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Biochar
Look into “Core Gardening” (basically burying all or most of a bale of straw in the middle to act as a sponge)
Wicking Beds (specific container system)
Drip irrigation
Oya’s

Raised beds just dry out faster, that is one of their positive points (positive when needed, a negative when not needed”. Thus best used in places where water-logged soil is a problem, or where there is little to no soil (or horrible soil). Totally inappropriate in dry areas as they are just dry-er.

The other good reason to use them is for physical mobility issues.

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let the wind controller, control the wind. let the solar controller control the solar. They are designed differently, for different purposes.

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We did a half cow from a local producer here last year as well. They know I’ll take all the bits they have difficulty selling so gave me two or three huge bags of bones as well. It’s good to be a good customer sometimes.

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Where in NE AR? I’m in the Jonesboro/Harrisburg area.

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Plant some, save the rest.

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What happened to Victory Gardens? um.. we won the war?

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I’m pretty much all in on Lithium. I’m in Arkansas and it doesn’t take a lot to keep them above freezing if inside a structure, for mobile (say golfcart/side by side) I’d likely add the extra for self heating, as it would only be one or two batteries not a full property system. To the degree I already have over $8k of EG4 batteries yet to be installed. Once those are in and running, if I need to expand, haven’t decided if just get another rack, or build from cells mainly for the experience and flexability.

If I’m going to depend on them, and hope to get 20+ years without having to change (which would put me in my 70s or later) I just don’t see the weight, work, frequent expense and (low but still there) explosive risk of lead acid and space. They just take up twice the space and weight.

But that’s just me

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Also, properly designed, there is a braking system on the turbine that gets activated so that it doesn’t spin faster than the design specs. In some extreme situations, it may even be “locked” in place to not turn at all, or the entire tower may be lowered. This is the concern with the wind. First one needs to have enough sustained and consistent wind to make the cost of a complex system, with lots of moving parts (meaning maintenance) worth it, and 2nd since it spins, there are potential vibration concerns, variability, and more. It’s a great thing when used appropriately, as is everything else.

Solar seems to be more consistent in more locations, with few if any moving parts, typically installed low enough for inspection and servicing, much higher availability of parts or components, and SIGNIFICANTLY more people with a higher knowledge base and experience wherever one finds themselves..

Hydro, of any kind is great, in some situations

Heck, wave power is great, but not if you’re in a desert.

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And, ensure that the max amps going into the battery bank is within safe limits. Yes some can accept say 100A, but it’s not healthy to frequently be at the upper limit of any battery chemistry.

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Honestly, I’d likely never say a word to the owners. Loose dogs disappear all the time. Who knows why.

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Yes.. in this area things like the tongue and such aren’t valued, so I get those at a good price (and really like the tender meat). I just kept telling them when buying previously “I understand you need to sell the whole animal, I want to help”

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ok, I’m always up for learning, and the more and more interaction I have with our “healthcare system” (and I’m a non-practicing RN, former EMT, BS in Psych…) the less I want to interact for anything other than like broken bones and such. So.. I signed up for the course.

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The ‘squirrel” reference was pointed squarely at myself.

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so they are all lead-based. I don’t see how they can be “lighter” than lithium. Remember a 100ah lead-based battery doesn’t need to be discharged much below 50% at most, and recharged as quickly as possible to prevent early degradation. Even a well-maintained lead-based battery may begin experiencing degradation after 500-700 “cycles”,

Lithium can be discharged to 20% without degradation, can be left discharged say 50% without degradation for an extended time, can be expected to go 3000-7000 cycles before significant degradation

meaning, a single 100ah lithium = two 100ah lead-based batteries in useful energy per cycle.

That single 100ah Lithium battery is half the weight of one lead-based battery of the same rating (or 1/4 the weight of equivalent energy availability (meaning two 100ah lead-based batteries) which now take up twice the space.

And the lead-based battery bank (two 100ah lead based to equal one 100ah lithium) will need to be replaced at least once, maybe 2-3 times before the lithium requires replacement as far as we can tell so far.

It’s always up to the person, the situation and such, but as I grow older, and having no idea what will happen re: materials and components. I personally would rather bite the bullet now, fill whatever space I have available with storage that gives me the longest life, least maintenance and most available energy per cycle possible. The less I tinker with batteries, the more time doing other stuff.

Thank goodness, there are so many options, and people that understand and are willing to use and share information on all of them. Options, Diversity, freedom.. kinda the point right?

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For the energy potential per volume, these “leisure” batteries are lighter? Are they lead based? I’m not sure what you are calling “leisure” batteries. Can you point me toward one?