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[MadeInCanada]

It's all good. I have a machette for bushing, and a gun as well(fully licensed). I am a redneck too!

 

[MadeInCanada]

We rent right now because I'm not working. (NOT BY CHOICE.)

There's a raised garden in the back. We've debated on using it for vegetables, but we really need the landlord to remove all the trees out back first. They're blocking the shade, as well as over hanging the house and POWER LINES.

I'm all for it. I grew up in the country growing beans and corn.

I'm really excited for these things called Garlic Chives. Never heard of them before. Hubby picked them out. We both love garlic - no vampires will ever get us!

(Also, I would totally cut off the vampire's head with my sword.)

((Long story, I have a sword...... I'm the insane redneck weirdo geek of this thread.))

I love gardening it is relaxing and since I don't use any mechanical devices it is a great workout.

I love fresh tomatoes and corn!! Well fresh anything.

Raised beds are great they might lose moisture faster but they heat up nicely so you can start young seedlings a bit earlier.

Do you do flowers too?

 

[amikety]

I currently have a geranium inside (he's pink) and two mini roses, pink and red. I let my color blind husband pick the colors for the roses, it's faint pink and deep, almost black red. They don't match at all. It's funny.

I want to do a "Canada Day" garden beside the house. There's little gardens there too, although severely neglected. I made a "patriot" garden for my dad years ago and he loved it. (He's American. Well, so am I.) Canada Day garden will be easier. Hunting for a blue flower can be a pain in the rear. Especially when it blooms and the thing is purple instead. I'll probably get some wave petunias in white and red begonias. Why? Because I like those. Hehe.

But we have to see about getting the trees removed first. There's barely enough sunlight back there right now.

My problem is I want to do a native vegetable garden. I have no idea where to start and I'm worried about finding native species. Everyone jumps on the bandwagon of popular, easy to grow species with high outputs and ignores the native populations. Bah. I really need to find a nursery specialist in my area that doesn't think I'm mentally ill.

I also want to put up bird feeders. My cat would look cute on a stick.... wait, no, I mean real bird feeders. My husband doesn't like this idea. Especially the part about the cat.

 

[amikety]

Don't mind her.. Sir is more than the "weirdo" of the thread.. she is the sword swirling, kitty lady. She usually comes with a smile.. however do not get in the way of her and her chocolate treats from hubby..

Yes, I will chop off hands over my chocolate.

I guess I should confess the sword isn't mine. It's actually hubby's. I just bought it

 

[MadeInCanada]

I have some tomatoes that were passed down from like my great grandma and some corn too. I am guessing they are like 100 years old, if your interested...

I start everything from seed. I used to work in a green house the chemicals those veggies get before being sold.....YUCK!

I built a little green house last year too, very poorly constructed I must sadly admit... I cut all the trees to make the frame, slaped some plastic on it and called it a day. Er..well, 2 days from start to finish but you know what I mean...I hope.

I live on a lot a little over an acre in size. Next month I will try my hand at tapping maples...

Except for the lack of indoor plumbing and electricity I really envy the pioneers...

 

[amikety]

I have some tomatoes that were passed down from like my great grandma and some corn too. I am guessing they are like 100 years old, if your interested...

I start everything from seed. I used to work in a green house the chemicals those veggies get before being sold.....YUCK!

I built a little green house last year too, very poorly constructed I must sadly admit... I cut all the trees to make the frame, slaped some plastic on it and called it a day. Er..well, 2 days from start to finish but you know what I mean...I hope.

I live on a lot a little over an acre in size. Next month I will try my hand at tapping maples...

Except for the lack of indoor plumbing and electricity I really envy the pioneers...

I'm with you on that. I want to move to acreage outside Calgary. Far outside Calgary. I grew up in a rural area, unincorporated. We had an acre lot with a state designated wetland behind us (and bugs out the wazoo) and a pig farm down the street. I'm now immune to many nasty smells!

I would definitely be interested Only how to get them here? Lol.

My grandpa did maple syrup for years. It was so yummy!

 

[lunas]

It's all good. I have a machette for bushing, and a gun as well(fully licensed). I am a redneck too!

I think my husband is a redneck too ,lol

 

[mameelynn]

I have some tomatoes that were passed down from like my great grandma and some corn too. I am guessing they are like 100 years old, if your interested...

I start everything from seed. I used to work in a green house the chemicals those veggies get before being sold.....YUCK!

I built a little green house last year too, very poorly constructed I must sadly admit... I cut all the trees to make the frame, slaped some plastic on it and called it a day. Er..well, 2 days from start to finish but you know what I mean...I hope.

I live on a lot a little over an acre in size. Next month I will try my hand at tapping maples...

Except for the lack of indoor plumbing and electricity I really envy the pioneers...

Nice!!! We are planing to get a chunk of land and build and earthship and try to live off of the land as much as we can hopefully in the next 10 years! I don't find it all that odd that I'm willing to try it because all of my family is pretty resourceful and homesteader types... My grandparents were lighthouse keepers so getting it done on your own runs in the blood but my husband is all for these crazy ideas I have and his family is very into every modern convince! He even has been on board with cloth diapering our youngest.

 

[lunas]

Nice!!! We are planing to get a chunk of land and build and earthship and try to live off of the land as much as we can hopefully in the next 10 years! I don't find it all that odd that I'm willing to try it because all of my family is pretty resourceful and homesteader types... My grandparents were lighthouse keepers so getting it done on your own runs in the blood but my husband is all for these crazy ideas I have and his family is very into every modern convince! He even has been on board with cloth diapering our youngest.

Ok the cloth diapering idea seems so familiar! Oh yes that's what my parents did. How on earth are you supposed to wash those diapers or do you just toss them? I am afraid of asking my mom.

 

[amikety]

Ok the cloth diapering idea seems so familiar! Oh yes that's what my parents did. How on earth are you supposed to wash those diapers or do you just toss them? I am afraid of asking my mom.

You have to scrap the solids into the toilet. Then launder with a phosophorous free detergent. (Yes, I can't spell.)

The liners are best to hang to dry.

I had cloth diapers as well as my brothers

They make ones with snaps now that require NO folding. So easy.

 

[blueboom]

Ok the cloth diapering idea seems so familiar! Oh yes that's what my parents did. How on earth are you supposed to wash those diapers or do you just toss them? I am afraid of asking my mom.

With soap and water! a detergent without additives that doesn't irritate the baby's bum and cold and hot wash cycles. (Surprisingly the same logic as cloth menstrual pads.)

 

[lunas]

You have to scrap the solids into the toilet. Then launder with a phosophorous free detergent. (Yes, I can't spell.)

The liners are best to hang to dry.

I had cloth diapers as well as my brothers

They make ones with snaps now that require NO folding. So easy.

Awesome. Disturbing but I'd do it to save money lol and well if that'd be good for my child.

 

[blueboom]

You have to scrap the solids into the toilet. Then launder with a phosophorous free detergent. (Yes, I can't spell.)

The liners are best to hang to dry.

I had cloth diapers as well as my brothers

They make ones with snaps now that require NO folding. So easy.

I think my children will be getting cloth diapers. I think my husband be disgusted at first but he will come around.

 

[amikety]

Awesome. Disturbing but I'd do it to save money lol and well if that'd be good for my child.

I've actually read a book on this. (It was a book about saving money. I'm on board.) The author gave the stat of savings of $5000-7000 dollars net. That includes laundering expenses. The range accounts for how often you need to change the child.... some kids just pee a lot.

 

[lunas]

I think my children will be getting cloth diapers. I think my husband be disgusted at first but he will come around.

May be ill invent some type of long mechanical arms to do that task. They will keep them as far as possible from me while scrapping hehe