Pirate's Off Grid Homestead
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....we live in a field in England, use solar power, collect rainwater, grow food and have fun....my wife is an Artist and I'm an Odd Job man....

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@BloodyPiratesGhost
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....and I'd already driven (nervously) through this....

Water was half way up the doors....
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....put next year's garlic on to sprout today....

These are from our own homegrown garlic, so I know they do quite well in our soil here....

Just sat on a glass of water until they root and shoot and then I'll pot them up in the greenhouse.....
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....i won't post in as much detail about the garlic this year, if anyone is interested, the details of last year's garlic sprouting start here:-

https://t.me/PiratesOffGridHomestead/213?single
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If anyone uses candles, especially pillar candles. Save all your stubs of wax . I made 8 candles yesterday from saving wax . When the clocks go back on Sunday, we'll get through two of these a week . I've often thought, that there should be a massive wax collection,after Christmas, to re use everyone's wax . Mostly it gets thrown in the bin . !
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If anyone would like a step by step . I will post my method ( with pictures)
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NOTE: on Step 2 , one ,old pan can be used. Put the wax straight in .
ALSO, this gets quite fumey, when melting the wax . I do mine on our outside cooker. So , be well ventilated, or you'll fill your space with waxy fumes! 😊
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....for all the new folk who have joined recently....

Thanx. 🥃🔥🥃

....please see pinned message at the top to take you back to the start of the channel....
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....saved the seed from some of the onions we grew this year....
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....and planted a tray for our onion crop next year....should be a couple of weeks until they sprout....
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....and also saved fennel seed, radish seed and tree spinach seeds (clockwise from top)....
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Time to dry out the Thyme , for the spice rack .
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All done...
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....garlic is shooting and rooting very well....
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