A new journey into homesteading "pic heavy"

[baymule]

do you grow mustard greens from seed?

I sure do. My favorite variety is...….

Mizuna Seeds, Japanese Red Mustard

Experience the joy of growing your own Red Streaks Mizuna with seeds from RareSeeds.com. Shop now for pure, natural, non-GMO heirloom seeds!

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[Chic Rustler]

WooHoo! Guess the 'bator is working!

yeah...the rooster, not so much. 18 were infertile. lol

 

[Chic Rustler]

I sure do. My favorite variety is...….

Mizuna Seeds, Japanese Red Mustard

Experience the joy of growing your own Red Streaks Mizuna with seeds from RareSeeds.com. Shop now for pure, natural, non-GMO heirloom seeds!

www.rareseeds.com

and now is the time to plant greens?

 

[baymule]

Yup. Now.

 

[Chic Rustler]

wow what a weekend. Saturday I decided I would change my central heat and air system. it's aged, undersized for the house and really drives up the electric bill. got started tearing it out and a guy shows up with a truckload (no joke) of big carp and drum. there was a bow fishing tournament Friday night and I got the spoils. spent an hour or so digging trenches in the garden and got them all buried. then back at it. worked on it until 10 last night and I finally finished today at 3.

the old unit was a 10 seer 2 ton ac with electric heat. went back with a 14 seer 3 ton heat pump. I sure hope it shaves the electric bill. time for an Epsombath!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Holy Cannolli! that's a lot of stuff to get crammed into one weekend! But, I'm sure it'll be worth it when you're sitting inside the A/C in a couple months when it's about 140 degrees outside.

 

[Chic Rustler]

Holy Cannolli! that's a lot of stuff to get crammed into one weekend! But, I'm sure it'll be worth it when you're sitting inside the A/C in a couple months when it's about 140 degrees outside.

the best the old one could do is maintain 78 and it never shut off.

next project is a clothes line!!....if I can get the wife on board.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

If your wife nixes the clothesline idea - you can put one up here.

 

[Mini Horses]

love most clothes from line dry -- oh, especially sheets!

But a few things I would rather dry. What I am not as thrilled with is the put up & take down of clothes on the line. Does help with electric bill, especially with a family the size of yours.

Always used a line when kids were small & at home. Yep, we had cloth diapers to fold. No dryer. In fact, my first washer was one from a laundromat. Had coin box out but had to use dimes to start it. A friend of ours worked at a little mat & when owner put in new machines he let him have this old one for us. Hey, it worked! Was the right price -- FREE. We also had no A/C and a floor furnace.

Ahhh, memories!

 

[wyoDreamer]

My clothes line is in the dog yard. Dogs leave the clothes alone, but the dog bombs are always a problem for me...
I love clothes dried on a clothesline - I just pop them in the dryer for a couple of minutes with a damp towel and it softens them right up, lol.