Posts by jerryb

Island Roo's sketch made me think of my brew house back when I used to home brew beer. In brewing you use a "mash tun" to do the conversion of the starches in the malted grains into sugars for the yeast. You could use the same type of...

If you want lots of hops for shade go with "cascade" for a hop variety. It is well know amongst home brewers to be nearly a pest for growing so fast. It is also the hop of choice for many american pale ale recipes so you score twice....

 I would start with the area's MSU Ag extension office or agent. They are a great resource for these kinds of things.   good luck, Jerry

tsc has a nice assortment of tires you can choose from. I used two of them about 1.5 x 8 pnuematic tires for my tractor and they work fine. I just used bolts for axles.

Quote: Originally Posted by justlearning      Also we live very close to city limits, so not in the country at all, what is the best way to get rid of the...

I have some new hampshires and I think they will do OK for you as meat birds so long as you know that:   A      you will get a smaller carcass, similar in size to the whole fryers found in the store,...

the plan above looks like a decent idea and should work well. But, IMO, it's built way too heavy. use 2x2 instead of 2x4 and 1/4 inch exterior plywood rather than 1/2 and I think it should be much easier to move and plenty strong...

I personally would take a less organic approach: I would buy a bottle of cut stump and vine killer at the farm store and then I would take my pruners and cut each vine as close to the ground as I could and coat the fresh cut ends with...

A couple of thoughts here, first its a clever idea!    next, if anyone is going to make one of these pay a little extra to get a porcelin bulb holder. they will handle much more heat than a bakelite or plastic one. just a...

Matt,   all you need for babysitting is a neighbor who likes fresh eggs. we have a neighbor kid who is going to start 4-h poultry this year, he sat our chickens and some chicks we had in the brooder while we went on a cruise...