Welcome to the Second Volume of Self Sufficient Questions and Answers. Don’t forget to leave your question for next Wednesdays installment in the comments box, or you can also ask your question via Twitter. theblackhen asked via Twitter: I have an aquaponics system & I want to add solar. How would u keep the battery & inverter dry since it’s outside? Blackhen, if you wish to add a Solar system that includes a Battery and an Inverter then they will need to be housed. The Inverter especially is a very sensitive piece of equipment. The best advice I can give […]
How Big Should The Vegetable Garden Be?
For all those interested in self sufficiency the size of the Veg Garden is an important question. Many people looking to grow their own Veg are unsure of how much space it requires to become independent of any Suppliers for their Vegetables. Here you can learn how much Veg to grow to feed a Family of three or four easily. To begin with there is one very important factor if you want to become Self Sufficient in Vegetables. You Must Eat Seasonal Vegetables If you wish to become your own Supplier of Vegetables throughout the year you will be eating […]
Everyone Can Plant A Few Potatoes
Whether you say Potato or Potatoe one thing is certain, everyone can have a few fresh Potatoes wherever they live. From a Field full of this most delicious of crops to a single Potato planted in a Container, we can all do it. You may have been Chitting your Seed Potatoes for Weeks, getting ready to Plant them out when the little Shoots have grown a few centimetres, or you may have not thought about Planting any Potatoes at all. Trust me, however much space you have, planting even a mini crop is worth it. Can I Plant A Single […]
Self Sufficient Questions And Answers Volume 1
Welcome to the first round of Self Sufficient Questions and Answers. Hopefully this will be a weekly Wednesday feature so don’t forget to leave your question for next week in the comments section after the post. You can also ask your question via Twitter. Simply Forties asked: I’m curious about the apparatus that converts the power from the solar panels into usable power for your home. How does that actually work? Hi Simply Forties, the power that is collected by Solar Panels is DC, the same as that stored in a Battery. The Solar Panels are connected to Deep Cycle […]
The Secret To Getting Your Chickens To Lay More Eggs
In a way this post is a mild rant. Here we try to give lots of great tips on becoming more Self Sufficient and one of those ways is by keeping Chickens. I have given tips on Chicken nesting boxes, building Chicken Coops and much more. What I am amazed at is some of the things people want you to pay for. Yep, E-Books! While I know there are some great E-Books there are also some dodgy ones. For some reason Chickens seem to be one topic that has generated lots of them. Here we give the information we know […]
Self Sufficient Questions And Answers
As the site is beginning to grow we have been getting a few questions directed to us about all aspects of leading a more Self Sufficient life. Some have been via Twitter, some via email and some just natural questions that arise because of the topic that was written about. This Wednesday we will trial a little questions and answers post. How It Will Work The process will be quite simple. On Wednesday there will be a post with all the questions asked and the answers to them (if we know them)! You can ask about any aspect of Self […]
How Long Do Chickens Live And How To Kill Them Humanely
We learnt how to build a Chicken House for free and have our almost free Chicken nesting boxes for the lovely Eggs but there is a VERY important thing to bear in mind when raising Chickens and egg laying. Are you going to keep them for ever? What will you do if one gets ill or hurt? The reality is that Chickens raised for Eggs will not keep on laying indefinitely. As Hens get older Chicken egg laying will slow, they start to lay less and less. Chickens will lay well for about two years and even by then you […]