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Best topics in this month

Someone lent me a guitar - how do I learn classical guitar

What happens if you mix hydrated lime with Plaster of Paris? (Making frescos with kids)

Where are my posts?

Last time you flew commercial

The Supervisor Effect

Thinking about buying red---worth it?

'ignore' setting not working?

Some days, it's just necessary

Natural glue for finer woodworking & lutherie

Harry the boot (BEL)

Would you rather always plant in straight lines or never plant in straight lines?

Anybody used these Barrel Stove Kits?

How do you name your pets?

Wind Blocks and Bird Deterrent

Did your coop design change after you got chickens?

Last-Minute free PEP event - March 24 - 30, 2026

Vintage Chevrolet Trucks

Our PIE page has been updated, anybody wanna test?

Post in Parenting and unable to crosspost

The Very Frustrating Saga of Trying to Learn to Process Wool

Anyone making biochar from seaweed?

Baby talk that's been promoted to real talk?

When is clothing too far gone?

Near Misses

peas and pods

How to use dry sunflower stalks in my soil?

Emergency Dome fm 12 4x8 Plywood Sheets

Boot problem question

Do you still listen to albums?

The history of the guitar

Single best book that helped you with gardening?

Treating seeds to kill disease

The lost chapter—Community seed breeding.

Why Medieval Blanket Systems Worked At -40°F While Your 300$ Bedding Fails

Would you rather create a new vegetable or a new garden tool?

where are my edits?

Electric Pressure Cooker with custom-temp thermostat

The Farm: 50 years later

Could use some advice on pole chainsaw use. (limbs pinching the chainsaw bar.)

How do you use a darning mushroom?

Congee or guk?

How long do your blue jeans last… which brand?

Made too much yogurt. Recipes please.

Keeping produce longer term in the fridge - without crisper drawers.

Botched soil blocking

Buying a used string instrument, what does one need to know?

ID this egg case please? it's a Chinese Mantis!

Evening Solace Spiral- Has anyone tried something like this?

Can anyone tell me what's going on with these apple tree trunks? :).

Animal Chutes

Love-Lies-Eating eCookBook by SMP3™ • Plant-based Reimagined

Does anyone have experience being forced to plug into the grid when building?

Conjoined apples

How to make doll-house sized roundwood roofs?

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