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When growing up, my parents harvest some grapes that my grandfather hand plated which had essentially gone wild in order to make homemade wine.. .... interesting experience helping to do that. Beyond the growing and wine-making part it may also be worth checking your state and local regulations...

Managed to get most of it in over the weekend in some 80°F weather - hopefully the forecast for light rains this week will continue to hold as what moisture there was in the ground was pretty quickly pulled out by planting.

The three challenges that come to my mind are getting the proper ventilation, getting it suitably cleaned out (depending on what was originally shipped in it) and keeping the bottom sufficiently sealed as (from my understanding) they typically have wood plank floors running over a few steel...

Continuing to find that out year by year in having to learn what will grow in this area and what won't (or has difficulties). Trying to find varieties of apples that are suitable for USDA zone 7 can be an interesting challenge -- and getting anything to last through August here in the local area...

I suspect that's partially because many people don't know about them, so the demand isn't high enough for large commercial production ....however, once people learn about them at farmer's markets or farm stands they may gain a consistent following (depending on the area). I've read/heard in...

I think it's going to depend on the source, and where it was processed as not all states shut down meat processors so local fresh meats may not be an issue in all areas. On the other hand in my local area retail-packaged flour has been more scarce on the shelves than paper towels the few...

Depends where it is... here in northern Alabama, rock would be pointless as it'd have weeds growing on/through it in a matter of months. Somewhere a lot drier rock would make sense, and if done well could/would actually look good. So my personal opinion would be if it's somewhere that gets so...

As previously stated that's very dependent on area. For comparison, that rate is closer to the lower end for renting small-to-medium sized skid steers -- even here in central northern Alabama. So it may be worth checking rental rates in your area as there are contractors who will rent their...

Doesn't make much of a difference beyond personal preference as long as the strap gets through the ratchet and can be tightened. That being said I prefer to have the strap enter the ratchet such that the tightened strap will be closest to the load being strapped down as I find it...

That can depend on where it's happening, and how it's being transported. Having said that US federal law currently permits appropriate containers to be up to 119 gallons before it trips hazmat requirements. When does diesel fuel require placards? However, that's the just federal law and...

That's just something to work through -- just like any normal conversation where there might be differences in definitions on what the words used actually mean. In some ways it's really not much different than talking to someone in a different part of the country about farming and what certain...

Drilling, cutting, lots of ways to remove material .... figuring out the "best" for a given situation is the harder part. If they are threaded steel rods embedded in a concrete floor, then would cutting them off flush to the floor be an acceptable option? If so (depending on rod size) a simple...

Excluding the perishable items I buy weekly (which is about a dozen eggs, 1/2 - 1 gallon of milk, 1 to 2 gallons of fresh OJ, and bread every other week),it could be several weeks/few months. Though since I usually also need to refill my truck with gas on a weekly basis I generally buy a week...

Sounds like potential help to me as learning by doing can be very beneficial. Though I'd agree it's probably worth finding out what aspects she's interested in, and then start there. Thing I'd say though is no matter the age, if a person is new to it don't expect them to know or be much more...

Just me, but I'd actually start small (i.e. almost commercially viable gardening) more as a hobby that could be profitable with whatever land you may already have and grow from there. In fact, since I've moved to Alabama for my current career several years ago that's kind of what I'm doing now...

They do send trees, and the trees come in small plastic bags/sleeves with moisture retention beads(?) around the roots. The deciduous trees may be leafless, and may in fact look more like twigs with roots rather than "trees" as the trees in my experience are about 12 to 18 inches tall seedlings...

I could see how it would be painful or possibly even cause problems after it's been dried since it hardens quite a bit as it dries out - the fact that when it's dried it can be ground into a powder/flour (rather than mush) should give an idea of how hard/dried it can become. However, I'm not...

I'd say that depends on the definition of "homesteader", and how involved a person wants to (or can) become (and how fast). From growing up on a hobby farm/homestead I know there can be a lot of work -- especially when the weather isn't cooperating and the animals aren't getting along (or...

Since I'm not sure on the onion (generally start those from seeds myself) I'm only going to address the potato. Well, other than to say that the onion bulb itself is basically the "root" of the plant and those shoots are actually the onion attempting to start growing a new plant from the energy...

Neither and both at the same time as I'm more likely to fall into the camp of "till for a purpose not out of a habit" :cool: