Category: In the Garden
Dynamic Accumulators: The What, Why, & Who
Last time I posted about homestead weeds, I made mention of dynamic accumulators. Today I thought I might go into a little more about what…
Easy Comfrey Propogation
Propagating comfrey is fast and easy! Comfrey is considered by many to be one of the essential permaculture/homestead plants. It has so many uses on…
A July Prayer For Gardens and Orchards
July is traditionally the month when the homestead garden really starts to kick into production. You can really start to see the fruits of your…
Top 5 Things to Plant Now for Fall/Winter Harvest
I know that in the heat of the summer a lot of people have other things on their minds than the cold,wet, and dreary days…
Successful Cultivation….
On Weeding your garden The art of successfully cultivating your garden plot could fill tomes! Today I plan to introduce you to one method of…
No-Till Didn’t Work…Sort of!
Why no till didn’t work for us in our gardens and this is how we fixed it! No till is not a panacea and context…
Seed Saving on the Homestead
Homestead Seed Saving The knowledge and ability to save your own seeds from one season to the next is one of those homesteader skills that…
Deep thoughts on deep mulch?
Ok so nothing too deep here thought wise, but I was slinging some hay and straw today… mulching big time! We’re still about a month…
Native Bee Basics….
When we first came to our new homestead I was amazed by the numbers and vast variety of native bees pollinating the countryside! From the…
Creating Ruth Stout style garden bed
Fast, Easy, Low Labor Garden Bed, Inspired by Ruth Stout I wrote previously in my post on deep mulch about Ruth Stout, and her gardening…
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