Dark Sky Herb Company
Dark Sky Homestead and Herbs

www.darkskyherbs.com

My husband and I live on our 40 acre off-grid homestead in Northeastern Arizona, we're frugally building it up from raw land to our dream homestead. We sell small batch herbal tea blends. My husband is a Journeyman Inside Wireman and former law enforcement. I'm a recovering corporate drone (HR). Follow along to see us build out our homestead and businesses.

Our Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DarkSkyHerbCo

Our website: www.darkskyherbs.com

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2023-09-28 12:31:50

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GM! And that is a beautiful shot of the moon!

2023-09-16 15:02:21

First phase of friend's/ customer's solar project done and been running for the last week! Best part is after the first full day of the system being online they haven't had to run their generator! We're starting on Monday to add the third and final array for their system. We will also double their batteries and bring their system online so that my husband can help monitor their system since they are also friends.
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#grownostr #smallbusiness #pronghornelectric #solar #offgrid #selfsufficient

2023-08-27 20:55:24

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Thanks! Looks interesting, never thought about adding vinegar to peaches. I'll have to try a small batch for us to try!

2023-08-27 20:35:59

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Ok, never heard of that. Please explain more, like what's in it and the process? I'm super curious as we love peaches and I'm looking at buying a box soon for canning. My husband grew up on a peach orchard, so he won't touch the store canned ones.

2023-08-26 03:13:33

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Oh that's a lot of squash bugs! But gorgeous flowers and frog!

2023-08-25 13:11:25

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GM JoySun! Go to the gym, you'll feel better and more awake.

2023-08-25 12:40:00

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GM!

2023-08-25 12:37:59

GM, Nostr!
Some early morning flower pictures!
Prairie Spiderwart
Jerusalem Artichokes/ Sunchokes
Hopi Black Dye Sunflowers
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Interesting fact about Prairie Spiderwart, the stamens turn from purple-blue to pink when exposed to ionizing radiations including nuclear radiation.
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#grownostr #flowers #growfood #homesteading #permies #permaculture #gardening

2023-08-25 12:10:40

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GM, Nelly!

2023-08-25 12:10:19

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GM, Derek!

2023-08-25 12:09:04

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GM, Maria!

2023-08-25 04:40:38

Donkey update!
We were coming home just after the sun set and they were on our road coming in. They got scared by the lights and car. I called out to them and they stopped running.
We talked to them from the car to help calm them down a bit. Jokingly told them that if they wanted waterto follow us back, we were about a half a mile from our property. We got back to our property and about 10 minutes later they walked up! We got them some water and gave them pets and they left to go bed down for the night.
#grownostr #donkeys #homesteading

2023-08-25 00:22:20

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We're in open range so who knows but we do have water for them so hoping they come back. Particularly if we have fencing up and they aren't claimed after we talk with the livestock commissioner.

2023-08-25 00:03:31

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They are super sweet, they came for three days but haven't come back for the last three. Hoping they're just hunkered down from the rain.

2023-08-24 23:46:29

Got about 3/4 of an inch of rain and some cooler temps last night. Grateful that we didn't get any of the severe flash flooding that the Grand Canyon and Vegas had last night. We had some periods of intense rain, the dirt roads are slick with clay and the wash is running this morning. We are definitely are learning to drive in this slick clay, it's nothing like anything we grew up with and sticks like crazy. We'll be getting mud tires for our f350 soonest, just so we can get in and out of our property and we have a decent road compared to many of the other roads in the area.
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#grownostr #nature #rain #monsoon #Arizona

2023-08-23 03:05:08

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I'm so sorry for your loss. We're so lucky to have them while we do but it's still it's so hard when they're gone.

2023-08-23 01:12:06

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Sounds like a wonderful day! And I hope this continues to grow too! So many great and inspiring people on here.

2023-08-22 16:11:59

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Thank you!
Probably not this year, too many projects with just moving onto raw land in the last year. Eventually I'd love to be able to do some natural dyeing.

2023-08-22 15:10:53

Hopi Black Dye Sunflower
I planted six of these and the first one didn’t look right but this one does, super excited to see the difference of both heads after they have gone to seed.
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#grownostr #Sunflower #gardening #homesteading #permaculture #permies

2023-08-22 14:57:05

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GM Joy!

2023-08-20 21:14:07

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I hope so but we haven't seen anything about missing donkeys and they've been out for at least a few weeks to a month.

2023-08-20 20:16:42

Our property seems to be a place the stray livestock come to visit and now I'm apparently watering two donkeys. We've been seeing them off in the distant for a few weeks but couldn't get close enough to tell if they were wild or livestock, well yesterday they showed up on our property and were the sweetest things and I was finally able to see that one was branded so I guess I'll be calling the livestock commissioner to see if he can contact BLM to figure out who owns them.
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The brand is a BLM brand and she's 6 years old but we can't figure out the rest of the symbols which say what state and area she came from. We're thinking the light one might be her adult baby. I gave them water yesterday and refilled a bucket today in the same spot and when I got home from dropping my husband off for a work trip the bucket was pretty much empty with more hoof prints around it. I'm kind of sad I missed them, they were so sweet and just wanted pets yesterday. I'm really hoping that they've escaped and not dumped, though dumping a branded animal just seems stupid. If they are dumped I've already have a new home for them with some friends who will spoil them.
#grownostr #donkeys #livestock

2023-08-20 12:00:27

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Beautiful 😍

2023-08-20 11:56:36

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Good Morning!

2023-08-18 23:03:50

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Haha, basically 🤣
We'll attach it with either land anchors or anchors between concrete footers amd the strut, need to talk with the customers some more.

2023-08-18 23:01:32

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We are securing it to the ground with land anchors or possibly concrete footers with anchors between the strut and the footers. We need to consult with the customers some more. The panels will come off to move it and then because it's strut it's super lite and then two people can carry it. They'll only move it in a SHTF situation and they want to hide the panels deeper in their 40 acres.

2023-08-18 21:08:05

First one completed of three custom solar racks for a customer. We're designing it so it's movable if needed but will stand up to our high winds. Each one will hold six panels.
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This is an add on to their current solar system because the original company that put it in didn't size their needs right and only gave them 4000w of solar to power a 2000+ system ft home and homestead. They've been running their backup propane generator at least twice a day to compensate for what is missing from their current system.
#grownostr #solar #electrician #construction #offgrid

2023-08-18 15:10:13

This was a first time seeing a White-Lined Sphinx Hummingbird Moth. I'm not a fan of moths, they creep me out, might have been from working at a ski resort year round. End of summer beginning of fall we would get an invasion of moths in the lodge and I'm totally creeper out by them even more than I used to be. But this was kind of cool but still creepy because it's a giant moth!! But I'm grateful that he was pollinating my squash and yesterday I noticed that I finally have female flowers so squash is in our future!
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#grownostr #permies #permaculture #gardening #homesteading #moth #pollinators

2023-08-17 15:30:48

Our tomatoes were mostly eaten by rabbits and pack rats. I was able to finally protect our garden enough that I have one cherry tomato plant that finally produced one tomato! First tomato grown on our property!! It wasn't fully rip but I just couldn't wait and it was still better than anything bought in the grocery store!
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#grownostr #tomatoe #permies #permaculture #gardening #homesteading

2023-08-15 14:26:10

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And just drove through the area they sprayed and the only thing that died back was the Sunflowers and all the invasive plants are still alive.

2023-08-15 14:24:26

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That's what I keeps saying, why can't they take a flail mower to the side of the road instead.

2023-08-14 12:12:33

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Our county did that too. Killed all of the native Arizona Sunflowers, it's so heartbreaking.

2023-08-13 14:07:15

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GM Dawn!

2023-08-11 12:04:15

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Happy Birthday!!

2023-08-11 01:40:46

You know you married an incredible man when you're visiting family and he texts you pictures of your garden just because he knows you've been waiting for the Jerusalem Artichokes to flower and the new seeds to have their birthday. I love him so much and can't wait to see him on Saturday when the dogs and I get home.
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#grownostr #ilovemyhusband #gardening #permaculture #permies #homesteading

2023-08-05 12:35:06

An hour amd a half down the road this morning and we're stopping for breakfast now that it's light out. Our boys have always done better eating outside when we travel, so we just wait till it's light and feed them when we find an area we can pull off and safely have them out and off leash.
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#grownostr #dogstr #dogsofnostr #roadtrip #travel

2023-08-05 04:54:16

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Cutie! And I agree, completely recommend dogs, I love my boys!

2023-08-05 04:38:23

GN Nostr! Halfway to my brother's house and I'm leaving early to get through the rest of the desert before it's hot to the cool beaches of Southern California! I'm getting more excited to see my brother and his beautiful family! I know my boys will be excited to play with my nephews and visa versa!
#grownostr #family

2023-08-05 02:19:39

I have two of the best copilots!
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#grownostr #dogstr #dogsofnostr #borderaussie #lab

2023-08-04 22:00:35

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Thank you!

2023-08-04 21:09:13

Simple joys of living and establishing a homestead, a dragonfly taking a rest on your clothes drying on the clothesline.
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#grownostr #homesteading #homestead #dragonfly

2023-08-04 19:51:48

Going to be driving to my brother and sister in law's place in Laguna Niguel, about 9ish hours from our quiet sanctuary. I'm excited to spend some time with them and their boys and I'm taking our dogs with me but my husband's staying home and I'm going to miss him. I'm super anxious for some reason, I don't know if it's knowing I'll have to drive through the city or just leaving our quiet sanctuary. I grew up just north of LA, but the longer I live away from it the more I hate driving or spending time there. Still trying to convince them to move out by us but I doubt I'll ever succeed in that endeavor! 🤣
#grownostr #California #Beach #Family #Ihatebigcities

2023-08-04 19:40:32

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Haha, she was definitely looking for any bugs except all of the ants running around her!

2023-08-03 18:53:32

One of our customer's chickens decided to come check out the trench! She's a sweet chicken and hung around for about a half hour before heading back towards their coop.
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#grownostr #electrician #construction #solar #chicken

2023-08-03 00:19:06

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I'll keep the skinwalkers and pass on the poltergeist!

2023-08-03 00:18:01

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Oh, I love the little bees!

2023-08-02 21:15:43

I think we'll be saving up for a trencher, we're just not kids anymore and even with the roto-hammer it's still a multi-day task to do a 130ft 18in deep trench for a solar upgrade project. Plus we hit about ten feet of caliche. If you've never had to dig in caliche, count yourself lucky! 🤣
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#grownostr #construction #electrician #toodamnoldtodig

2023-08-02 15:49:33

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Looking closer at it, I'm thinking it maybe blight. The spots on the leaves. Google it amd that should have more on how to deal with it. We don't deal much with blight, we're too dry most of the time.

2023-08-02 15:44:46

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How long have they been in the ground? Could they be dieing because it will be time to harvest them soon? If not then it could be anything from an herbicide to insect damage, mineral difecincy, or fungal disease.

2023-08-02 14:06:43

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Good luck finding your perfect place! We traveled for a bit but there was just something about this area that we couldn't get it out of our heads.

2023-08-02 13:51:42

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Don't mess with a country cat!

2023-08-02 13:50:25

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Good Morning! It is pretty perfect this morning!

2023-08-02 13:38:52

GM Nostr!!!
Today is going to be wonderful day! Woke up and took the dogs out this morning and checked on my garden to find a butterfly on my sunflower.
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#grownostr #permies #permaculture #gardening #Sunflower #butterfly

2023-08-02 02:50:13

Our boys were not amused at how long we were gone today. Came home to them both taking turns putting they're heads out the window to glare disapprovingly at us for getting home later then normal.
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#grownostr #dogstr #dogsofnostr #labsofnostr #borderaussie

2023-08-01 23:08:51

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Right? We ended up finding it and not as deep as it should have been, less then a foot vs the 18in it should have been.

2023-08-01 18:11:56

Playing the game of where we're is the propane line??? Homeowners can't remember where it went in and now we're playing don't hit it and hand dig instead of using our roto-hammer to dig this part of the trench.
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#grownostr #electrician #construction #solarinstall

2023-08-01 13:09:25

We received about an inch of rain overnight, my garden looks so happy! I'm so happy! It's been a slow start to monsoon season here and yesterday was the first significant rain that we've had since May on our property. Apparently some of the land formations around us create a vortex and most of the storms go around us. My neighbor also said the canyon below us is home to some skinwalkers and they keep the storms from coming near the canyon and thus our properties above the canyon. He also told me that the wolf my husband saw on our property is actually the main skinwalker in our immediate area, but that if we're not afraid of him he can't hurt us and leaves like he did with my husband. But he did say that the skinwalkers are evil and he would tell me which caves in the canyon are safe to explore and which are the skinwalker's homes. I don't claim to understand any of the this folklore, I just accept that there are definitely things I don't understand in our world, but it was really interesting learning about some lore of the Navajo people in our direct area.
#grownostr #monsoons #gardening #permies #permaculture #indigenouslore #folklore #skinwalkers

2023-07-31 13:59:39

So excited one of my Hopi Black Dye Sunflowers is starting to open after a wonderful rain last night! The garden is just happy after a good soaking last night.
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#gardening #Sunflower #permies #permaculture #HopiBlackDyeSunflower

2023-07-30 13:34:54

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We're east of Snowflake! The valley is way to hot during summer for us, especially this year.

2023-07-30 13:33:26

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Morning!

2023-07-30 13:09:09

Just popping in with a beautiful sunrise and a cute labbie this morning! Hope you all have a wonderful and blessed Sunday!
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#grownostr #sunrise #highdesert #dogstr #labsofnostr #lab

2023-07-21 21:53:39

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That's beautiful. It's amazing that you were all able to learn to thrive through the hard times.

2023-07-20 23:33:15

Anyone know a Raindance or two that can convince the storm to come about a mile north amd rain on my garden? This has been our life for the last few storms, just south of us and not by much.
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#grownostr #gardening #monsoons #Arizona

2023-07-20 23:27:53

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I'm so sorry. I can't even imagine, that must have been so hard. My husband has a couple of old coworkers who lost they're homes in a wildfire a couple of years ago. It's just devastating.

2023-07-20 03:19:06

Fire and smoke aren't good but man does it produce a gorgeous sunset. The fire is about an hour away from us. The people in it's path could definitely use some prayers tonight.
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#grownostr #garden #sunset #smoke

2023-07-10 13:00:53

GM! Monsoon season has officially started in Northeastern Arizona! Hoping some of the rain will water our garden today. The lab is just hoping he gets to play in the rain and he maybe tracking the bird that just flew by.
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#grownostr #gm #monsoonseason

2023-07-07 23:51:15

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Very true, but they aren't in the budget just yet. And we have better ones but they're in our storage unit about 1,000 miles away from our property. We're planning on going and getting that stuff after summer during his slow time from his electrical business we're trying to establish.

2023-07-07 23:45:44

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I'll tell him about that.

2023-07-07 19:59:13

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Thanks! I'll take a look.

2023-07-07 19:58:58

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Thanks, I'll look at this one too!

2023-07-07 19:03:10

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Thanks, I'll look into them!

2023-07-07 19:01:48

Ok, need to deal with our Google domains and definitely do not want our domains moved over to Squarespace. We host with Siteground.
Who do you all host your domains with, and please no recommendations for godaddy.
#grownostr #domains #googledomain #websitedomains

2023-07-07 18:47:57

Husband's cleaning the carb on our little champion generator. Picked up some dirty fuel and this thing is not made to be worked on. They also didn't put a fuel filter on it so the dirty fuel goes right into the carb and clogs it.
He's not very happy with this generator, had to take it apart and work on it a few times now. We're going to be upgrading soon and this one will become the portable one for working on building projects around our 40 acres.
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#grownostr #offgrid #generator #rawland #homesteading

2023-07-03 20:32:39

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Never would have thought about doing that!

2023-07-03 20:32:05

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Haha, right?

2023-07-03 15:23:46

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Nope, but looks like we'll have something to check out!

2023-07-03 15:22:40

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Haha, we do too! But this was something we know we will use eventually, we have a friend moving into the area and building a home and she has already told us she wants us to do her electrical so we'll definitely use them quickly, and save some for our cabin.

2023-07-03 15:19:39

Went to a antique shop and they had turned a bed pan into a light, they had several other strange things turned into lights but this was the most unique piece.
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#grownostr #antiques

2023-07-02 01:56:52

Billy's Bone Sauce is still working, keeping the rabbits from eating all of our squash! Pretty excited that it worked. It also seems to be helping with keeping the pack rats our of our engines! I will make sure we are stocked up on this stuff from now on!
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#grownostr #gardening #permies #permaculture #highdesertgardening #packrats

2023-07-02 01:35:11

Only an electrician would get excited about this type of clearance sale! But hey, we now have these items covered for when we get around to building our home! And we can pass on the savings with customers.
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#grownostr #smallbusiness #electrician

2023-07-02 01:18:24

For all the firefly nerds! Picked up at a yard sale for $15. Now we have to go back and watch it again and also Serenity!
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#grownostr #firefly #boredgames

2023-06-30 14:48:00

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Wow, getting things done today!

2023-06-30 13:42:10

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GM!

2023-06-30 13:34:25

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Awesome! Keep at it!

2023-06-30 13:33:53

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GM!

2023-06-30 12:59:53

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GM!

2023-06-30 12:58:40

GM Nostr! It's a going to be a beautiful day! We're still working on our friend's tiny house and a few other issues that they're having around their house.
What are you all getting done today?
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#grownostr #electrician #smallbusiness #gsd

2023-06-29 16:25:12

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#grownostr #electrician #construction #gsd

2023-06-29 16:17:21

We've been working on a new project for some different friends from church. They had hired a different electrician and he just stopped showing up about a year ago so my husband stepped in to help them get their project completed. This is how he found the subpanel and how he finished it.
The original electrician also created too many circuts for the subpanel he installed. My husband corrected the issue by using some special breakers that are designed for this kind of issue, saving our friends from having to purchase another subpanel.
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https://nostr.build/i/08823afdbf1bfdae2c21195d3f39ce5c5892f7b5112f72d01f4c7bfe397d7aa5.jpg

2023-06-25 12:58:38

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It's actually a really good thing, means your soil is living and pretty healthy!

2023-06-24 14:07:20

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Lavender definitely loves dry areas! The farm we went to has 35,000 plants and there are a few more lavender farms in our area.
It does love dry but not too cold, some of Montana is perfect but a good portion of Montana is too cold. Most lavender only likes growing down to USDA zone 5/6, the most cold hardy are only down to zone 4, but that's only a handful of types.

2023-06-24 13:58:29

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We've done some but only ever in dry locations. Only ever lived on rhe west coast of the US so pretty much just desert. But hey we may know!

2023-06-24 13:38:30

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Hey, that's awesome you figured it out and it was a pretty simple fix!

2023-06-23 19:50:07

Picked up a couple of little lavender plants today at a local lavender farm that was having a wine and bloom festival. We were definitely not their clientele, we got the strangest look when we said we weren't there for the wine and I just wanted plants! Apparently we're not bougie enough! 🤣😂 oh well, but at least I have locally grown lavender plants that I can just put in our native soil and grow! Now to grow, propagate and sell to locals.
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#grownostr #lavender #permies #gardening #permaculture #notbougieenough

2023-06-23 16:26:49

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It's crazy low, I actually enjoy watching the weather and the only other time I've seen humidity this low was in the middle of winter in Northern Nevada. It created perfect snow making conditions and they ran the snow machines all day to stack snow since snow levels were low that year.

2023-06-23 14:31:54

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2023-06-23 13:45:47

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Paul Wheaton's Low Tech Lab movie, I love seeing him and his community inspire people to live better lives.

2023-06-23 13:42:30

Well, this should be an interesting day. Calm right now but winds will pick up (which is normal and not bad today) but the humidity is the crazy part, 4% this afternoon. Might need to water the garden twice today between the winds and low humidity. At least our high is only 87 today. Let's hope people pay attention today and don't do any burning.
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#grownostr #gardening #weather #fireseason

2023-06-23 01:58:54

So many of us came from TSP to Nostr and one of the TSP members is fighting cancer and some amazing souls set up a fundraiser for her. Check it out and if you're capable bid on some of the awesome items up for auction, including our teas! Cancer is a bitch, let's help her fight her battle.
https://jennihill.livingfreeintennessee.com/auctions/
#grownostr #tsp #fuckcancer #fundraiser

2023-06-22 23:16:36

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I'm super excited to see these! I have first year Egyptian Walking Onions and can't wait for them to become established. They've just started bulbing up top.