We've finally reached 13 editions of Homesteading Community Highlights, and in true unlucky number form, this edition is posting late! What can I say, other than... spring has sprung! IYKYK.
Since I have my hands full of spring, we're going to jump right into this edition, and hurry through it a bit.
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Moving right along, this week I've picked 6 posts to feature, each chosen for sharing a crucial piece of information for successful food production.
We start this edition with a post from @iwansyuhada sharing a technique for making and applying pesticide from discarded cigarette butts.
This is an easy, cheap, and effective form of organic pesticide that is readily available all over the world. I highly recommend giving this post a look!
For our next feature, @siwan posts about mixing and spreading some chemical fertilizer.
Though many of us try to avoid chemical fertilizers, they are still in wide use across the globe, and it is good to know about their use and application.
Following that, we have a post from @adedayoolumide about prepping and planting some earth mounds for yams.
Planting in mounds is a very effective way of growing a wide range of edible plants, and can be used in areas where the native soil isn't friendly to plant growth.
In the interest of getting this thing published, the rest of this post will have a very bare-bones look. I've been having local internet problems, and Ecency seems to be having some server issues, which are combining to make it impossible for me to add post photos here. Hopefully I can finish this and get it published, then edit it later when things are running smoothly.
UPDATE! I got those edits done, but left this here, just for fun!
Next up is a video from @gubbatv, describing 5 ways that you can begin homesteading, no matter what your current situation is. Like all of Gubba's videos, this is one is filled with useful info based on real world experience.
Next up is a post from @bigorna1, who shares a detailed account of constructing a small building for an outdoor bathroom.
DIY building projects are an inevitable part of Homesteading, and this is a fine example of how to do things right!
Closing out this edition of Homesteading Highlights is a post from @oscarcede about prepping and planting some traditional garden rows.
Wise placement of irrigation tape between rows should help make watering this garden a breeze!
That's all for this edition, ladies and gentlemen. As things pick up around the Homestead, and work starts calling me back for more and more fair-weather jobs, these features are likely to become more rushed, and appear erratically. I hope you'll all bear with me through the busy season, and continue to grace our fair community with your posts and votes!
See you next time!