Nicola Bludau

I tried it with cucumbers, and it actually works. But then, I had no control group. I'm not a scientist and don't want that many cucumbers... But apparently it does work with some plants, cucumbers, and I think tomatoes but apparently not with potatoes.

So you mean for making peanut butter I have to shell them by hand?? That is a labour-intensive peanut butter!

Welcome to the bad soil club! We have stodgy clay mixed with sand, either rock hard when it's dry or absolutely not drainage when it's wet. Unfortunately, it's wet in winter and dry in summer. But the reality is that improved heaps.
There was no topsoil whatsoever. We get mulch from a treelopper when we can, the more the merrier, but it costs us a carton of beer a truckload. It brings in heaps of fungi which improve the soil. We also do chop and drop and we plant a LOT. The good thing is that we are selling plants and therefore do have lots of plants to play with.
Recently, I got interested in grain because I realised that in order to feed animals we need grain (and the animals make the soil fertile). I grew some corn last year that went well but so far my grain suffer from what I think is deer attack (so far, for the cheap self-sufficient living, fencing gear is so expensive!). I also want to make really good bread so I need really good wheat.

OK, I'll post a follow-up. I did one trial of some fancy ancient wheat in our little house garden (I think it's KHORASAN), came up so-so, but then something snipped it at the bottom. I would like to know what that something is. In our big garden, that didn't happen, and I planted the other bed with barley out of the chicken food and that bloody deer seems to like it!! (Yes, we do have deer in Australia).

I grew peanuts for the first time, and it was very easy.
But I had no idea how to process them, and now they seem to be off.
I don't like raw peanuts, but roasting a bigger quantity seems to be a lot of work.
How is it done?
What do you do with your peanuts?

If this is not done 100% you can wreck a lot. There is no advantage of a wet room. Just get a "normal" shower basin (80x 8o cm) you will need that space anyway.
Even if done conventionally, you need to seal the walls and everything VERY well. A wet room looks modern, but any leak causes problems, and a house with mould is about the last thing I would like.
If you choose your dream, get a very good professional. Also, the bathroom needs a good ventilation - the window has to be used after every shower and be big enough.

There is a huge difference in the seeds we can get in Australia and the huge variety available in America. I never old-fashioned wheat that is on a long stalk.

Josh, your corn harvest looks amazing! I grew something white, and it looks way more boring. How about usability and taste? Does the red corn taste more interesting? Corn has a huge advantage: the birds are less likely to get into it, but rats like it, though. This should be a cornerstone of home-grain production.
Has anyone done the nixtamal so far? How much work is it?

Chi I def agree with the muscovies, no one will know about them. The bad thing about the cow (cut and carry system) is that everyone will know about it, and then they dob you in with the council. Goats are better in this regard, they are less noisy. Milking animals have a huge advantage, which is a continuous supply of fat and milk every single day. They are a lot of work, especially in cut and carry systems (and you have to walk them too), but the reasons why humans did it for such a long time is exactly that.  
I don't agree with the rabbit: even in suburbia and in many cities, you'll get enough greens to feed a rabbit. It is the source of protein in tough times. Quinoa has very little protein compared to rabbit meat and can be harvested once a year. If you need to use your square meters wisely, the rabbit wins big time, also because this is a cut-and- carry system. I know that many people here lean towards plant-based foods, but onc the trucks stop rolling this is a very luxury option, just run the figures.

My daughter managed to lose the laptop we borrowed her. When I wanted it back she gave me another old one telling me that it does not work and no windows key on it either. I simply deleted the whole system and put linux on it and now I can use it. Simply use a functioning computer and ask ai how to do it. Otherwise give it away on FB marketplace.

No matter from which angle I look at the problem, I always come to the same conclusion: the house cow. Something small, maybe a Dexter Jersey cross.
Goats are good too, but they seem to be much more difficult to keep. Sheep just don't give that much milk, but they are easy to keep and a little bit difficult to milk.

But the cow is like no other animal; no other animal produces more manure and improves the soil in a more dramatic way. It gives a decent amount of milk so that two families can share one cow.
They eat more than just grass; they eat things like lablab bean, sugarcane, banana leaves, banagrass and more.

I don't have a cow, but the cow is the difference between malnutrition and being good. (You can have that with goats, too, just less docile)