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Waste Not, Want Not.

Roy Creek Ranch Posted on January 8, 2011 by JimFebruary 5, 2017

This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. Two years ago, I bought a packet of Italian beans at the nursery thinking it would be fun to have a trellis or wall of beans growing in the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Food, Gardening | Tagged beans, dried, homesteading, irrigation, italian, KitchenAid, sheller, volunteer

A Tankless Water Heater

Roy Creek Ranch Posted on October 30, 2010 by JimFebruary 5, 2017
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This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. As houses age, repairs are needed. I have been living in the Log Home for nearly 14  years, and it is no exception. We originally installed a propane water heater reasoning … Continue reading →

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Posted in Central Texas, Rainwater, repairs | Tagged ECO-180DV, ecosense, energy, home depot, homesteading, installing a tankless water heater, on demand hot water, propane, propane instant water heater, propane tankless hot water heater, propane tankless water heater, rainwater, repairs, rheem, rheem ecosense tankless water heater, tankless, tankless hot water, tankless water heater, tankless water heater installation, water heater

The New Pond

Roy Creek Ranch Posted on July 12, 2009 by JimFebruary 5, 2017

This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. It’s been very hot here this summer, with very little rain, and we’ve had to take steps to shelter animals and any plants and trees that we value.  With … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gardening, Pond | Tagged drought, fish, hill country, homesteading, tank, Texas, water plants

Rebuilding A Piano

Roy Creek Ranch Posted on October 24, 2008 by JimAugust 20, 2017

This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. We like music at Roy Creek Ranch, and some time ago I decided to get one of my pianos rebuilt.  There are two pianos here, an 1893 Weber (originally … Continue reading →

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Posted in Music, piano, Projects | Tagged Baldwin, Bernerd, homesteading, Mollberg, piano, rebuild, restoration

A Second Tank

Roy Creek Ranch Posted on September 9, 2008 by JimNovember 14, 2017

This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. In the post of April 17, 2008, I mentioned the addition of a second rainwater tank to the north tank farm.  It was actually purchased and delivered last spring … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gardening, maker, Projects, Rainwater | Tagged collection, drought, homesteading, polypropylene, PVC, storage, tanks, Texas, water

Cleaning Rainwater

Roy Creek Ranch Posted on April 27, 2008 by JimFebruary 5, 2017

This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. There are various strategies for keeping the rainwater in your tanks clean, including filters, “roof washers” and so forth.  No matter what though, you find that the water collects … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gardening, Projects, Rainwater | Tagged collection, drought, homesteading, polypropylene, PVC, storage, tanks, Texas, water

Penning the Plants

Roy Creek Ranch Posted on April 18, 2008 by JimFebruary 5, 2017

This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. In an earlier post, I alluded to “bins” or “pens” That I constructed in the greenhouse.  Something of a cross between a raised bed and a giant pot, these … Continue reading →

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Posted in Food, Gardening, Greenhouse | Tagged container, DIY, Growers Supply, hill country, homesteading, how to, planter, temperature, Texas, vegetables

The Greenhouse “Flowers”

Roy Creek Ranch Posted on March 8, 2008 by JimFebruary 5, 2017

This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. The greenhouse has been in operation for a couple of months now, and beginning to show some results.  Since this is my first real experience with one, I’m learning … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gardening, Greenhouse | Tagged DIY, Growers Supply, hill country, homesteading, how to, temperature, Texas

A Commercial Greenhouse

Roy Creek Ranch Posted on January 14, 2008 by JimFebruary 5, 2017

This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. This morning marks the completion of a long-standing project here at the ranch. You may recall the construction of a greenhouse last year, one made of PVC and plastic … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gardening | Tagged DIY, Growers Supply, hill country, homesteading, how to, plastic, Polycarbonate, Texas

The Greenhouse (part 2)

Roy Creek Ranch Posted on December 2, 2006 by JimFebruary 5, 2017

This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. Saturday dawned clear and warm.  The perfect day for completing the greenhouse!  I had a nearly square frame to use for the foundation, done the previous weekend, and now … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gardening, Greenhouse | Tagged DIY, hill country, homesteading, how to, PVC, Texas

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