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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 in love with gardening that if I’m not careful, I could spend lots and lots of money on things for my garden. This year is…
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 remember how my watering chore went: I got up from the couch, went outside, turned on the faucet, made sure the sprinkler went on, then…
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 of plants from seed. So far, things in my garden are going great! I have decided that Spring is the happiest time of the year….
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 long growing season. Gardeners in northern climates should choose early ripening varieties. (This is where I get my seeds. They have several varieties of watermelon…
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 and home had many urgent issues to deal with, and it will take many more years before our homestead is the way we want it…
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 I can. I soon realized that I wanted lots and lots of plants, but that doesn’t really work with my gardening budget. Sometimes I wonder…
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 at least a home we live in for the next 10 years. Establishing a garden and homesteading was very difficult in the past, since we…
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 chore. It can be stressful. However, it doesn’t have to be! The key to keeping calm about gardening is to plan things in advance! Start…
Learn how to grow garlic. Garlic is an odd garden crop, so learn the tips on how to grow garlic and have the best successful harvests. How to Grow Garlic Garlic is such a popular item in the kitchen that it should always be on the top-ten list of things to grow for any gardeners….
Use this handy Fall gardening planting guide to help you plan your garden this Autumn. This guide includes all the common Fall plants and how to grow them. It’s Time to do some Fall Gardening Planting! Did you know you don’t have to stop gardening just because it is soon going to be Fall season?…