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My tomatoe cages looked to be about the same size as yours, but I didn't have the bright idea of putting a t post in the middle. And I only found out AFTER I wasted all my pumpkins that chickens love them Also, do I have to eat lamb? Can't it be an adult sheep? Would it be different? And I...

I had my first garden last year and it was out of control! The zucchini were as big as my arm, my tomatoe plants got so big the ripped the cages out of the ground and tipped them on their sides, the corn was at least 8 feet tall id say, the pumpkins took over and wrapped around everything, the...

Lol! Well on the bright side it's easy for me to stay healthy because ramen noodles and beer are on the top of my list of most hated things! I won't touch the stuff She's mostly Jersey (maybe 75%?) with a little bit of Holstein That sounds like you're doing a lot to me! I'm working on...

Yeah next year I should be milking my cow, which means I'll have milk products and meat, as well as eggs from my chickens and stuff from my garden. Next year will be a lot easier than this year

I'm not sure if this is the right thread for this or not, but I kind of think it is. I'm wanting to try something. When I first moved out I realized that I could pretty easily keep my grocery bill around $100 a month, then I moved back home for a couple weeks because my well quit, and now I'm...

Thanks! I got a lot of good ideas. Some of the house is insulted. It's weird. I'm not sure how well insulated my room is, but because I can shut the door it stays the warmest, I wish I could put my bathroom and kitchen in there! The kitchen and living room is all open with no insulation in the...

Are you talking to me or @I Love Layers? I don't think either of us has said anything wrong..

I've tried the "leave the windows and blinds shut during the day and open the window at night" thing, and even turned on a fan, before because my AC was broken. Common sense didn't make it any cooler in the room. Not where I live. Your profile says you're in North Dakota, so I think that may...

I'm not sure common sense has anything to do with that! Lol. I live in the bottom corner of Missouri and it does not cool off at night, I've slept with the windows open at night and no AC and it was miserable, laying there sweating with no blanket and no clothes. So no thanks, I'll flip on the...

Yes I might just run the AC in my room at night, because I'll most likely be outside all day taking care of the animals, gardening, riding horses, etc. so no reason to leave it on all day. Before I posted I hadn't thought through what a difference no roommates would make, but I bet it's a...

Thanks for the advice! Reading your post I realize I may be over reacting and overthinking it. Me and my roommates moved in at the same time (so I've not yet been alone in the house) and they just finished moving out yesterday so I have yet to see how much it drops, but thinking back on it, they...

Does anyone have any tips on saving money on electric? During the fall my bill stayed around $150, last month it was $320! I live in an old farm house. My roommates moved out so I've got all the extra doors shut and blocked off now, got the pellet stove up and running, it had been broken (but I...

It will be hooked up year round, and I'll be on my parents land so probably no worry about a base fee if there is one

I'll have about 420 square feet, which for just one, 20 year old girl, that's more than plenty. Right now I live in a two story 4 bedroom farm house with a big living room, with roommates, but everything I own besides my food, shampoo, and couch, is in my 12 x 15 bedroom and it's super clean in...

Unfortunately the trailer is very skinny, but with the length I can have a niced size bedroom with a closet, a somewhat small but not too bad living room, a nice kitchen, and a full size bathroom with tub, toilet, sink, and enough room for towels and such. And that's a lot of gas! I'll just pay...

Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of the show. Some of the houses on there are really cute but all the people on there say they're going tiny so they can live mortgage and debt free and then they spend $70,000 on a tiny house and I'm like what? I could buy a small farm for that. If I had 70k to blow I...

Ah, I just meant electric or generator for the AC during the summer, I don't know which would be cheaper, it'll just be small window unit. And that's awesome! My dad originally wanted me to have a couple different buildings so I didn't have to cram everything into one and such, but then I...

Why do you say better off using regular electric? I could spend $600 setting up panels and everything would be running except air conditioner in the summer, and maybe a fridge. Wouldn't that be worth it to save $1500 every year? And yes, tiny house, although I may be using a 53 foot semi...

So I'm considering building a tiny house, I'll either be doing a 12x20 building, or, I might have access to a 53 ft trailer I can use for it. I've been trying to figure out how to do the electricity and after talking to an Amish friend I think I've figured out that I can buy a few big batteries...

Well that's genius. Definitely doing this