When gardening, you start to realize just how amazing nature is. Many fruit and vegetable plants need pollination to produce. Those flowers will attract insects to pollinate and attract beneficial insects that will prey on the bugs that could damage your crops. Attracting pollinators will ensure an abundant harvest this season. Using Different Flower Shapes…
Rooting Geranium Cuttings & Getting Free Plants
Most of us see a geranium and remember how they looked on our grandmother’s porch. They reappeared after Mother’s Day every year. Even with so many options now this classic flower still graces the front porch of many homes year after year. Geraniums are affordable and easy to grow. What you may not of known,…
Planting Bareroot Strawberries In The Garden
Tempting as it may be to buy strawberry plants at the store, for almost the same price you can buy a pack of twenty five online. Planting bareroot strawberries is a very simple process and after the first year, you will be rewarded with delicious strawberries and an abundance of new strawberry plant babies. Did…
Best Perennial Herbs To Grow In Your Garden
Most of the herbs we use are actually quite easy to grow. Many are perennials or cold hardy. Cooking is certainly the most popular use for these herbs, but have many beneficial uses also. Growing them yourself allows the opportunity to see just how beautiful these herbs are in bloom. Once experiencing the pleasure of…
Sustainable Homesteading Practices
It doesn’t take long to realize how expensive homesteading can be. Many homesteads rely on one full time income off farm, with the other working part time or not at all to run the farm and raise children. Feed costs, repair expenses and a mortgage can be a challenge. Sustainable homesteading practices allow us to…
Homemade Whole Milk Yogurt: Simple Recipe
You don’t need to own a dairy cow to have homemade whole milk yogurt. Making yogurt from store bought milk is worth the effort. Not only is it sometimes hard to source whole milk, naturally sweetened yogurt, it can be quite expensive. For the price of one gallon of milk, you get four quarts of…
Spring Potato Planting
If you have never tried growing potatoes before, you really should consider giving it a try. They are easy to grow and provide a considerable harvest with just a few seed potatoes. Harvesting can feel a bit like digging for buried treasure. It’s really quite fun and a wonderful garden task to get children involved…
Growing Your Own Carrots
Carrots can be an intimidating vegetable to grow and many home gardeners avoid them. They really aren’t very difficult to grow at all. It is actually quite fun to pull a fresh carrot out of the garden. Growing your own carrots is worth trying and once you do, you will be hooked. Directing seeding is…
Using Wood Chips On The Homestead
Most of us are always happy to find a free resource that can help us on the homestead. Wood chips are often available for free at your local waste facility or by calling a local tree trimming service. There are many benefits with using wood chips for managing animals and different areas around your farm….
Calf Sharing: When and How
So much of homesteading is about doing what feels right for you and your situation. Sometimes it can be hard to know what to do. When it comes down to making a decision, you have to decide what is safest for you and the animal. For my situation, calf sharing made the most sense. Both…