Muscle shakes to build bulk? I often get frustrated when I see muscle building shakes or drinks advertised as a quick fix way to build muscle and strength. Therefore, I decided to write this small post in the hope it may shed some truth to anyone who is interested in the subject of gaining muscle
How do you tell if a mango is ready to be picked from a tree and when is it ripe enough to eat? Firstly, you can eat green mangoes by turning them into green mango pickles, chutneys, and in cooking. Thinly sliced green mangoes make a wonderful Asian salad and green mangoes go well with
Bio washing detergent is it required? So you find your clothes are just not getting clean enough using a bio washing detergent? Well, you can still use most standard washing detergents even if your property uses an envirocycle or similar septic system for your household’s sewage and waste water. You’re probably familiar with warnings not
Make a free DIY chicken feed scooper today! Here's a nice simple tip to make a DIY scooper for those who keep chickens and any other animal for that matter requiring the scooping out of feed from a bin or bag etc. The DIY feed scooper is made out of a soda/soft drink bottle, such
Sponges for lifting weights is the go! A tip for those getting into body building, weight training just for fitness, and lifting heavy things in the gym is to use standard laundry sponges instead of expensive weight training gloves during their workout. Personally, I hate wearing gloves when I’m doing a weights training session because,
The flower Beetle is harmless in the garden Common Name: Flower Beetle Scientific Name: Glycyphana stolata Order: Coleoptera Family: Scarabaeidae Host range or situation where pest is usually found: Native flowers and fruit tree flowers. The image in this post is of a flower beetle on a Meyer lemon flower. Damaging stage (s): Adults feed
Pod sucking bugs are not a good find in the garden Common Name: Pod sucking bug Scientific Name: Riptortus serripes Order: Hemiptera Family: Alydidae (Broad headed Bugs) Host range or situation where pest is usually found: Native seed pods and bean pods in vegetable garden. The image in this post is of a pod sucking
How many chickens should you keep? How many chickens does the average newbie chicken keeper really need? Or, how many chickens should I start out with? These are two common questions asked by people who want to start keeping chickens but aren't quite sure about egg laying or chicken maintenance. The first thing I say
Can you just keep one chicken I should you have more? Can I keep just one chicken or will it fret? One of the great things about chickens is their versatility. They are also an independent animal and often like to be on their own. Therefore, it is OK to keep just one chicken because
Here's some info on when chickens start laying eggs Chickens usually start laying between 16 to 20 weeks or around 4 to 5 months old; however, it can take a little longer for hens to settle in and start laying especially if they have been moved to a new area or spent a fair amount
Keep a couple of ducks to keep them happy You can keep just one duck, obviously, but you shouldn't and here's why. One black hen, a couple or ducks, 3 brown bears, 4 running hares… Remember this verbal game? If you do, you probably drank too much in your early 20's ha-ha… However, my loose
You often hear the term "point of lay" in association with buying or selling chickens so what does point of lay actually mean? Simply, the term "point of lay" means hens which have matured to the stage when they should be starting to lay eggs. The time it usually takes for a good laying breed
As the title says, this video is about how to remove thorns from a yellow dragon fruit (pitaya). Yellow dragon fruit are the sweeter variety of dragon fruit but unlike the red variety it has thorns protecting the fruit.
This video goes through a standard tiller (one that I personally own) and gives a rundown of how it works. After the chat, the video then shows the tiller working and how after the ground is tilled it is made into furrows and then prepared for growing vegetables with irrigation hose and weed matting. So,
This video explains how to make a trellis specifically for growing tomatoes but it really can be used for any other food crop requiring support to grow. The demonstration shows how the posts are dug and set and the wire strung across and tensioned to make a solid support structure for growing tomatoes.
Heirloom vegetables isn't the most exciting topic and my wife would say this video doesn't help the cause but for those of us who love our heirloom backyard fruits and vegetables, heirloom is an exciting topic indeed. Heirloom seeds are a growing industry (somewhat of a resurgence) due to the large farming practices using too
Those who know the herb lemongrass probably know about the huge range of products it can be used to make like citronella to keep the mosquitos away, cosmetics, creams, food flavouring etc. However, not many people realise how easy lemongrass is to grow and how it can be used in the garden not only as
Yellow stuffing and colossal tomatoes are some of my favourite tomatoes to grow. This video gives a description of the two types of tomatoes and also shows how to save and clean seed through the fermentation method.
Avocados can often be very difficult trees to grow, especially when trying to grow them in heavy or clay soils. This video shows a great example of how to plant an avocado tree in clay based soil to have it thriving in no time!
Toro has a great name when it comes to ride-on mowers and their zero turn range are no exception. I don't have a huge property by any means but 3 acres can still be a fair bit to mow and that's why I have a ride-on. Lucky for me a good friend of mine whom
Self Sufficient Me is a blog about self-sustainment by growing our own produce (plant/animal), and self-fulfilment by looking after our health (physical/mental) through exercise and slowing life down a little.
