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[sarahmannluker]

Happy Mother's day! I don't drink that water, but I do use it to water seedlings periodically. I get it at HEB. It's supposed to have minerals that help boost the navy plants.

[matthewthomas]

Separate and special comment for Kelly. Happy Mother's Day, Kelly. Beau and the kids are lucky to have such a strong, loving, faithful lady taking care of them and keeping them all alive. Alpha chicks rock. I know because I married one. Relax, kick back and put those guys to work. Today is all about you.

[crazyfloridatrucker]

Can't wait to find our property and get the ball rollin!!

[candylynn]

Happy Mothers Day from Massachusetts❣️
Lil "Cartoonist❣️LoL Kelly ya Hilirious❣️😆🤣😂

[crazyfloridatrucker]

Hey guys! We are not homesteading yet we are over the road truck drivers working towards being homesteaders. We will be building our Homestead while we're out on the road so that when we come off the road we will have our home and a business hour aquaponics business ready for us. We appreciate all your pointers.

[gonnaposeto]

I love Topo Chico for making good-for-you Sprite with fresh lemon and lime juice and erythritol/stevia packets. Yum. Refreshing and healthy. Amazing how it fizzes up, though. W-why....? It's the erythritol/club soda combo that does it. Not the lime and club soda, not the lime and erythritol, not the club soda and lime. Weird.

For the sweet potatoes, you don't need to put it in any glass or water. Just leave it on the counter top and sprouts will come out of it. Those are "slips" and you can root those first in water, or you can plant them directly and keep them watered. If the potatoes are organic, you can eat the sprouts/greens that grow, if you want to (sweet potatoes only, not white potatoes). Rabbits also LOVE sweet potato greens. I have the orange and a purple variety growing in my garden. I haven't gotten sweet potatoes from them, and I don't want to because I don't want to mess with curing, which is probably really simple, but I wasn't really aiming for potatoes at any rate. If you want sweet potatoes, I think it would be easy for you with all that room. But if you want to confine them, then be sure to trim the vines or else the plant will put its energy into more vines instead of potatoes. The vines root themselves and make more potatoes at each leaf that touches dirt, so when you have enough of them rooted, then keep them trimmed. So I hear.

Chicken bone broth!!! I still really want a video of what you do with the instant pot. Three times trying different stuff and no gel. :/

Awww, you're most welcome. Ya'll give me too much credit, I swear. ;) You're just the most fun people to bless.

Okra, yes! I planted several, but only a few popped up. I guess my seeds are getting old. But I got about 15 plants. I guess that's enough. I want to get an air fryer for them! :) I roasted them in the oven and they were DELICIOUS, but it was sort of intensive and they shrunk so it wasn't worth all the work and careful watching, really. Same as how I feel about radish chips and kale chips. Yum, but too much involvement. I'm hoping an air fryer will solve those problems. The Trim Healthy Mamas are ALL about okra. :D The flowers are pretty, too. It's related to cotton (along with jute and hibiscus). I want to get you some jute seeds, too. The greens are great for people and rabbits. And it's super summer hardy, like okra (and cotton).

THIRTY-ONE mulberry Even to start, wow. I hope you get to keep as many as possible, but I'd be impressed if only 20 thrive. I only brought you three cuttings, I think. You did amazing. You don't need anymore cuttings, then!! I'm so excited now. I can't wait to get you the Pakistan, and then I'll be happy. Awww, I love you guys, too. <3

Yay, Findlay!! I want to potty train my grandkids!! I was successful with all four of my boys with the naked method. It's no stress to me.

[matthewthomas]

Sad I missed the stream but we are keester deep in PACKING! The move to Colorado is happening. House goes on the market on the 22nd and we are full tilt boogie until that point. Miss watching these and will get there soon. God bless you guys. Will catch up as we can.

[crazyfloridatrucker]

Omg!! Video editing is SO challenging for me and not in a good way lol hardest part of YouTube for me

[lynnb]

The regular laying chickens taste great done in the crockpot! That’s where all our extra roosters go

[bhavens]

meal worms are easier to raise and not quite as gross. :) electric fence too. also what about food storage, when you do start getting food from your land?
One lady I watch put here worm bin under the rabbit hutches, and then doesn't have to feed the worms, and they turn the rabbit stuff into worm castings! :)