This is a follow-up from yesterday’s post, DIY Self Watering Containers. When I first started gardening here in Florida, the sugar sand had me beat. Too loose to hold anything, it would take many tons of organic matter to improve just my back yard. I eventually opted to use raised beds, and make my own […]
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Get What You Need
“You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes you just might find You just might find You get what you need” “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” is a song by the Rolling Stones on their 1969 album Let It Bleed. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it was […]
Coloring Quail Eggs for Easter
A quick one, it’s been a hectic week, I even missed posting yesterday, sorry! Today is Good Friday (as if they make a BAD Friday…). That means Easter is a couple days away. And while I don’t go to church, I know that the proper way to celebrate the resurrection of Christ is to decorate […]
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Urbanstead Update March 2013
It’s been a while so I thought I’d update whats going on in my urban backyard “farm”. I like to write these out from time to time to show you what I’ve accomplished, as well as to track where I’ve been. My memory isn’t what it used to be, so this works well as a […]
Baited Breath Part 3 – Bait Shrimp
In the past year, I’ve eaten mullet, and sand fleas, and while both are considered bait locally, both are edible, and are on my “goto” list….if the world ever ends. Actually, neither were that bad, just not worth the effort when other options are available A few days ago, I was fishing with a friend, […]
Backyard Egg Options
A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. “Eggses!” I have a fairly wide selection of eggs in my refrigerator, considering I raise them myself on little over a quarter acre in town. Here are the results from
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Farm Update Feb 2013
I called this “Farm update” because “Backyard Update” just doesn’t have a nice ring to it. Plus it doesn’t look like a back yard…it looks like, well, a farm…a tiny, narrow, crowded farm. This has been a fairly busy week for me, and I just wanted to
If TSHTF: Eating Dog
When our girls were very young, and before we had any animals, I made a house rule to cut short a request for a cat: “We can have any animal we want, as long as we realize that one day we will eat it” I said this partly in jest, but partly to prevent
Questions and Answers Feb 2013
Today, I ‘m doing a Q&A session with some of the many questions I get. Today, I’m covering whittling, food, and rabbit questions. Feel free to drop me a line at: db at floridahillbilly.com and I’ll answer your questions, and possibly include it in a future article. Here we go! Spoon Carving Questions: Tim – […]
Repurpose an Old Android Phone
I’m a huge fan of the Android OS, particularly in the smartphone market. I have a fairly extensive IT background, courtesy of the U.S. Air Force that I called my career up until about 8 years ago. Suffice it to say that I’ve had an above average exposure to technology. I’ve seen what works, and […]