The RV Homestead

09/10/2023

A walk through our tomato forest.

Bob takes you on a walk through our tomato garden. This is the best year that we've had for tomatoes! ...

08/31/2023

We feed our birds some strange stuff!

We cut down a few cannabis plants and fed them to our birds.

08/31/2023

New blog post that introduces our YouTube channel.

 I've been tossing around the idea, for a long time now, of creating a YouTube channel to post videos. Bob bought me a cool vlogging camera last year but, due to health reasons, I just haven't really delved into it. Not too long ago, I took a video of the birds, in the run, and posted it. This wint...

08/11/2023

My husband and I put up a new YouTube video where we take you on a walk through the middle of our heirloom tomato garden.

Give me a like and subscribe to see more videos.

I had my husband take a stroll through the middle of our tomato garden. This is what we have growing now. I planted out 62 varieties. ...

08/09/2023

The good, the bad and the ugly of growing cucurbits in subpar garden soil. Give me a thumbs up and hit the subscribe button!

We got hit 2 years in a row with bad bulk garden soil. We thought we had amended it this past spring but we're still having some blossom end rot issues with ...

08/08/2023

I'm getting a YouTube channel up and going. Make sure to hit the like button and subscribe!

We've planted over 60 varieties of heirloom and OP (open pollinated) tomatoes in 5-gallon grow bags.

08/06/2023

One of the treasures of summer!

 Is there anything better than a freshly picked, ripe blackberry? Maybe...but not many things can rival the flavor. Blackberries have always been a particular favorite of mine. I'd even get out there and pick them if I weren't dragging around an oxygen tank and I wasn't terrified of snakes. We do h...

07/20/2023

There's a new blog post up. I hope you guys leave me some blog comments. That would be awesome.

https://rvhomestead.blogspot.com/2023/07/homestead-happenings-end-of-july-2023.html

06/29/2023

“Now the sun and the wind were hotter and Laura’s legs quivered while she made them trample the hay….She was thirsty, then she was thirstier, and then she was so thirsty that she could think of nothing else. Nothing was ever so good as that cool wetness going down her throat. Ma had sent them ginger-water.” Check out our modern twist on Laura's favorite!

https://littlehouseontheprairie.com/refreshing-old-fashioned-summer-drink-ginger-water-recipe-plus-variations/

06/29/2023

Here's what's been happening on Kelpie Kapers Farm.

 We've had some things go on around here on Kelpie Kapers Farms lately. First off, let's talk about poultry. Our flock is growing up fast. We did wind up with a rooster. Twice it's got a guinea fowl by the neck. Today, Bob took a stick to it. It's been pretty docile ever since. Bob didn't hurt it a...

06/08/2023

Today was the first day out for all 15 Henriettas. We also got some new flock additions.

 It's time for an update on our poultry. I'm happy to report the chickens are now out of the coop. Today was their first day out. Today, coincidentally, is the day that we got our turkey chicks and guinea fowl. We got 3 of each. I gave a guy some tomato plants and he gave me back birds in return. I...

06/06/2023

What is a food combo that you love and everyone else hates?