Tag: gardening

weathered green wood with daisies and the text "Hello Spring, Time to clean"

Spring Cleaning the Homestead Way: More Than Just Sparkle and Shine

Ah, spring. That magical time when the mud finally starts drying up, the chickens remember how to lay eggs, and … More

Written like a note, Flowers are for more than being pretty" with pressed flowers beside the note.

New Year Goals That Smell Like Paper and Possibility

There’s something about the new year that makes us all want to plan. Not the rigid, color-coded, must-achieve-everything kind of … More

Bringing Green to the Gloom: Inside Winter Gardening

The days are shorter, the light is weaker, and the weather seems to have decided that gray is the new … More

Fall Garden Chores You Shouldn’t Skip

I know, I know. Once the air turns crisp and the days get shorter, it’s tempting to hang up the … More

A jar of dilly carrots.

Preserving the Harvest: Freezing vs. Canning vs. Dehydrating

You know that bittersweet feeling when the garden is bursting at the seams: tomatoes everywhere, herbs going wild, baskets of … More

"What is Homesteading" against a background of a bag of dirt, potted plant, and a watering can

So, what is homesteading exactly?

If you’re new to homesteading or have heard the term tossed around but aren’t quite sure what it means, you’re … More

A Sample Day

I have a friend who asks me sometimes what I have planned for the day, or how my day has … More

Hands planting flowers in a garden.

Companion Planting: What to Grow Together (and What to Keep Apart)

Or: Which Garden Veggies Are BFFs… and Which Need to Stay in Separate Beds Raise your hand if you’ve ever … More

🌱 Gardening & Growing

How to Start a Garden from Scratch (Even if You’ve Never Grown a Thing in Your Life) So, you’re thinking … More

Raised Beds vs. In-Ground Gardening

Raised Beds vs. In-Ground Gardening It’s finally warm enough that almost all the snow has melted, and I’m itching to … More