papa-pepper in #hive-123046 • 2 days agoNUISANCE ANIMAL REMOVAL - One Thing Makes It So Easy (Plus SMOKEHOUSE BURGERS!)This makes it so easy! Nuisance Animals can be, well, a nuisance. They can lead to dead poultry or other animals and can create a plethora of other problems on the homestead.…papa-pepper in #hive-129017 • 9 days agoOLD GRAIN BIN METAL Converted to Firewood StorageCreative, but it should work! Homesteading can be similar to living a third world life in a first world nation. Basically, we have to get creative and use what we've got on…papa-pepper in #hive-181465 • 10 days agoCREATIVE GRAIN BIN USE - FIREWOOD STORAGEThis should be easy! One thing about having a mostly wooded property is that there is always plenty of firewood. Storage for it is important, especially if you want to keep…papa-pepper in #hive-129017 • 12 days agoTOO SICK FOR TOO LONG - TIME TO GET BACK TO WORKThis has been rough....! For a bit now, we got hit kind of hard with an illness. That would be why we haven't been posting as much, or getting as much done. Fatigue set in…papa-pepper in #hive-181465 • 18 days agoFree Wild Bug Repellent May SAVE YOUR LIFEThis is so easy, learn it now! Mosquitos and ticks not only leave wounds which can become infected, but they can also carry diseases. If things get really bad, a lot more…papa-pepper in #hive-129017 • 22 days agoTHE MOON Messed Up My ProjectStoopid moon! There I was, working away at projects like normal. Then, out of seemingly nowhere, things were messed up. When I mentioned what had happened to a neighbor, he…papa-pepper in #hive-129017 • 23 days agoI'm NEVER Trenching Without THIS Again!Never, ever again! I've trenched waterlines and electric lines before, but there was always one thing I was missing. This is one I learned the hard way, and I'd rather you…papa-pepper in #hive-129017 • 25 days agoCreative, Upcycled, and Free, BUT WILL IT WORK?That remains to be seen! Okay, this one has been in the mental works for a while now. However, reality is a different situation, and it's about to get real. To help preserve…papa-pepper in #hive-148441 • last month(NO ROOTS / NO ROOTING HORMONE) Thornless Blackberry Propagation EXPERIMENTThis was an interesting experiment! Thornless Blackberries can be easy to propagate, but HOW EASY can they be. When the long stems touch the soil, they send out roots, so the…papa-pepper in #hive-148441 • last monthWARNING: AMERICAN CONSUMER MINDSETThis can be hard to get over! The American Consumer Mindset can be a force to be reckoned with. It can lock that person into a false existence where they reject anything that…papa-pepper in #hive-181465 • last monthWhat REALLY HAPPENS When You Grow Fruit Trees From Seed? Here's the reality of it! Trying to grow fruit trees from seed is a somewhat taboo topic. The mantras of "they won't be the same as the original fruit" or "they won't grow…papa-pepper in #hive-181465 • last monthDO THIS in the Ozarks AFTER it RainsWe learned the hard way.... learn from us instead! Some things are learned as you live. Other things you may just learn by watching a video. This is one I did not realize…papa-pepper in #hive-123046 • last month5 Things to SURVIVE Any SEED SHORTAGEThis could change everything! Are seed shortages on the horizon? Is it all part of a plan to make you dependent instead of self-reliant? Will they be declared "non-essential"…papa-pepper in #hive-129017 • last monthParanoid Man Builds UNDERGROUND FORESTWell, this happened! I'm not sure if I needed to do this. A fraction of it may have sufficed, but I have a fear. The fear is losing it all, and I don't want to risk it.…papa-pepper in #hive-181465 • last monthThe ELDERBERRY HACK No One Tells YouThey didn't tell you so I will! I've personally never heard this tip talked about, so I thought it'd be best for me to share it with y'all. Elderberries are an amazing wild…papa-pepper in #hive-174578 • last monthROOT CELLAR - BACK IN PROGRESS!Let's go! Honestly, this one has been a long time coming. Now it's do or die time, and I don't want to die (not yet anyway). At the moment I've got to support the roof of the…papa-pepper in #hive-120586 • 2 months agoGAR PO' BOY Sandwich (We REALLY Made Them)This was an amazing idea!!! This was a dream for a long time before it ever became reality. Now that we've done it, we're glad and blessed, and it was an amazing meal. Gar is…papa-pepper in #hive-120586 • 2 months agoHICKORY HOT-SMOKED VENISON BACKSTRAPWow, now this was a GREAT IDEA! Eventually this year, we'll be back into deer hunting season. Until then, we've still got some great meat from last season to enjoy.…papa-pepper in #hive-181465 • 2 months agoWE'RE FINISHEDIt's over now! It took a long time, but we're finally finished. This one even has a surprise ending. I started this project back in 2018, and wanted to finally wrap it up…papa-pepper in #hive-181465 • 2 months agoI MESSED IT UP, So I'll FIX ITThat moved up on my to do list quickly! I've made some mistakes around the homestead and messed some things up in my time here. I was planning on fixing the door on my quail…
