Seeds to plant in 2021 garden
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What Seeds We Are Planning on Planting in 2024

Are you ready for a new season of gardening but you need some seed company recommendations? Maybe this is your first time ever gardening and you want to know what we are growing in 2024, so you know where to start? In this article I am sharing with you the top three seed companies I…

4 Things to Think About Before Placing Your Chicken Coop
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4 Things to Think About Before Placing Your Chicken Coop

Where to Place a Chicken Coop Raising chickens can be a fun and rewarding experience, but before you get sucked in by some cute little yellow balls of fluff, you should first decide on a style of coop and most importantly, where to place a chicken coop. The chicken coop is going to be shelter…

seedlings are great for succession planting in your homestead garden
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Succession Planting Tips for Homestead Garden Success

I think most of us gardeners hope for more and more space to grow things right? But sometimes it’s not all about the space and area needed in planting more and more crops. Sometimes it is great to think about how to bump up the production of the garden by utilizing succession planting tactics. What…

Stealthy Ways to Grow More Fruits and Vegetables Around Our Homesteads
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Stealthy Ways to Grow More Fruits and Vegetables Around Our Homesteads

If you are wanting to get into homesteading and gardening but lack the space for a full-scale garden, you still can grow your own fresh fruits, vegetables and culinary herbs. The only requirement is that you have access to an outdoor space, such as around your home’s foundation, deck, patio, or on a balcony. Your…

Why Should You Grow Your Own Food?
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Why Should You Grow Your Own Food?

You may have been wondering if growing your own food is worth the effort. The short answer is yes. In fact, growing your own food can provide a fairly simple solution to many of the health and economic problems you may face. Whether you are imagining a small balcony garden with lots of pots to…

How To Grow Great Tomato Plants From Seeds
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How To Grow Great Tomato Plants From Seeds

The decision to grow tomatoes from seed is kind of a personal one. Many home tomato gardeners prefer to simply purchase plants to transplant directly into their yard, garden or containers. Others are a bit more adventurous and prefer the more hands-on process of growing tomatoes from seed. Of course, this is a much more…

This is a running list of some of our favorite books
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10 Best Homesteading, Farming and Gardening Books for Beginners

Wouldn’t it be great if you had a library of wonderful references in your home? Therefore when the power goes out and something on the homestead doesn’t go according to plan, you have some information to help you out? Whether you are a beginner homesteader or you have a few years’ experience under your belt, these…

How to Plant a Homestead Vegetable Garden in Four Easy Steps
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How to Plant a Homestead Vegetable Garden in Four Easy Steps

If you love to cook and preserve your own garden harvested vegetables and fruit, then learning how to plant a homestead vegetable garden is one of the most rewarding things you can do. When you grow your own garden, you can harvest fresh seasonal fruits, veggies and herbs as you need them instead of having…

3 Excellent Tomato Varieties for Growing in Container Gardens
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3 Excellent Tomato Varieties for Growing in Container Gardens

If you have a mini homestead and very limited gardening space, using buckets, pots and containers to grow tomatoes is a great alternative. Thanks to their small footprint, pots and other containers offer an ideal and creative way to get your gardening fix no matter where you live.  Container gardening offers other advantages, as well….