How to Recover from a Poor Gardening Season Remember my 'Spring in Abundance' post? The one where I gushed about my beautiful garden? Well, things can sure change quickly. This has…
Learn how to use cover crops in the garden. Any time from Fall to early winter is the perfect time to cover your garden soil with cover crops. I'll also…
DIY Garden Trellis (on a Budget!) Do you have a gardening budget? I try very hard to keep true to a tight gardening budget. I know that I am so…
When I was a kid, my family had a large garden full of vegetables. It was one of the kids' chores to water the garden daily, and I still…
Spring in Abundance **This is my first large garden at my first real homestead. I have been super busy getting my compost ready, making raised beds, and lovingly raising tons…
How to Grow Watermelon **Watermelons are surprisingly easy to grow as long as the plants have plenty of room to spread, good drainage, lots of sunlight, and a sufficiently…
Pondering Permaculture My husband and I have lived in our new home on 2.22 acres for almost a year now. It's been an interesting, super busy year, since the land…
How to Check the Viability of Old Seeds I've been happily pouring through seed catalogs and online seed stores (my favorite) lately, getting ready to buy as many seeds as…
Homestead Garden Goals for 2015 2014...what a year! I got full-time work and we bought a new house on 2.22 acres in May. This is hopefully our 'forever home', or…
The Ultimate Gardening Guide Whether you have been gardening for years and years or you are just a newbie, gardening can be overwhelming. It can be considered a tough, bothersome…