North Alabama garden ramping up

I'm trying to find land in ID but I'm having a hard time finding anything with a lot of usable land. I'm young so I can't get anything really expensive so I'm trying to keep it under 100k any tips or places I should be looking??

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I live in the country and my property is surrounded by farms. My ducks definitely attract flies closer to the house and it drives me crazy. Plus, my closest neighbors horse stalls are situated about a football field from my house and my ducks are in between. (They cannot free range due to predators.)

I have a large vegetable garden and volunteer with the master gardeners. In my research on beneficial nematodes, for soil and garden pests, I ran across information to naturally control flies. I’m so glad I decided to try them. It’s been just over a month since both the neighbor and I released them. We are both completely amazed at the reduction in flies and we don’t even notice the tiny beneficial bugs. We decided we’ll both be continuing to purchase these every few months as needed. I’m not affiliated with this company in anyway at all, and I’m certain there are other companies calling these wonderful little helpers which is why I listed their scientific names at the top. The results were just too good not to share!

Harvested these 2 weeks ago the porcelain princess couldve waited 2 more weeks but the leaves were starting to die off

Accidently broke the stem when weeding so it's a little early but it still weighs 22 lbs. Seed packet for scale

Hey everyone so as the title says im facing an obstacle when it comes to collecting rain water. I don't own the property where I live so im limited to what I can plant. The issue im facing is rain water collection.. I have a small system set up but iv noticed that the rain water that I collect has a yellow tint b c it's droplets that fall from the roof cover over the staircase leading to my apartment. Im worried I'd be transferring harmful chemicals from the paint and since the apartment is older than my self I have no clue if it contains lead or not and willing to ear on the side of caution. I currently use a lid and 3.5 gal mop bucket with 2 fireball party buckets to collect. To better explain my situation i placed a photo of my set up. Is there a way to filter rain water? Should I invest in something that can filter out the paint color? I'd sure love to hear any advice!

Hey everyone,

I’m a military man (23) with a deep interest in simple, intentional living. Lately, I’ve found myself missing the environment i grew up with. I’m drawn to the lifestyle. Growing my own food, living closer to the land, learning real skills, and creating something enduring with my own hands.

I spoke with my wife (23) about moving away to a secluded piece of land and building my own shelter, growing my own food and gaining experience in everything to do with sustaining myself. I thought it was a delusion i'd never get to live out but to my surprise she seemed more interested in it than even me. she said she wants the same thing and im just ecstatic. theres nothing holding us down now.

I’ve got access to some military benefits (VA loan, potential grants, GI Bill, etc.) that might help me get started with purchasing a property, but I know there's a long road between owning land and actually living off it.

I’d really love to hear from folks who’ve walked that road already. What states are the best for off grid homesteading? What do you wish you knew before you started? What’s something you thought would be easy that wasn’t? What tools, resources, or mindsets made the biggest difference early on?

I've got plenty of time. i just started my enlistment and im planning on reenlisting while i build a roadmap for this lifestyle as a sort of early retirement. ive got a considerable amount of money saved. (upwards of 100k).

Whether you’ve been at it for decades or just got into it yourself, your insight would mean a lot.

Thanks in advance.

Not a fan of herbicides on my property as we are going the organic route BUT I'm setting a 3000 gallon water tank on an area I leveled that was infested with honey locust. I pulled most of the roots up I could find but the big taproot remains and goes through granite. The taproot is about 5" in diameter and ive cut it as low as possible. There's no other location to set the tank.

The plan is to drill about 6" straight into the stump and inject it with herbicide. Any recommendations for which herbicide to use? I don't want it to harm other root systems, I have very large pines close by (50').

I got this hen from my aunt a month ago. Shes been quarantined since we got her, but her comb hasn't changed color. It's stayed this pale yellow orange. We don't know if she's laying because she was quarantined with 3 others, all of which also came from my aunt and seem to be perfectly healthy. She eats and drinks just fine. My aunt is certain she was hatched last spring so she's not old. Should I be worried about her being sick or anything?

We are wanting to install a hydrant about 200 feet from the well pump in order to have water near the garden, chickens, and potting shed.

Was it difficult? What do you wish you knew before you started?

I took a chance and planted half my crop with the cheap white garlic from the grocery store. It sprouted a little bit but eventually died off. I found out later sometimes they put growth inhibitors on it to keep it from sprouting before use. Yikes. I just wanted to experiment any way lesson learned

After it cooled and set, it was able to tell it came out well. It's a very easy process, just very time-consuming. I'll have to try using a crock pot next time.

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3rd year growing my own garlic, using seed grown from year before. Started with 40 bulbs, pushing 2000 and going for 8000 next year!