There is no taster and refreshing snack than a nice slice of juicy watermelon on a hot summers day, there are around fifty varieties of watermelon and four types, from the seedless watermelon, specifically breed for people who do not like spitting out the seeds, Picnic watermelons these are a larger melon variety, icebox watermelon these are typically sweet in taste and the yellow watermelons this type of melon is typically round in shape.Growing watermelons is not an easy task they need plenty of sunshine and warm weather, the seeds should be placed in well ...
When you have a bumper crop and you have an excess of vegetables like tomatoes, beans and peas you can save the seeds from your harvest for the following year, although tomato seeds, beans and pea see...
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Growing your own vegetables is not just limited to small farms and lifestyle properties, it is possible to grow your own vegetables in pots or containers anywhere in the world right in the suburb...
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A cow will play an important role on any self sufficient property if you are going to produce your own milk, or maybe try your hand at cheese making, unless you own a substantial sized property,...
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The thought of producing your own food, generating your own power and providing your family with other life essentials and to be self sufficient away from the burden of every day life of the big city is very appealing to alot of people, but it takes alot of thought and planing to achive this life style.
The early settlers from every country all around the world would of lived this way raising livestock and gardening for food, and it would of been a natural thing to do as they had no other choice in the early days, however trying to achive self sufficiency in todays busy world is not an easy task, we have grown up with all life essentials at our finger tips.
Becoming self sufficient and engaging in sustainable living usually means forfeiting alot of life luxuries that we take for granted and producing most of our needs from the land, there will always be a time when you need to rely on the modern world however, going totaly self sufficient is out of reach for most people you still need petrol to run emergency generators or run the tractor or car.
To make all this happen and come together is a monumental task by any ones standards, but the rewards when every thing falls into place and finally you are self sufficient and have no need to rely on outside assistance to enjoy your life is a great feeling indeed. Join our online forums for discussion and sharing of self sufficiency ideas and practices.
Methods for preserving food have been around for along time, but there are not that many people that practice the methods, so much food goes to waste these days, and most people buy there preserved fo...
Fertilizers are an essential component to any plant or vegetable varieties for the production of produce, weather commercial or for self sufficient gardens, fertilizers are available in two forms...
Onions are a great vegetable you can use onions in a variety of ways to add flavor to any dish and they are a vegetable that will keep for use later on in the year, when you have put alot of planing a...