Benefits of Raised Bed Gardening
Raised Garden Beds I have raised beds. There are a lot of reasons for raised bed gardening. There are also some great …
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Light Hut Q & A
I wanted to clarify what kind of light bulb I am using in my light hut to grow all my baby seeds. …
Start Your Seeds Indoors #2 – Planting the Seeds
Starting Your Own Seeds Today I am going to plant my seeds and put them into the light hut. If you missed …
Start Your Seeds Indoors #1 – Building the Light Hut – Easy. Fast. Cheap.
Starting Your Own Seeds Joy! Joy! Joy! I may not be in my garden yet, but I’m playing with dirt in my …
Wrapping up the Garden for Winter
Getting the garden ready for winter. Oh boy am I late with this one. We are having an unseasonably warm fall and …
How to Pickle Beets & Why You Should Get More Pickled & Fermented Foods in Your Diet
Homegrown, Homemade, Pickled Beets Fermented and pickled foods are screaming-healthy, crazy-good-for-you foods. If you have eaten in a trendy restaurant lately you …
Garden Update – When You Get a Hard Freeze in October
Weather Alert – Hard Freeze in October. I live in a bubble and most of the time I have no idea what …
Do Your Children (and Grandchildren) Know Where Food Comes From?
We have had many children out to our homestead. Girl groups, church groups, boy groups, little kids, teenage kids, lots of kids. …
How to Freeze Peppers
Freezing Peppers. Every year I freeze peppers. It only takes a few minutes and will allow you to eat fresh peppers from …
Planting the Fall Garden – JOY!
It’s Time to Put in the Fall Garden! I’m not suggesting you should buy your seeds at Dollar General. I’m sure there …
Why Aren’t There Any Tomatoes on My Tomato Plants?
Why aren’t my tomato plants producing tomatoes anymore? If you are asking yourself this question it is possible that you are growing …
Build a Garden in 2 Hours (almost) – We put in a Pumpkin Patch!
We put in a Pumpkin Patch. It took 2 1/2 hours. My garden is out of real estate. Every bed is currently …
How to Blanch Vegetables (or fruits)
How to Blanch Vegetables. Blanching is handy. Blanching is easy. Blanching will prevent you from spending your entire morning peeling tomatoes (or …
Garden Update – July Edition
I realize that it is August and I am just now getting out my July garden update. Sorry. July is a busy …
Pressure Canning Made Easy – How to Can Green Beans in 5 Simple Steps
Pressure Canning Made Easy. Canning green beans is not hard. I know pressure canners freak some people out. I am one of …