure how many of you make your own. But I'm sure that most of us at least appreciate wine. I know I sure do. With good wine being so expensive I like to make my own. Which will be even cheaper once my strawberries and raspberries start producing. I mashed up a batch of strawberry...
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    Look what I found!

    Great find. And really good use for it. Maybe though, ya might put some of those cool looking rocks around the base so it doesn't fall over and spill your flowers in the wind. Momma used an old hall tree to hang plants when we lived in NC and it fell over all the time in the back yard.
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    Offtopic pictures of things you love.

    Demi Deb, what do you ride? Today is going to be a beautiful day. But I have to work a 12 hour shift today. The company I work for is still starting up this factory and aren't fully staffed so I've been working half of second shift to make sure there's a millwright on hand. So I'm riding to...
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    Names with Faces - Post your picture here!

    Boundless energy? Where can I get that from? I went to bed before the sun did yesterday.
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    Repurposing scrap iron.

    That sounds right thank you.
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    Repurposing scrap iron.

    You are correct. They don't produce much smoke because there is almost complete combustion. That means you are getting more bang for your buck. Smoke is basically unburnt combustible material. Since it's more efficient you end up using less wood to cook your food. Less heat is wasted. And...
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    What did you do to MAKE money today?

    Other than working my job I sold a thousand rounds of 230 grain copper plated .45 for 300 bucks.
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    Repurposing scrap iron.

    I've seen others made out of soup cans and paint buckets with Some, heck I can't remember what it's called, to insulate it. But making them is a little more labor intensive. Here is one where they used what looks like fine gravel. But gravel is heavy compared to that other material that I...
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    Homemade pepper spray/ animal deterent

    I wonder if lion poo would work on a dog thatndoesnt know what a lion is. We've been seeing a migration of cougars in recent years. Some have made it as far down as the Mississipi river. And there have been many reports of dogs facing off with them without fear cause they don't know what they are.
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    Repurposing scrap iron.

    That is one of the more simple ones I've seen made. They work very well for storing in your car or something in case of an emergency.
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    Repurposing scrap iron.

    I dont have access to any large trucks that are scrap. But will definitely remember that in case I ever run across them. Sumi. You can make them pretty easy out of Used cans. I'll see if I can find a picture.
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    Repurposing scrap iron.

    Thank you. I bought most of the iron for my grill. But when I make wheels for it so we can haul it around easier it'll mostly be junque iron. But my next project is going to be a rocket stove that I can put in my boys tour pack for when we go camping. Something similar to this. But a little...
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    10 Unbelievably Creative Seed Starting Ideas You’ve Got To Try

    I've read that you shouldn't use dog poo for fertilizing but never saw an explanation on why not. I feed mine a raw diet. Sice I started doing that it dries within hours and vanishes within a couple days. It's a noticable difference vs when they ate dog food.
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    Testing your soil's pH

    That is a very good idea. Thanks for sharing.
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    What did you do to be/become more self-reliant today?

    Yeah. I suppose that is a lol far away.
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    Offtopic pictures of things you love.

    Those are some beautiful pictres.
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    Killing weeds

    Normal white vinegar kills very well if applied properly. But you have to protect your growing plants. Use the same method you would use if you were to spray herbicides to protect against overspray. But unlike herbicides used on a warm day it is not persistent. Toss a plastic bag over your...
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    Homemade pepper spray/ animal deterent

    Interesting idea. But. A dog's nose works differently than a humans. Pepper spray does work against animals. Spraying peppers around an area does not. The concentration is nowhere near what is required to deter them. If you simply spray it on your plants then walk away it wont work. Can't work...
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    Killing weeds

    Murdering weeds is not only a fantasy of any gardener. But it's also the bane of their existence. Well if you are using pregrown plants there is a very easy way to make sure they never sprout. Cornmeal. Cornmeal is basically gluten. Which is a pre-emergent seed aborting machine. It stops them...
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    10 Unbelievably Creative Seed Starting Ideas You’ve Got To Try

    Ohhhhh. That is fabulous. I never thought of that. The neighboring owner has tons of cattle. I know what I'm doing next year. Do you have a how to anywhere? And can you do the same with horse, goat or dog piles? It might take some convincing for my guy. He loves gardens and food plots and what...
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