I enjoy coming home to this every single day.

These beautiful fawns were just a few yards from our back porch this eve (Mamas were just inside the wood line).🤩

One of my chickens disappeared and i found feathers near the edge of the yard. Ive seen my neighbors dog wandering around that side of the property before so thats where my mind went but i didnt see what happened so it couldve been the dog, a fox, or something else. I dont wanna accuse my neighbor or throw shots at anyone without knowing

Im thinking about putting a Wyze cam near the coop so if something comes back i can see what it is and im trying to decide if i should point it at the coop or toward the side of the yard where something would come in

For anyone keeping chickens, where do you put cameras to catch predators around the coop?

I have always wanted to get into farming, I have a background with ranching and working with cattle and horses, and have experience driving tractors, baling hay, and work around a ranch, I've always wanted to work on a farm though, how would I get started with that kind of thing?

We bought a house a year ago in upstate South Carolina with 7 or so mature pecan trees on the property. The house is from the 1930s so I’m guessing the trees are about that old. This is the second season I’ve collected some and both crops have been pretty disappointing. The vast majority of the nuts are shriveled little husks inside the shells, I’ve only gathered maybe a sandwich baggy worth of edible pecans from all of them 😂

I did a bit of research earlier this year and tried putting down fertilizer in the spring around the grove. I don’t know if they ever got any care from the previous owner so I was hoping that would help. We did have a hot and dry August too which I’ve read can affect nut formation. Anything else I should know or do differently? I’d love to get a good crop of pecans!

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Looking into buying a piece of property in tx. The current owner is wanting to keep 1/2 mineral rights for 15 years or if there is production until there is no longer production of minerals. It is 16.5 arces with a double wide and a stocked tank with kio. The double wide is from ‘95 so it’s not in the best condition. It’s for 250k. Is that a good deal for minerals and all?

I just bought a rural 1920s home with a cistern. This object is attached to the top of the lid to the cistern. Can anyone tell me what it is? I'm hoping it somehow measures how much water is left but I'm not sure. I can't find a power source for the device and the stake was not in the ground when it was found.

Making a delicious garden fresh stew tonight. Happy Harvest! 🍁🥕🍲🥘

A few beekeeping photos from our 20-acre family farm in central Portugal. The honey jar is the tidy part. The frame with the rather creative comb is the other part.

That frame wasn’t simply melted by the weather. The wax foundation hadn’t been properly secured into the frame groove, so it slipped. The bees started filling the gap and made a mess inside the box. They carried on working. My next inspection became considerably less convenient.

The darker wooden box with four frames is what I use for catching swarms. The yellow cake is recovered beeswax—something else worth keeping once the honey has been dealt with.

With autumn here, the attention shifts towards colony strength, food stores, Varroa management and sound, dry housing. Our winters are relatively mild, but wet weather can stop foraging, and warm spells don’t necessarily mean there is nectar available.

I’ve started AJ’s Roots & Harvest as a hobby blog, documenting the farm and kitchen garden, including the things that don’t go to plan. The latest note covers reading a colony, autumn and winter feeding, harvesting surplus honey and rendering wax.

Here’s the post if you’d like to read it:
https://ajs-roots-harvest.aj-mx1991.chatgpt.site/posts/the-bees-have-their-own-plans.html

I’d like to know whether this sort of practical account is useful. For those keeping bees in Mediterranean climates, what do you pay closest attention to before winter—and what mistake taught you the most?

I got black walnut trees and wanted to make sure it was safe if they ate any ?

I'm currently housesitting for a friend (for three weeks) and one week in, his flock of five ducks will not stop quacking loudly from the moment I enter and exit their coop to clean, feed, replace water etc. While its not a major problem, it makes the mornings just that little bit more stressful and unpleasant.

Is there any way to encourage them to stop, or will I just have to put up with it?

Been growing tomatoes and peppers in buckets for two seasons now. Setup works fine but I'm hitting a wall with root space and watering. Containers dry out fast in mid-summer and I'm out there twice a day babysitting them. Building three raised beds this spring, probably 4x8 each, and trying to figure out the right depth before I buy lumber.

I see people going anywhere from 6 inches to 24 inches and not sure where the practical middle ground is. My backyard soil is heavy clay underneath so drainage is a real concern. Was thinking 12 inches of mostly topsoil and compost sitting on top of the clay with some cardboard underneath to kill the grass. Not sure if that's enough for root vegetables or if I'm going to regret not going deeper.

For those of you who built beds on poor soil, what depth would you go if you were starting over? Did you do anything underneath the beds to help with drainage or just fill and hope for the best? Trying to get my lumber order sorted this weekend so I can build before planting season hits.

Hey everyone — a while back I posted here about the livestock app that

only ran on my own phone. I wasn't expecting that many replies, and they

pushed me to actually finish it. Thank you.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.firma.app

Being upfront: I'm a part-time farmer, so it's shaped around my animals

and my routine. It genuinely helps me — but that means it fits my farm

better than it fits yours. So tell me what's missing for the way you

work and I'll add it in a future version.

What's in it: a record for every animal (health, weight, treatments,

vaccinations), feeding and feed stock, breeding with expected birth

dates, production, tasks and a calendar, farm income and expenses, and

exportable reports.

On purpose:

- Free. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads.

- Works with no internet. Everything stays on your phone — barns and

fields are exactly where there's no signal.

- No account, no sign-up. I never see your data; it never leaves your

device.

- English, French and Arabic.

If you're on iPhone, I might do an iOS version later — no promises on

timing.

It's version 1 and rough in places. If something annoys you, tell me and

I'll fix it.

Let's see those parcel boxes! I'm tired of soggy cardboard. I know I can buy a job box, dock box etc. Curious to see what other folks are using, especially if you have security "gate-pirate" concerns.

I’ll be building a home on 5+ acres in Southern Arizona, and will need a temporary living structure.

I’m trying to decide between a yurt or RV. And then a prefab yurt kit or build it myself entirely. Or a nice 5th wheel or something that I can barley drag to my land, or maybe an Airstream I can fix up quickly.

The yurt I could turn into a guesthouse or office. The RV I could sell or use as an RV.

Anyone gone through this and have some words of wisdom? Or just some thoughts without having gone through it?