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  1. milkmansdaughter

    A new journey into homesteading "pic heavy"

    @Chic Rustler, have you considered adding ducks? @Beekissed had a great video of ducks eating potato bugs but I couldn't find it to add the link. But here's a link you might be interested in. I'm seriously thinking of adding some runner ducks here. https://commonsensehome.com/duck-pest-control/
  2. milkmansdaughter

    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    I pulled out the pile of old pellet feed bags so I could use them in the garden. When I went to get a scissors, I returned to find that the cat had claimed one for himself. "This one is mine": :)
  3. milkmansdaughter

    A new journey into homesteading "pic heavy"

    Agreed. The second planting should be in a fall garden. I dehydrate most of my potatoes. They go bad too fast otherwise here. I don't have a cellar (yet) or spot sufficiently cool yet to store things like potatoes.
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    A new journey into homesteading "pic heavy"

    Yum! As fast as your grow you can probably do at least two harvests a year.
  5. milkmansdaughter

    Memorial Day weekend 2019

    Today, if you see a veterans grave, leave a penny. You're paying your respects and people will know someone was there. A nickel is if you trained or went to boot camp with the soldier/sailor/airman. A dime is if you served with the person. If you see a quarter on a grave, it means that that...
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    Surprising uses for cucumbers

    I just got back from the neighbor and she had given me 3 fresh cucumbers. Good timing. Thanks @sumi !
  7. milkmansdaughter

    Some seriously amazing ways to prepare/cook food

    @sumi what a fun video!! It'd be great to try some of those ideas with kids. I already sent it on to my kids. :)
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Squash blossom: Isn't the LORD a marvelous artist??
  9. milkmansdaughter

    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    @frustratedearthmother that reminds me of that old song: "Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweeet. But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat." :) I tried growing lemon trees here. I'm just a little to far north. I DO like the old birdhouse. :) Our figs are looking...
  10. milkmansdaughter

    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Nice picture @Hinotori! Welcome back to the POW thread! :)
  11. milkmansdaughter

    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Hey, @HomesteaderWife! Welcome back. Nice picture. What a pretty bird! My brother just sent me a picture of a scarlet tanager at his feeder this week.
  12. milkmansdaughter

    Ticks!

    The Looney Goonies?? I love it!:lol:
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    Ticks!

    It's that time of year again, and we are having a banner year for ticks here this year. I know the winter was a hard one for most of the country, but here in the southeast, we got rain, rain, and more rain, with very few freezing nights throughout. I've already picked off more ticks on us this...
  14. milkmansdaughter

    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    I'd play the guitar too if it got me out of picking weeds!!:D
  15. milkmansdaughter

    Dandelion salve

    We're past the dandelion stage for the year but thanks for the detailed instructions @rodeogirl! I'd like to try this next spring.
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