by Texas Homesteader ~
Uh oh, something has burrowed beneath the rosemary by our back porch. We’re guessing it’s an armadillo. What a mess! So much dirt has been kicked up into the rock border of our porch and the burrow is obviously into the roots of my beloved rosemary plant.
But it’s hard to trap an armadillo because they’re not really attracted to bait. Come see what worked for us.
~by Texas Homesteader ~
Have you ever heard of a Honey Locust tree? Pretty name, MEAN TREE with long thorns! They grow everywhere on our NE Texas property. For the most part we consider them troublesome and invasive. But there are some really good features too.
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!
by Texas Homesteader ~
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.
by Texas Homesteader ~
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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.
