Observationist Dave
Thank you for stopping. I'm Dave, and despite maintaining a 40 hour job outside the home, I still dream of my own homestead. My wife and I bought two acres about 10 years ago and I've spent that time first honing my garden skills, then more recently starting an apiary, and now a small flock of hens. There's plenty I know, and plenty more that I don't. I'll be posting mostly shorts that highlight tips or money/time/effort saving tips that I found or worked through myself. I hope you hang around and enjoy. Thank you again and enjoy.
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Observationist Dave
Help!
First year trying to grow carrots in earnest. Picked a handful today, most are smallish - this is about 3/4 of a pound but many have black spots. It looks like something chewed on them and then they turned black. I suppose it could also be dirt that just refuses to wash off. No smell, so I don't think it's rotten, though it could be the start of mold.
Any carrot pros out there?
3 months ago | [YT] | 4
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Cayenne peppers in a 1/2 gallon jar that will be lacto-fermented and then processed into hot sauce. Need at least 7-10 days to ferment
3 months ago | [YT] | 2
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I couldn't leave it alone. If you saw my potato reveal video from earlier today... I went back out and found another 2 pounds, including this half-pound monster. Stay safe and have fun out there!
5 months ago | [YT] | 6
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THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who is included here. You are the reason I stop and film rather than just doing the work. If I can do anything better never hesitate to drop a constructive comment and I will respond. You all are the best and I love having shared some of the things I do to detach from the system for the last 3 years.
Stay safe, have fun, and do something everyday to be even a little more independent.
5 months ago | [YT] | 8
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Queen cells on a frame of he hive. Shortly before one of these hatches out the old queen will swarm away with a portion of the hive. She will have laid anywhere from 5-10 of these, in my experience, and the first queen that hatches will immediately go thru the hive to rip open and kill all the other developing queens. Then its off on her virgin flight and when she returns she will never leave the hive again.
Until, of course, when it is her time to swarm
7 months ago | [YT] | 4
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So things are going well in the volunteer compost garden
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I've gardened for decades but never grown strawberry. This year I set aside a bed for both strawberry and asparagus and will be trying my hand with some Ozark Beauty crowns that I bought
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Peas on the left, broccoli starts on the right. These are in an unheated greenhouse, but the mist important thing for cold weather crops like these is keeping hard frost off of them. Zone 7b and they are doing their thing. #homestead #backyardgardening
9 months ago | [YT] | 5
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Yesterday I was off from the 40hr job and it turned into a snow day bust. Can't wait until warmer temps next month to get outside and busy
10 months ago | [YT] | 5
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What are you up to so far?
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