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We're required to have a 5,000 gal minimum water tank for the fire department to use. We'll also us it for irrigation purposes. For the house water, we plan on piping directly from our well.
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Thanks, everyone for the advice. There are very seldom any cattle on that property - mostly when they break through from somewhere else. The property to the east has lots of cattle, and a very,...

We have an existing barb wire fence on the south end of our property that in well inside our property line. We want to install a new fence on the actual property line. We need to keep barb wire...

Do any of you grind your own grains and legumes? I just got a grain mill, with a nut and bean auger (Country Living Mill). I know the bare basics, but I was wondering if any of you have and...

Hmm... interesting idea, BlueRidge. I'll send this to my hubby, as well.

Thanks, CJ, that's very good info- I've forwarded a link to this thread on to my husband - he's the 'stuff' makerk in the family.

I read that for almond trees, you should plant another tree of a different variety. That confuses me.

I had always thought that if you planted different varieties of the same kind of plants...

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IF you have plenty of water available,

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Well, now that's the $64K question! Our well has lots of water, but, of...

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Let me attempt a crude drawing: =)

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you'll need to rent a pressure washer and a water truck

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Good idea. Do you have any idea how much pressure is...

well, we figure with all the mud in it, it weighs a gazillion pounds, so we might not be able to lift it or manuever (sp?) it. Also, even if we dig it up, we still wouldn't be able to unclog it.

Just a quick note to say that we saw wild turkeys on our property this week for the first time! We hadn't seen any indication of turkeys for the last two years that we've been there, and we were...

Don't know if this is the right category to post this or not...

One of the drainage culverts under our road became totally clogged this year. I guess it was half-way clogged, and we didn't...

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Are there any factors that go into that cost per sqft like size of the house, complex floor plan, etc.? I

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Well, we're building a home in So. Calif.... which I'll admit probably the highest building costs of any state. But when we got our first quote from a builder for our house a month ago, we were...

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They are Master Gardeners in El Dorado county. They have all kinds of answers and information about your question.

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So, I've been so eager to garden, even though we're still only camping on our property... I've planted onions , garlic and daffodils, and they're coming up. I planted some corn for a deer plot,...

Good points, Pat.

I don't think it's been tested yet, but that's definitely on our list, and I'm sure it's probably required before we get our final inspection on our house.

Everyone around...

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Did you have the water tested. How about for arsenic? Some arsenic compounds taste really sweet.


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I guess I...

We've been thinking about names ever since we bought our 25 acre property. We made list upon list of names. Of course, I like 'froo-froo' names (according to my husband), and he doesn't. We...

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I have taken on the challenge of trying to figure out the best window for our new construction this spring.

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There are a lot of organic means to control insests, ranging from diatomaceous earth for slugs and snails, to ladybugs for aphids, to preying mantis's, to earthworm castings for whitefly. I would...

[quote.....well dug about 2 months ago....the water was a little dirty and had a slight smell to it . Will this go away or should I be concerened?


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We had a hard-rock well dug...

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Eggs from chickens who can scratch the dirt, eat a bug and green grass

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Does the flavor of chicken meat differ...

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we moved to Baltimore when dad took a job at the Social Security Administration,

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I know this is off-topic, and I...