If you are looking for a home for personal use or for investment one of the options you have is to purchase a home from the Federal Government through the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Now just because the office says Urban Development it doesn’t mean that you will be selecting from homes in a large city. There are properties available across the country in different locations that have many different …
How To Inspect A Home That Has Been Vacant For A Long Period Of Time
Buyer Resources, Homesteading
If you are considering buying a home that has been sitting vacant for a long period of time there are some important things that you need to do in addition to a general home inspection. We were contacted recently by a buyer that is purchasing a home that has been sitting for just over 10 years. This is an extremely long time for a home to be vacant because the general maintenance that you …
How To Keep Your Home Cooler During Summer’s Hottest Days
Health & Safety, Heating & Cooling
Every year we experience a short period of time that weather forecasters say is a heatwave. For many of us this is when daytime temperatures get above 95F and nighttime temperatures do not fall to give relief from the heat of the day.
The first suggestion I have is that you need to adjust your expectations. If it is 105F with 90%+ Humidity outside and the surface of your roof is over 170F which can …
How To Prepare And Store Your Zucchini Harvest
Homesteading, Vegetables
If you are like most people that garden there is a time in the middle of the summer where you have way too much zucchini to eat on a daily basis. This is probably why most people like to harvest them small so they can eat more of them.
Unfortunately the word on Canning Zucchini is that it is not recommended. Because Summer Squash like zucchini is very low acid the only safe …
How To Start Your Second Harvest Plants In Mid Summer
Homesteading, Vegetables
If you are lucky enough to have a relatively long growing season you might have enough time to grow two or three different crops of vegetables in your garden if you plan correctly.
Most of your cool weather plants will do well in both spring and fall but where spring is the start of the growing season and the temperatures are increasing as the plants grow larger the fall is the opposite and …
How To Apply The Best Aspects Of Prepping To Your Life
Health & Safety, Homesteading
Many people become interested in the Prepping Lifestyle when there are events or natural disasters that make them question the stability of the systems around them. In the recent past you might have experienced situations such as Natural Disasters, Domestic Terrorism, Food Shortages or many other things that are reported in the News. The first thing to remember is that the News lives for these events and they will push and foster …
How To Remove The Smell From Sneakers And Shoes That Works 100%
Cleaning & Restoration, Health & Safety
Most of the time half way through summer you run into that problem. You have a pair of sneakers that are in good condition but they smell really bad. It happens to everyone and if you have tried all of the ways that you find on the internet you probably had bad results if any. Well I am going to tell you the way to remove that smell from your shoes but it …
How To Grow Big Healthy Tomatoes
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Growing Tomatoes is something that a lot of people like to do. Whether you are in an apartment with a balcony or have a homestead with a large garden there are some things we all can do to get a better harvest.
The first thing is picking the variety of tomato that you want to grow. There are many different types and sizes. Large Slicer tomatoes that are sweet, flavorful and great for sandwiches. Roma …
How To Buy The Correct Generator For Your Home Or Camping
Electrical & Lighting, Homesteading
There are many reasons to get a generator for your home or camping and there are a large variety of types so it can get a bit confusing when you’re trying to make your purchase.
The first thing is what is your need.Your need can be found by adding up the power requirements of all of the things that you need to run simultaneously and then matching that to the normal running output of the …
How To Store Food Long Term Without Refrigeration
Health & Safety, Homesteading, Kitchen, Vegetables
Whether you have a small garden or a farm or maybe you live in a city or suburb there are advantages to building a pantry of foods that can last a long time without refrigeration. The fact that the food is stored without refrigeration is important because you don’t want to be worrying about a large amount of food if your power goes out.
The easiest way to begin building your pantry is by purchasing …
How To Improve Your Soil By Planting Clover
Homesteading, Lawns - Grass
For most people clover is a problem plant that they want to eradicate from their lawn. Because Clover can grow in poor soil conditions it can quickly take over a lawn that is depleted of Nitrogen. It is also an indicator plant that tells the farmer or landscaper that your soil is depleted. If clover is beginning to take over your lawn then a general purpose weed and feed with a relatively high …
How To Diagnosing And Testing Your Well Water Pressure Tank
Homesteading, Plumbing
If your home is on a well for your water then you are responsible for maintenance of your water system. When things are working correctly you normally won’t see any difference between using a well for your water vs being on a utility provided water connection. Depending on the quality of your water and your home you will have a number of different parts to your system. You have your well pump …