Category Homesteading

Tips from Wyzyrd!

Daylilies

I love daylilies :)  had the whole back side of my fence planted with them at the old place, as the Master Gardener agent got hold of a free truckload :)

You probably already know, but the buds and flowers are edible a...

Moveable fence for poultry or ??? This is a neat concept, I like it, especially the gate part.

Now, I will also tell you that I think you can do this with an appropriate length of rebar (a foot to 18 inches longer than the height of the fence) just ...

By the WE2s

Bev – The WE2s are helping an older lady and her disabled daughter move from Texas to Missouri from what I understand. I just hope I got the pics in the right order! Lots to learn here!   LOL  :)

When we first arrived & started settin...

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By Bev Sandlin

Adolescent Chicks (feathers coming on) & Pullets are what we are going to address today.

Just what you expect from teenagers – they are bullying and picking/pecking (literally) on one another...

By Bev Sandlin

Trust me, a chicken and any other poultry are not worth a vet bill. But whether you are raising chicks or have a a sick hen, there are some basic things you can do that may save their lives...

By Beverly Sandlin

WARNING! GRAPHIC IMAGES!

They turned my stomach…

Okay, I had two deer tick bites last week – oh yes, they were embedded.

Old thinking – cover the tick with Vicks or petroleum jelly to smother them, back them out with a hot match or...

By Beverly Sandlin

Yesterday (Part 1 HERE) I told you what little I know. Today is show and tell…

Here is where I started out, the question:  What do I want to do in an emergency situation with no access to electricity from the grid? I’m assuming a b...

By Beverly Sandlin

I’ve been wanting to learn about solar power because it can be extremely handy in an emergency situation and/or if you go off grid. I’ve watched a number of YouTube videos and read about solar power, but still just didn’t get it.

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Here are some good tips on organic weed control including the use of household vinegar.

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Drip irrigation explained:

Hello all. I just completed building a rotating compost bin out of some scrap materials on my property. The only costs involved were the screws and the broom stick...

Another featured video from YouTube. From preparedness to frugality, from gardening to self-reliance – YouTube has an enormous amount of information available.

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By Bev

When I was a little girl we used to go visit my great-grandfather, Harry, on his farm in Trout Valley...

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A web-based community focused on a self-reliant, preparedness lifestyle.

Seasoned Citizen Prepper is a site devoted to the older prepper that believes in prudent, practical preparedness...

Gardening is work and good tools can make all the difference. I’ve spent a lot of money on garden tools through the years between rummage sales and buying new...

By Bev Sandlin

I bought this little garden shed off of Craigslist a couple of years ago for $50. Surprisingly it has never tipped over in any of the storms even though I did not secure it in any way...

SeasonedCitizenPrepper.com mission statement…

A web-based community focused on a self-reliant, preparedness lifestyle.

Seasoned Citizen Prepper is a site devoted to the older prepper that believes in prudent, practical preparedness...

By Bev

When I was a little girl a yearly ritual was when my Mother took us all out to hunt for blackcaps. Blackcaps are those delicious little wild berries that pop up everywhere...

Mini-Greenhouses by Granny Carolyn

By Beverly Sandlin

Grammyprepper sent me a link to a lady who has been experiments with a gutted toaster oven and tea lights.   And I just had to try it in my toaster oven (LINK to the article on using the Deadwood Stove Oven In the House or Outside

By Beverly Sandlin

One idea builds on another and before the internet was even a twinkle in anyone’s eye a lady sent in a tip to Countryside and Small Stock Journal about how she was digging wooden post holes with just water and a hose...

Copyright – May 25, 2014 Beverly Sandlin Spring Valley, MN

For less than $7 you can create a downspout diverter for your rain barrel that looks good and will remove in the winter in less than 30 seconds and the unit will self-store! I’ve had my r...