by Texas Homesteader ~
RancherMan & I love the native birds, albeit not all the bird poop they leave on the porch. All those birds were landing on (and POOPING on) our porch railings. What a mess!
Come see the oh-so-simple Homestead Hack solution we came up with!
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We have many Bois d’Arc trees (aka: Osage Orange trees) on our property. I guess I’ve always just assumed people throughout the U.S. had them on their property too.
They pretty much grow wild here and we have these trees scattered throughout our property.
I love ’em, so I thought I’d write a little about these magnificent trees and how they’re used.
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I need a surefire way to eliminate mosquitoes. You really do have to be careful and protect yourselves against their nasty bites. I’ve tried all the sure-fire remedies but none worked. But I did find one thing that worked beautifully. Come see. 
by Texas Homesteader ~
The misery of itching from a chigger bite can last for weeks. I’ve sure heard some crazy cures, most of them WRONG! (and some downright dangerous too). Read on to separate fact from fallacy with these tiny, itchy pests.
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As I was walking through the clover field I spied this colorful butterfly silently floating from bloom to bloom.
~TxH~
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We have a wild hog problem here in NE Texas. Bad. So bad in fact that there’s no official ‘season’ for hunting them because they’re such an invasive, destructive nuisance.
Their sheer numbers are astonishing. They come through like a cloud, leaving nothing but tilled ground & deep holes behind them.
So terrible that the game warden says you can hunt them at any time day or night, in any season.
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There are several wild plum trees in our pastures. This Wild Plum Jelly recipe is easy and requires no added pectin. Optional water-bath canning instructions are included too.
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I really want a few shade trees in our yard. And serious bonus points are added if I can get those shade trees for FREE, #amiright??!!
After spending way too much money trying to get shade trees that would actually live in our yard, a lightbulb went off. Hummmmmm… What if…
