whitebears homestead

Sounds great... looking forward to photos!

We are interested in seeing what you design.

But you must eat a lot of lettuce or are you a commercial grower?
If not, what else will you be growing aquaponically?

well we do eat a lot of lettuce lol but i'm going to try and sell the cafe's around here and the collage.
as for what else i will be trying celery spinach and any leafy veggie, going to test out about everything and see how it goes . as soon as i get this one going i have another 20 by 48 greenhouse laying on the ground and it will go up then i hope every month to have up a new high tunnel till i have 3 acres under plastic.
i plan on filling those with strawberries,blackberries and all the veggies. been doing some reading and crops
produce up to 30 percent better under plastic,
"Bear"

Wow! Very ambitious plans. It will be fun to watch your progress when you have time to post.

I am interested in what you call celery spinach. I grow a couple different celery flavored parsleys (par-cel) and also the Malabar spinach vine. Can you tell me more about your celery spinach?

not a subscriber anymore so do not have access to all the threads - have not heard of how "Shoe" made out with the tornadoes - worried bout the dude & his - someone with news post please.

sorry podster didn't mean to get your hopes up on a new veggie up but i ment to say celery and spinach.
been working on the system but has been to dark to take pic yet because i've been working at 2 jobs and not getting home till dark 30. so ive been working by truck light. hopefully buy this weekend i can have some photos on.
dyson sorry i haven't heard anything.
"whitebear"

Got a Dmail from Shoe - he and his are ok, minor wind damage.

Glad to see Whitebear is alright and to hear Shoe is alright, too!

Whitebear, anxious to see your pics. During all our rain, I was beginning to wonder how I could put up an acre or so of tunnels.

hay guys sorry haven't got any pics up yet, been spending a lot of time at the hospital lately with my dad
hopefully i can soon. he is starting to get better now was a close one. thanks dyson for the info on shoe
"whitebear"

Got a dmail from "justmelisa'' In KY she and hers are ok also - so much damage in so littlte time make you wonder about everyone.

I have not heard from her in ages. We are from the same place back home.

Whitebear, you are just down the road from me... less than 10 miles if ur still in Gentry. I'm very interested in your greenhouses and how they're coming along. Love DG and all the useful information I get from all of you :D

Hi Whitebear!

Hope all is good with you and yours! Always looking forward to your great posts. When you get a chance!

hay guys sorry haven't posted in a while been working 14 to 19 hrs a day for other people so my green houses are on stand by. i think i might have a guy that is going to come and work them for me for some of the veggies. i'll try to post later
"whitebear"

Good to hear from you!

Definitely need updates. Missed you!

Would love to see a tut on a wind generator, if you've done one yet! Hope all is well with you Whitebear. I know how busy a homestead can be.

sorry haven't been able to do any thing on the homestead lately but i have been working from 6 in the morning to about 10 at night for two company s haven't had time for my place. i had to weed eat "inside the greenhouse" lol the grass was 6 ft high. oh start praying for me, i meet a guy that just started a company making veggie meat and he wants to talk to me about growing all the veggies that he puts in his meat. could be a big thing and i could get back to the homestead again. "fingers crossed" i will start back up with the pic's here soon. and i will try to get to the wind gen as soon as i can. missed being on here, i will check in once a week if i can.
Whitebear"

We miss you! But we all understand you gotta pay the bills.

We do miss you! The veggie meat guy sounds promising! Carve out some time to chat with him. That could get him back to doing what you love. Hope all is well with the family!

Veggie meat???

See above.

fake meat made from v eatables. family's doing go except for my pops he has lung cancer ya now and he came down with Pneumonia, was almost over it then bronchitis set in now he has some sort of rash, looks like shingles but doc didn't know what it was. so we are nursing him back to health right now. he wants to go fishing with me and my boy so bad, but told him he had to get better first.
so is anyone planting things up for fall. i'm going to plant lettuce and siberian tomatoes in the greenhouse next weekend i hope.
whitebear

thanks outlaw that roster is a little past my knee in height. they say you turn them loose and they will fend for themself but i'll have to have 50 or more before i would do that lol.
whitebear

Well... My dog is a border collie pit bull mix. So he has hearing tendencies and a strong prey drive. He heards, then eats chipmonks and squirrels lol he reminds me of a lone wolf. Lol i would not try to turn mine loose!

i hear ya, when i turn my guineas loose every year my pops accuses me of just feeding the owls and coyotes. i turn about 2 to 3 hundred loose and by nov. dec. there are only about 15 left. but the coyotes are feed good. now if i could only market the coyotes. lol
whitebear

Lol around here they just decorate the walls nicely. I think there must have been a time when the hides were worth something, not anymore. Here is one my brother in law got, next to my father in laws bucks. All decked out for Christmas. :)
Can i ask why you turn them lose?

I like veggie burgers. lol Praying for you. It would be wonderful if you could grow veggies for them, and get back to your homestead. (Confession - while my husband is a meat eater - I am a raw vegan. lol Had to go that way - got rid of HBP and diabetes by switching to fresh or dried fruits and vegetables. No more prescriptions for me!! True story.)

Mmmmm... I have made home made veggie burgers! I'll see if i can find my recipe for you. The began ones are harder to keep together, but with kneading and careful handling they are edible. Lol not always nice patties though....

Sounds good Outlaw. I don't mind if something doesn't look good, as long as it passes the taste test. lol

sorry didn't answer till now, pops is back in the hospital. i turn the guineas loose to control the tick and fleas and chiggers and snakes, we have lots of all. i love veggie burgers to but still can't give up my ribeye once a month ohbaby. besides if i quite cooking them for everyone i think they would string me up. lol
whitebear

Sorry about your Dad's troubles. Hope he is well soon.

thanks CajuninKy he's starting to do better, now if i can keep him from working outside for a little while and rest up i think we can get him back
to somewhat normal. only trouble is he is to much like me and won't stay put in one place for long, lol
whitebear

hay guys sorry i haven't been on but my pops went in to the hospital was there for about three weeks, spent most of the time up there and they had no wifi. but after three week brought him home because he wanted to die at home. then the day after thanksgiving he passed. going to miss that old fart. he was my best bud.
"whitebear"

well i guess i'll tell you what i'm going to be up to this next year. going to try and plant 1000-2000 strawberrie plants, going to do some experimenting with mitliters method of trace minerals. will try and do a tutorial on how to grow "indigenous beneficial microorganisms"
going to get some worm bins going. wanting to get a asparagus patch going this year. and wanting to try some kiwi. going to try and fill every bit of bare ground i can find with something.
"whitebear"

whitebear, sorry for your loss of father and best bud rolled into one.

2012 plan sounds great!

Hey Whitebear,
Sending my thoughts and prayers for you and your family. So sorry to hear about your Dad.

Looking forward to a better 2012.

thanks guys and thanks to the little angel that payed for my membership for another year. i'm in Texas right now but when i get home i will start the pics back up and the tutorial started back up.
"whitebear"

So sorry about your Dad's passing. It's a hard thing.

Sounds like you have big plans for 2012. Looking forward to reading about it.