Propagating Comfrey Cuttings Made Easy Comfrey is a wonder plant! As such, I want it planted all over my property. The best way to plant a lot of comfrey when you’re on a budget is by propagating comfrey cuttings. You can take a small piece of comfrey root, and turn it into hundreds of plants in a few years. Watch the …
Learn How to Prevent Weeds in Flower Beds Organically!
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Homestead Plant Of The Week | 003 | Lapins Cherry
Grow Lapins Cherry Trees in Texas! A few months back, my sister said she wanted to give me a tree for my birthday. She asked if I wanted to pick it out or be surprised. I told her to surprise me. She went over to Bob Wells Nursery and selected a Lapins Cherry tree for me! I hadn’t heard of the Lapins …
Sharpening Chisels With Sandpaper
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Mr. Heater Big Buddy – Real World Review
Mr. Heater Big Buddy Heater Review: How well does the Mr. Heater Big Buddy Heater work? I actually thought I posted this article and video several weeks ago, but just found it in the pending section. Even though I’m pretty sure the cold weather is over for East Texas, I’m going to put this out there. Since I posted my …
Rebuilding the Master Closet Wall/Floor/Doors
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Spring is in the East Texas Air!
Today I saw the first signs of spring. It’s that seemingly magical moment when the plants and trees break dormancy and slowly erupt with vibrant colors. I look forward to this time all winter long. It’s exciting to see the fruit trees and other productive plants coming to life. The comfrey we cut back to the ground several months ago is bursting …
New Front Door on the Future Homestead
We removed the manufactured home’s front door and replaced it with a hand carved wooden door. We’ve been busy the past few weeks on the future homestead with various projects. We’ve replaced the front door, which was a much larger job than expected, picked up free carpet from a friend who was replacing it with wood, spent a small fortune …
Do You Wanna Build A Snowman?!
Fun Snowman Craft for Kids! Well Folks, this week, we finally had a winter here in East Texas! It actually snowed several inches and yes, we built a snowman to celebrate! I know what you are thinking and we did follow that activity with watching Frozen while drinking vegan hot cocoa! Buddy and I also made a craft snowman to …
Homestead Plant of The Week | 002 | Arctic Frost Satsuma
You Can Grow Citrus in Texas! For years, I’ve dreamed about growing citrus on my East Texas homestead. It’s true that you can do fancy things with micro climates and what not. If fact, there’s no doubt that with the permaculture toolkit that I’ve acquired, I could probably grow an orange or two. But how much effort would it take? I had …