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Micro Homestead Ecology
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On this channel we will explore all things related to homesteading on small holdings. With less than one acre, and over 20 years of trial and error, we have built a thriving homestead ecosystem that provides for our family of four, all while continually improving the soil and environment we call home. Join us as we discuss tools, techniques, livestock, gardening, composting, food forests, home orchards and so much more. Together we will continue to build and grow our micro homesteads.
Evaluating Rain Water Catchment Ideas: What should we build??
This is Micro Homestead Ecology. We have been growing our own food and building a more sustainable life, in the high desert on less than an acre of land, since 2012 here in zone 6b. I am excited to use this platform to share some of what we have learned over the years.
Today, we share some ideas as we debate the potential implications of adding a rain water catchment system to our DIY greenhouse set up. I have spent the spring running harvest samplings with the most basic equipment imaginable, just five gallon buckets, all in the hopes of wrapping my head around how much capacity I need to work into the design looming in my mind. I'd love to hear anyones thoughts on the matter as we embar...
Today, we share some ideas as we debate the potential implications of adding a rain water catchment system to our DIY greenhouse set up. I have spent the spring running harvest samplings with the most basic equipment imaginable, just five gallon buckets, all in the hopes of wrapping my head around how much capacity I need to work into the design looming in my mind. I'd love to hear anyones thoughts on the matter as we embar...
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How to Make Good Compost: Cheap and Simple DIY System
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This is Micro Homestead Ecology. We have been growing our own food and building a more sustainable life, in the high desert on less than an acre of land, since 2012 here in zone 6b. I am excited to use this platform to share some of what we have learned over the years. Today, we share how we have been managing our compost generation systems here for the past few years utilizing a simple pallet ...
Keeping Plants Safe in an Unheated Greenhouse
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This is Micro Homestead Ecology. We have been growing our own food and building a more sustainable life, in the high desert on less than an acre of land, since 2012 here in zone 6b. I am excited to use this platform to share some of what we have learned over the years. Today, we share the method we have been using to keep our frost tender plants safe in our unheated greenhouse. In the early spr...
Making Epic Homemade Seed Starting Mix: Soil Block Compatible
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This is Micro Homestead Ecology. We have been growing our own food and building a more sustainable life, in the high desert on less than an acre of land, since 2012 here in zone 6b. I am excited to use this platform to share some of what we have learned over the years. Today, we share our current seed starting mix that is useful for both seedling trays and if you are so inclined, soil blocking,...
Do You Even Need a Greenhouse
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This is Micro Homestead Ecology. We have been growing our own food and building a more sustainable life, in the high desert on less than an acre of land, since 2012 here in zone 6b. I am excited to use this platform to share some of what we have learned over the years. Today, we share some thoughts on the benefits of having a greenhouse in your garden or homestead. Many of us dream of having on...
March 16th, 2024 VCC Steak & Crab Feed
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FREE RESOURCE: Seed Starting Calendar Giveaway
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This is Micro Homestead Ecology. We have been growing our own food and building a more sustainable life, in the high desert on less than an acre of land, since 2012 here in zone 6b. I am excited to use this platform to share some of what we have learned over the years. Today, we share an exciting digital resource that I created to help you get growing. It's a digital seed starting calendar in a...
Soil Blocking: Is it worth the Investment?
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This is Micro Homestead Ecology. We have been growing our own food and building a more sustainable life, in the high desert on less than an acre of land, since 2012 here in zone 6b. I am excited to use this platform to share some of what we have learned over the years. Today, we share our last seed starting method, Soil Blocking. Many gardeners and homesteaders eventually stumble upon this very...
Jiffy Peat Pellets: Are They Good for Seed Starting?
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This is Micro Homestead Ecology. We have been growing our own food and building a more sustainable life, in the high desert on less than an acre of land, since 2012 here in zone 6b. I am excited to use this platform to share some of what we have learned over the years. Today, we continue our overview of the various seed starting methods we have tried. Jiffy peat pods are an interesting option, ...
Seed Starting: Why Viagrow Seed Starting System is Worth the Money!
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This is Micro Homestead Ecology. We have been growing our own food and building a more sustainable life, in the high desert on less than an acre of land, since 2012 here in zone 6b. I am excited to use this platform to share some of what we have learned over the years. Today, we take a look at the Viagrow seed starting system and compare it to the common cheaper options available at most big bo...
Seed Starting: Are Cheap Seed Starting Kits Worth Trying?
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This is Micro Homestead Ecology. We have been growing our own food and building a more sustainable life, in the high desert on less than an acre of land, since 2012 here in zone 6b. I am excited to use this platform to share some of what we have learned over the years. Today, we share our second option for starting seeds a home, which is the cheap kits you can get from the big box stores. This ...
Seed Starting: Cheapest Ways to Start Growing
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Seed Starting: Cheapest Ways to Start Growing
Costco Greenhouse: Convince Your Spouse it's a Good Deal
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Costco Greenhouse: Convince Your Spouse it's a Good Deal
Vale Alumni Association 2022 Keller Hall of Fame Induction Video
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Vale Alumni Association 2022 Keller Hall of Fame Induction Video
Greenhouse Update and Summer Garden Plant Out
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Greenhouse Update and Summer Garden Plant Out
Spring Garden Seedling Wind Protection Ideas
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Spring Garden Seedling Wind Protection Ideas
Feed Em Friday: Establishing a Weekly Fertilizer Routine
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Feed Em Friday: Establishing a Weekly Fertilizer Routine
You Can Fix a Leaky Garden Hose: Simple Fix with a Must Know Tip
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You Can Fix a Leaky Garden Hose: Simple Fix with a Must Know Tip
Death to all Squash Bugs: Control this pest with simple Soap and Water
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Death to all Squash Bugs: Control this pest with simple Soap and Water
Keeping Pots Hydrated Through a Heat Wave
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Keeping Pots Hydrated Through a Heat Wave
5 Tips to Help Your Garden Beat The Summer Heat
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5 Tips to Help Your Garden Beat The Summer Heat
FFA 2021 Plant Sale April 30th & May 1st
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FFA 2021 Plant Sale April 30th & May 1st
Thank you for the great information! I bought it on sale mid summer and absolutely love it.
We love ours. Got this one for $600 as the floor model. Excellent quality imo.
What a great deal!!
Nice video. I’m heading over for Bow season in September 2024.
Such beautiful country!! Love it up there.
They are destructive in that stage but when they transform into a huge hawk moth they are the best pollinators
Bushcraft or Garberg which one do you prefer?
Hard to choose. Everything I've used so far is pretty high quality.
Don’t give rabbits these water bottles they need lots of access to water a bowl is much better
Good to know. Thanks for sharing.
Does Preem control velvet grass?
I don't have much experience with that. Lots of grass sprouts from runner roots under the soil. If that's the case then no it won't. If it's a seed based grass then you might find that it controls it.
This thing is only 999.97 at costco. There are a lot in stock in my area. One costco has 13 in its inventory. I grabbed one today.😊
That's a sweet deal!!
Where?
@@arnettaalbert153 its out of season. You can get it online still maybe for about 1500$ or the 8x10 larger one for 1600$ after the $400 discount.
Wow.
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I would do a tank or barrel or garage cans outside so you can have more space inside. You can then link them together to go inside.
That’s an interesting idea! Maybe I could figure out a framed wall to help them blend in. Hummmmm, you got me thinking now.
Yesss and with compost if you make then you can control what you add in💚💚
Yes! I actually add in a number of things for added fertility to both my seedling and potting mixes. I have tomato seedlings over a foot tall and they've never had a liquid feed added. Super strong and healthy plants.
@@microhomesteadecology We use a lot chicken poop and that's makes things grow 😂like if basil leaf size in store is size of thumb then our basil is size of hand or even twice and taste so good too. Green house is full of tomato plants grow up to 10 feet maybe. i did something with my tomato seedlings too like i planted some 2 weeks later and this week i put them in green house and those i planted 2 weeks later grown t times bigger than first ones. it's mine second year growing veges and different trees but my father is gardening whole life and i feel like i have natural skill or talent 😅
Capture, filter into a still, make/sell/brand as Viking Ale, sell out. Have no idea how this stuff works. I play these while I'm working, great stuff my man. ALSO - this is Brian lol, name is legal for work stuff
Haha! That’s awesome! Hopefully I’m semi entertaining and help you stay productive! Viking Ale could do well around here!
Are your glasses too wide?
Anything is possible.
@@microhomesteadecology lol you have a great attitude
I love composting materials out of my garden. As my garden slowly grows in size so does my compost. I add kitchen scraps but avoid things like meat. Thanks for sharing the video.
It's still crazy to me to see what comes out in the final product. The fact that you can pile up all kinds of stuff and get something so full of life... It's just an amazing process.
Beautiful beds! Thank you for sharing your process.
My pleasure! It's been very fun learning how to grow healthy produce in a fairly sustainable way.
Love the Hat!! Great video Zach!
Hahaha!! Thanks for watching! I've gotten a few comments on that hat... But after the teasing people usually say something about that being what we should all be wearing. 🤣😂
You gotta do what you gotta do to protect yourself! My track kids give me a hard time for wearing sleeves at track meets. Don't care...going to protect my skin!
@@jenebright8353 oh that's funny!! I wear a different huge hat at track practice and everyone tells me how easy I am to find that way! 6'5" and a huge hat stands out I guess!!
I built a 8x16 with a 12/ 12 pitch roof for 1000. Lows has double wall polly sheets 4x8 for 55 dollars a sheet.
Nice! That's a good sized space. The one we built is about that too. I'm going to have to check Lowes now for that sheeting. That's a heck of a good price if the quality is similar to the stuff I found at Home Depot.
Hello, Vale is a very nice city that I got to know back in the mid 90's due to myself and family being seasonal migrant workers. We lived in the workers camp on Elm Street (which sadly has been taken down). I recall walking down the streets where I used to go for ice cream at Diary Queen. I also got to visit the public swimming pool and a drive-in in Nyssa. The Good Old Times!
Oh man! I didn't know Nyssa had a drive in! Now the DQ is owned locally and is called Mals. Still great food, but no soft serve ice cream.
HF has one for $400 6 x 8, I have two. Just purchased this Costco putting it together now. Huge difference in quality but my HF is over 10 years old and still going. I also have the large HF 10 x 12 ($1,000), don't like it won't hold up in a windstorm.
That's good to know! Thanks so much for sharing. I laughed out loud when I read that last line!
Where did you purchase your tomato protector that you add water to ?
I actually inherited mine from my grandparents, but here locally I’ve seen them at our local farm n ranch stores. We have a place called D n B Supply. I’ll see if I can find them on Amazon and post a link for you.
www.growitnow.com/product/aqua-dome-plant-protector-set-of-2/. I found it here at this link. It's called an "aqua dome" apparently. Looks like they come in sets of two for around $50.
The kit is amazing too in that EVERY SINGLE PIECE of wood is stamped with a number. All the screws have a label on their bag. If you lay out all the materials in number order it makes it super easy to find the called out piece in the instructions. The instructions are good, and they have a company hints video that goes over trickier parts, plus of course there are several builds on the net. Setting up a level foundation can be the most frustrating part, lots of hard labor depending on your ground. (I had to bring in 600# of paver gravel and 500# of paver sand, plus the 4x6's for the foundation support.
Good to know! Thanks for sharing your experience!!
Any of the 3 knives are examples of perfection for bait cutting type knives! You can’t loose with any !!!
I agree. They would be fabulous in that role and the plastic sheath would be easily washable after and stand up well to messy blades.
Good stuff, straight to the point no bs
Glad you found it useful.
hi Zacg Looking forward to following your channel
Fabulous and Welcome!! We look forward to having you here!!
I am going through some of my old content and I will probably post an update on this soon..... but.... don't do what I am doing here in this video..... this is an epic source of fertilizer that I know use in my seed starting mixes at a minimum. My solution for worrying about anything living is to harvest it and let it sit for a year or more. Its so, so easy to just run all this through a simple wire strainer that I picked up at a discount kitchen store. I then add a small amount to my seed starting mixes and soil blocking formulas. You can actually buy this frass as a fertilizer and I was just blowing it all over the place. Makes perfect sense that "poop" from insects would be good fertilizer!
a lot of people have talked about how the pieces dont go together well and there are gaps in the materials. Boards and other pieces are warped and for the cost it doesnt seem satisfying. Now with buy the wood from the harware store they are rarely great quality these days. Wood warps as a general rule and it shrinks over time. It is very frustrating. Might be worth it to be able to put the greenhouse together and fix the gap issues.....but definitely quality control will always be an issue. Also.....the quality of wood will be an issue if you choose to do it yourself. Cheap Chinese crap as a I call it but that doesnt encompass the entirety of the corner cutting operations for all wood working project materials.
Valid points for sure when it comes to these kit type deals. I obviously don't know how it would hold up in an actual outdoor environment having just seen the floor model. My DIY Greenhouse has its own issues being made of hardware store material as you've mentioned. I'm sure I'll always have to fix little things here and there. Any wood space with the high heat and humidity of a greenhouse is going to have issues I'd imagine. But I still absolutely love mine and many of the folks I've seen talk about this one seem to love it to.
You had all the tools you needed with fat wood. Make feather sticks with you fat wood. They will light beautifully.
I'm beginning to learn there is a lot of truth to what you just said. Fat wood seems to be an amazing resource!
We got one a month ago. I absolutely LOVE it. My first seedlings are almost ready to go into the ground. Get this!!!
Oh that sounds awesome! I am so glad to hear it is working well for you! Good luck this season!
@@microhomesteadecology Thank you!
I wanted to put up a greenhouse last year and started a price list for materials. I was already up to $900 and hadn't even gotten everything on the list. Then I saw this greenhouse - it was precut, it was cedar, they would deliver, it was bigger than the one I was planning to build, and it ultimately was cheaper than making one from scratch. I ended up purchasing this one online from Costco to get the delivery. I have been pretty happy with it. I'm zone 4, I don't heat it, and I already have some winter-sown plants growing in it.
That's awesome!! Thanks so much for sharing your experience!! I think it's a great value for the price I saw in my area and I wouldn't hesitate to get it if I wanted a greenhouse.
It’s a great deal I think. The exact model is on Wayfair for about $2500. I just don’t have space for it unfortunately but they have a much smaller version 3x3 which my Costco has not started selling yet.
They have that small one out on the floor here at our local Costco. It's so stinking cute! I think it'd be perfect for someone with a small amount of space!
We bought the 8x9.7 greenhouse, and if the weather is good tomorrow, we start setting the walls. I put the walls together by myself and have 16 hours in that. Preparing the base took me about 6 hours. Seems to be a nice greenhouse, and we're excited to get it all together.
Thanks for sharing!! Happy growing!!
If you use warm water the pellets seem to soak up the water faster. Thanks for info.
I saw something about that recently! Thanks for sharing. Mine were definitely cold and it took forever. I tried to film it so I could speed it up.... Yeah no. I'll have to try the warm water next time!
😂 in a throw away society, this is definitely a solution
At least until it blew the rest of the way open!!! 🤣😂
while you are melting your wax to coat the matches , dip the cotton pads into the wax and let them be completely saturated, this will make them waterproof and then they will work in wet conditons, when you are ready to use them sepreate the pad half way down the middle and fluff the fibers .
Oh yeah! Actually did that exact thing and you're right... They burn so well when you fluff them. I always try and keep some on hand even for here around the house/yard. Super cheap and easy to make!
Having this machete in the bush would be better than having nothing at all. It may not be expensive, but it'll get you through. The little blade would most likely be used to spear fish or small game.
Yep! I totally agree! Anything is better than nothing at all. 👍🏻
That's no lasagna. u are a gardener 😂
Well thank you! I try! 😂🤣
Hey Zac love your seed starter ideas 😊
Thanks! I've got more break downs on the way of some different systems to consider!
Just bought one today....and I have a full wood shop but yeah I figured my materials would be more than the kit. I'm in California and cedar is expensive if you can find it. Redwood isn't cheap also.
Oh I can only imagine! I think it is a heck of a unit for the price for sure!
Thanks for the great review. I've had the New Yankee Workshop plans for an almost identical build for decades, but never built it. I'm 5a/6b in a canyon with pretty late soil warmup. This would help.
For sure! I think I'd get some seed starting heat mats for the shelves to help seedlings get through the night. There is a ton of room in there for 10/20 flats.
Thank you for that. I just saw that at Costco the other day and was wondering. I have one out of brick for the base but I would definitely consider getting another one and this could be it.
I think it's a really nice unit in all honesty. They have a bigger one available online as well, but the online prices were higher... I think this one was like $1500 online. The slightly bigger one was close to $2000.
I am DESPRATE to learn how they make these matches, that can be dipped under water, then will re-light. I want to make "Strike Anywhere" storm proof matches, but I can't find anyone who explains how to make the storm proof matches. Specifically, how do they make it so that it can be submerged in water, dirt, stepped on, etc. and it automatically relights?
I'll pay a paypal reward to anyone who can give me a link or tell me how to make the UCO storm proof matches
Good luck
I love preen.....I use it in my flower beds in the fall and my flower are almost weed free the next season
That's a good idea.... I've never tried it in the fall. Do you use an extended release version or just the regular kind?
Try duct tape
Hahaha the fire was insane both ends and the middle
I'll have to check that out!
I was pleasantly surprised in all honesty. Kinda crazy how well it burned.
I squish them 😊
Nasty little things! They smell very strong when you squash them, and I think I heard somewhere that the smell will bring in more.
We have been keeping a container of water, and pick the squash bugs and put them in the water to drown them. But this way they are in my fingers, which the smell is horrendous.
I know right!! And it has a tendency to just hang around for quite a while!
Thank you for this video! I just added a flower bed beside my garage and hopefully this'll do the job. I hope it doesn't harm my roses though.
Glad to see that it’s helpful! Good luck!
does it work on stilitgrass?
In theory it should work on any plant trying to start growth from seed, though I'm not familiar with the specific plant you're referring to.
he never gave a ratio of soap to water
I don't measure any specific amount. I just put in a good amount so I'm sure it's good and soapy.
Easier to simply put the soap into a hose-end sprayer and have at it. Spray when there is no sun on the plant. Wait 20 minutes and rinse off the plant so you avoid damage from the soap.
That's an interesting idea!
thats one of the main questions i havent got any answers to yet.. when should you rinse off the soapy water from the plants ..thank you ..
It sucks..... Had a HUGE garden that I was so proud to grow back in college in 2017. Took my 6 foot tomatoes down to 6 inch nubs 😔. They did grow back but not nearly to where they were without the trauma. I learned my lesson that day, if you grow a garden (or plants that you cherish and care about for that matter) plan to have easy to deploy hail screen fast at hand. It's not cheap but it's cheaper than having all your months of hard work get shredded in minutes! I hope they are doing better though!
Good ideas! Thanks for sharing!!