On my rounds tonight, I found the tops of one of my cherry tomato plants was devoid of all leaves. My first thought was that the chickens or ducks cleaned were responsible, then I realized the damage was only at the top, 4 feet off the ground, and behind a fence. I quickly realized I […]
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My edible trees
per·ma·cul·ture/ˈpərməˌkəlCHər/ Noun: The development of agricultural ecosystems intended to be sustainable and self-sufficient. With no frost (sub-tropical, even), and adequate rainfall here, things grow. And grow. And, well you get the point. If I can only
Updates 12 Apr 12
Updated the Gardening and Rabbits pages. I don’t always mention when I do, so check back often. Gardens are doing well and spring is well on its way. The mango tree is looking like it will be another bumper crop, as long as we don’t get any nasty wind like we did two years ago. […]
They come out after dark
Every evening, I go out to my chicken coop to shut the chickens and ducks in (and the predators out). I also check the rest of my animals, their water supply, and look over my
Rabbits
Here is my rabbit raising timeline. I will update this as I breed, harvest, sell, trade, etc. I will try to post anything other than feeding or interacting with them. Water is on an automatic gravity system that provides for all rabbits, ducks, chickens, and quail. Daily rabbit feeding and takes about 5 minutes. I […]
Calendars
I am trying to log my every day homesteading work for your benefit as well as my own. Go here for my rabbits timeline of work invested and returns: http://floridahillbilly.com/calendars/rabbits/ —- Go here for my birds timeline of work invested and returns: http://floridahillbilly.com/birds-chickens-ducks-quail/ —- Go here for my garden timeline of work invested and returns: […]
My choice in animals for “Urbansteading”
Living 5o feet from another family makes certain choices VERY important. Your TV volume, height of your fence, amount of clothing to wear in your back yard, and what animals you can raise without causing
Whoami?
As I was typing out my plans for 2012, I realized you probably don’t know what I have currently, or what my homestead situation is. So here it goes. I’m married, two daughters at home, another married and on her own out of state.My wife, Elizabeth, works as an analyst with two weeks in her […]