Southern Homesteading Podcast Chuck & Barbie Bowser

This episode we discuss many different methods on how to keep your livestock, and birds safe from predators. We cover live stock guardian dogs, donkeys, lamas, and guard geese. We also talk about other methods to keep your animals safe. 

If you are like me, you want instant gratification when it comes to growing plants. You get easily disappointed if you can't see the plant progressing. The Moringa Olefiera is the perfect plant for you. Its called the tree of life! Join us as we discuss the benefits, growing from seed, propagating from cuttings, to how to consume this edible tree!

We are not experts, and with Covid there are alot of new gardeners, homesteader, and farmers. Where can they go for accurate scientific advice and for free? Its called your local county extension office. We discovered ours during this COVID event and just have to shout from the roof top the services these experts bring to their community for free! Listen in as we interview Jim Davis from our county extension office. 

In this episode we talk about dogs on the homestead. Are you struggling with getting a puppy or an adult dog? Can't decide between a pure breed or mutt? Is training your strong point? We discuss all of these plus introduce you to our dogs!

When adding rabbits to a homestead you have choices for their house. If you choose hanging cages you can either build your own or buy premanufactured. Listen in as we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both!

In this episode, we discuss new addition to the homestead. We added a tractor and a bull. we also cover some behind the scene stuff on our latest Youtube video released.