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  1. waynec1955

    Homesteaders

    Contact your county extension system/agent. They can tell you what does well in your area, where to get your soil sampled, and what to do to enrich your soil.
  2. waynec1955

    Homesteaders

    RTF, here in Alabama you can visit your county agent for pond assistance. They will help pick the location and size that will suit your needs. If you have any livestock or plans to get live stock they will help pay for the construction on the pond. May be something you could look into.
  3. waynec1955

    Homesteaders

    Peanuts are not hard to grow. They take a long time and need sandy soils or a lot of mulch added to your soil. They need around 130 to 140 frost free days to produce.
  4. waynec1955

    Homesteaders

    Yes, we are in Alabama. My family and my wife's family are from here. I have traveled and worked all over the Southeast,but Bama is home. I hope you get to retire here, I think we are a friendly state with good weather most of the time.
  5. waynec1955

    Homesteaders

    A few years ago I bought a young steer with a friend. We put him in a pasture and grain fed him a few months. We split the cost of everything, and then divided the meat. I don't remember the exact amount of meat we had; but it was more than my family could eat in a year. We eat more chicken and...
  6. waynec1955

    Homesteaders

    We raise sweet corn, field corn, green beans, purple hull peas, okra, speckled butter beans, squash, cucumber, peppers, cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli, carrots, turnip greens, and snow peas. We should have asparagus next year. Plan to add cauliflower next year as well. We have new fruit...
  7. waynec1955

    Homesteaders

    My neighbor raised a couple of hogs a few years ago, and I have a friend who has 4 now. Most pigs around here sell for $50.00 to $70.00 when young. Most people raise them to around 250 lbs and then butcher. That is usally around 6 to 7 months old(varies with breeds and feed). A 250 lb hog will...
  8. waynec1955

    Homesteaders

    While I do believe we are in for a financial crisis at some point; that is not why I like homesteading. We did not follow our retirement plan very well, so we have to find a way to do with less. I am 9 years away from retirement and would like to be providing at least 75% of our food needs when...
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