We bought a rural property and had excellent water, after replacing our water heater we suddenly have rotten egg smelling water. We have a sediment filter and a water softener system, is there a type of salt we could use to help with odor? We treated our well with 12% food grade hydrogen peroxide and hope that will be the solution. Anyone else have suggestions? Thank you

Yall happen to know why the tips of pecan leaves may be curling? Is that alright?

The title pretty much. Looing for insight from folks who are currently in the field and homestead. My wife and I are planning to move out to a farm/ranch by next year but I want to make sure I can still be in my career field. Would love to find something with min 5 acres but more will definitely be better.

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Does anyone know where you but the sidewalls of tires that are often used to weigh down large tarps? I would like to try using some in the garden but the only places I have found that sell them want to do it by the truck load.

Hey! So I’m a 21 year old woman who just moved to Chicago, but I grew up in Missouri with my dad having bought a big piece of land when I was young. I helped my dad build a barn on the land and we planted grapes, and chokeberries. It’s my dad’s hobby farm and he doesn’t make any profit from it, just occasionally makes chokeberry infused brandy for himself and friends or family. But as I’m realizing I don’t want a college degree and I’m sick of working front desk jobs, I want to be outside and hands on. Im thinking I save up as much as I can to help my dad put a well and septic on the land so we could live off it while building a house on it. My dad is getting older he is 61 now and has major health issues that age him even more physically. Where do start? Just keep working and save enough to add these features on the property until I can start living there and actually tend the crops and purchase livestock. What resources would you recommend for educating myself? Also the property is in Rosati Missouri for anyone wondering. Very small settlement near the st.louis to San fransisco railroad.

Whenever herbs go on sale, I always grab a lot. I tried freezing them but they taste bad.

There was a post about freezing herbs in oil, in an ice cube tray. Has anyone tried that? I don't want to just preserve the color, I want it to actually taste like that herb. The post said to cut herbs (not sure if I have to wash it first) and put some in each ice cube slot, then cover it completely with oil

Hey all I’m doing a research project for one of my university classes on how people feel about the retail chains that serve them this may be ignorant and if so I’m sorry, but how do you generally feel about tractor supply company; the products they offer the customer service etc. Thank you all.

EDIT: Thank you all for taking the time to respond this helps a whole bunch y’all rock.

They have been near my garage for over a year and not sure,planning too make another chicken choop with them!

Has anyone used super steel for windbreak? Just the sheets and secured it to wood posts? What hardware did you use?

Canadian zone 6a, Toronto area. Want to plant some herbs, leafy greens, maybe garlic, shallots, cucumber, tomatoes. Is this realistic? What do you think would grow well here? How would you arrange plants to optimize sun exposure? New to gardening, any advice is welcome, thanks

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Aphids can reproduce so quickly because female aphids give birth to live young that are already pregnant. In just a couple of weeks, the young reach maturity and give birth to other pregnant nymphs.

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A short cycle of reproduction results in exponential population growth and there are many overlapping generations per year.

I am looking to put an old field back to pasture this year, and I am thinking about using an orchard grass, and wildflower mix.

Will this be suitable to most livestock? The wildflower mix does not contain any toxic plants.

And what percentage of seed mix should I be looking for?

I am just finishing up with the tilling, and will probably wait to plant until early fall.

For example my grass seed says about 12 lbs per acre, and the wildflower mix is way lower, 1lb for every 2000sqft.

If I mix the two seeds and plant it over freshly tilled soil what is the ratio I should look for?

I have an almost 2 week old kunekune. He’s been bottle feeding since birth. Well between my toddler and my dogs they’ve destroyed 4 bottle nipples. Including some I just bought 2 days ago.

I don’t have a way out for about 8 more hours and the piglet needs to feed every 2.

I tried pan feeding and it was the most frustrating experience I’ve ever had. He sloshed all 4 ounces of milk EVERYWHERE. Flopping in the pan, tilting the pan, running through it, and absolutely refusing to acknowledge the milk in there as he’s desperately wanting a bottle.

Where do I go from here?

Last year was really bad,planted same amount but got yust a few buckets of it!Hoping for best this year!

I don’t need to do much welding around my place; mostly a tack or small bead here and there to keep things going.

I did some basic arc welding back in vocational school in the 90’s and could probably play around and remember the technique, but don’t want to spend that much.

Can anyone recommend a harbor freight / amazon / tractor supply welder that would be “super good enough” and not make a big dent in my bank account?

Our journey began only last year, when I made her this raised bed. I wasn’t even living with her yet. (I moved in only 2 months ago and we are currently renting a small ski chalet) we both did our first garden separately that summer, with some success. She had lots of tomatoes !! This spring we want to take an other step forward and are starting our own plants from seeds!!! I’m so exited !

My mothers chickens haven’t been laying eggs lately and I was wondering if it’s because they might now be getting enough calcium in their diet. Is there anything else that might be effecting this?