Homesteading | Self Sufficient Living | Living off the Land
I'm pleased to have Susan of Itzy Bitzy Farm sharing today! She is a wealth of gardening info, and will give you everything you need to know about planting cold weather crops. (This is something I really need to work on!) When the heat of Summer is at its highest, that is when I know it is time to think about planting cold weather crops for Fall and early Winter harvest. Many gardeners do not realize that from zones 5-8 one can grow ...Continue Reading
I've gathered together a list of the best tips for growing tomatoes. In this article, you'll find tips for growing tomatoes from seed, how to transplant them into your garden, how to prevent diseases, tips for saving tomato seeds, and more. Tomatoes are an anomaly... Some years they're one of the easiest things to grow, and you have juicy red fruit coming out of your ears. And then there's those other years that leave ...Continue Reading
(Taking a little break from Home Dairy Month to talk about gardening today. Look for another home dairy post coming on Friday!) I've always been a pretty basic gardener. Although I've always totally admired what I thought to be the "fancier" methods like raised beds, Square Foot Gardening, or lasagna gardening, but I never thought they were for me... I figured I'd always be a "use a tiller to rip up the dirt each year and plant in ...Continue Reading
One thing I love about homesteading is that it is a completely flexible lifestyle... Sometimes I think people get caught up in the old-fashioned idea that you have to have acres of property to be considered a homesteader. Today that is simply not the case, you can begin your homesteading journey no matter where you are. To help those that wish to live the homesteading lifestyle but are confined to smaller spaces I have created ...Continue Reading
I love having dogs on our homestead... But up until now, I never considered homestead dogs as anything other than pets (and occasional chicken killers). But after talking to Jordyn Kelly of Working Aussies Homestead on my podcast, I'll never look at a homestead dog the same again. I enjoyed our conversation so much, I asked her to share some of her wisdom on the blog today. I know you'll enjoy her creative, time-saving tips ...Continue Reading
