Planning Your Garden Season By Season

chicken coop next to garden and raised beds

Plans are nothing. Planning is everything. Dwight D. Eisenhower If you want to have a great garden, you have to plan for it. All year long. Your garden is the heart of your homestead. You rely on it for all of your fresh fruits and vegetables. You can and preserve other garden items to get … Read more

20 Cold Weather Crops to Farm or Forage

A crafty homesteader never stops harvesting, even when the weather turns cold. Most people call it quits when the first frost hits; they let their gardens sit fallow through fall and winter, and wait until spring thaw before they bother tending to it again. And they rarely take the time to venture into the woods … Read more

How To Grow Eucalyptus Plants

I just ordered a fun new plant… Eucalyptus! It’s actually ‘Silver Drop’ Eucalyptus, which grows in the form of a shrub, not a humongous tree. Not only is it GORGEOUS, it’s also good for you. You know how it is, everything we plant around here has to have a use. And this beauty fits the … Read more

Hardening Plants Before Transplanting

cabbage broccoli and mustard seedlings in trays

You’ve babied your seedlings for weeks now. They have several sets of “true leaves”, and they’re ready to be transplanted into the garden. But WAIT! Don’t put them out quite yet, or they’ll die of shock within hours. Here’s what you need to know to help your seedlings adjust to being outdoors, gradually.