Cheap and easy garden tips
Of course, every expansion comes with expenses beyond just buying seeds and plants. To keep costs down, I’m becoming a pro at thinking outside the box and utilizing free, cheap, and found objects in my gardens.
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My Top 10 Favorite Homesteading Books
It’s Top Ten Tuesday! So, here we have, in no particular order, my 10 favorite must have homesteading books! Folks, This Ain’t Normal: A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World *affiliate* by Joel Salatin. If you are beginning to question the sustainability of our food system, this is the place …
One Lonely Luffa
I try every year to add something new to my garden that I’ve never grown before. This year, one of the things I added was a row of luffa (also called loofa) right next to my fence in a section that the goats can’t get to. They are quite lovely, as far as fence decorations …
Top 10 Reasons to Plant a Fall Garden!
Guess what?It’s Top 10 Tuesday!! Top 10 Reasons to Plant a Fall Garden Just because your cucumbers are gone doesn’t mean your growing season is over! Many fall crops are low maintenance! Some fall crops will even last all winter and into the spring (especially here in the Deep South.) Salads taste twice as nice …
Dent Corn!
My last post was admittedly a bit very whiny in regards to my garden this year, so I though I would share with you something that did do well this year today to make up for it! A Big, Beautiful Bowl of Dent Corn! In addition to my square foot garden, which is usually my …