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Category Archives: Homestead
Greenhouse Shelves
In the fall of 2024, we purchased two inexpensive hoop house greenhouses from Amazon, one 7′ x 12′, and one 10′ x 20′. We set up the smaller one up by the house, to be used for starting plants and … Continue reading
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Safely Removing a Dead Tree With Only Hand Tools
This post is actually bitter sweet. When we bought this house, the day we closed, a tree had fallen and the people we were purchasing from had to clear it from the driveway on their way to the closing. This … Continue reading
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Stain Over Paint Faux Wood Trim
This home had stained wood trim, doors, bannisters and beautiful dark wood kitchen cabinets. The original wood is redwood with a red/orange tone. When they remodeled the kitchen they went with a deep, dark walnut cabinet. The master bed/bath/closet remodels … Continue reading
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Adding a Drop Down Shelf To The Greenhouse
Link to Bootstrap Farmer video. Link to buy the kit from Bootstrap Farmer here. The kit sells for $156.99 USD and is currently sold out as of 3/25/2026.
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DeWalt DWHT83550 ToughSeries 8-3/4 Clamp Jack
Just one of the reasons Bill loves me is that often I send him a link to something telling him I want this. Now you might be thinking why would he like that you want to spend money? The answer … Continue reading
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Fixing a Broken Vertical Blind Slat
There are times in life where you just need to get something fixed, quickly, simply and cheaply. I ran into one of those times when we were renting in MI. I swear that those cheap vertical blinds that they put … Continue reading
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Planning A Fruit Orchard In The Woods
I have dreamed of having a yard filled with edible delights for years. My vision was to have vegetables, fruit trees, berry bushes, grapes, and flowers all living together in a happy yard filled with the sound of birds and … Continue reading
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Basement Lettuce Why We Grow It
It started upstairs. In our bedroom. Last year it moved to the basement. As weather allowed the lettuce and spinach moved outside. I think we are done with that. The biggest reason? We are much more likely to … Continue reading
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Food Forest Expansion – Fruit Tree and Grape Additions
More than 40 years ago I lived on land out in the country. In the front yard were two very old apple trees. One needed to be cut down, which made me sad, but the other flowered and fruited every … Continue reading
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Planning The 2026 Garden
Some things that have made gardening easier this year. They cost money and you don’t need to spend a lot to get into gardening. We have tried just about everything up here on the hill and at this point in … Continue reading
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