Homesteading | Self Sufficient Living | Living off the Land
I’m not one to exaggerate. When I say we have a super short growing season here in Wyoming, you know I mean it. In fact, I’m just sitting over here hoping I'll be lucky enough for just a few of the tomatoes turn red before the first frost this year. (Side note: Don’t worry, I never waste a green tomato. Even if none ripen before our first frost hits, I’ll pick them green and ripen them indoors. Here's how I save and ripen ...Continue Reading
Hail is one of the most destructive forces when it comes to the health and well-being of your garden. If you’re anything like myself, you can relate to the devastation of walking outside and seeing your garden in tatters following a hail storm. Unfortunately, a recent storm crushed months of hard work, time, and money. Even though I was bummed and initially wanted to quit gardening, it ultimately wound up ...Continue Reading
It’s no secret. I’m not a gardening diva. And heaven knows I’ve had my share of ridiculous gardening mistakes, like that time I killed my whole garden with poisoned hay mulch. Even so, I stick with it every year. Every January, I order my heirloom seeds and dream of that idyllic garden that weeds itself and never looks messy. (Are you laughing yet? ?) And then, by June, the weeds are working hard to destroy the dream. In fact, the ...Continue Reading
It's mid-May. The grass is green. We had snow last week. The neighbors north of us got four inches of HAIL a couple days ago. And this is totally normal. There's really no sense complaining about it, since that's just how we roll in Wyoming. But hey, I figured this is perfect timing, so let's talk about how you can garden in a cold climate. Because I'm proof that it's possible! (Most years, at least...) Our prairie ...Continue Reading
Seventy degrees today... Blizzard tomorrow. And such is spring in Wyoming, so I can't really complain. (OK, fine. I might complain a little bit.) Thankfully, the kids and I were able to spend some time outside re-filling the raised beds with fresh soil this week, so I suppose that will appease me (a little) as I'm huddled by the fire again with my hot cocoa. After gardening for at least a decade and making EVERY mistake in the ...Continue Reading
