Gardening

Homesteading Gardening articles collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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15 Ways to Jump-start Your Market Garden

January can be a difficult time for homesteaders, especially those of us…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Grocery Shelf to Garden Bed: How to Regrow Store-Bought Veggies

Although we grow most of what we eat, there are times I…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

12 Months of Fresh Produce: How to Grow Food All Year

A homestead is not complete without a kitchen garden and a homestead…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

The Four-season Garden

I have been gardening since before I could walk without tripping over…

Michael Nolan Michael Nolan

Solutions for Growing Food Year Round on a Cold Climate Homestead

I am fortunate to live in an area where winter temperatures rarely…

Elizabeth Waddington Elizabeth Waddington

The Basics of Composting

If you’re new to gardening, you’ll be doing yourself a great service…

Tamara Siemering Tamara Siemering

Gleaning and Cleaning Your Fall Garden

Congratulations!  You have made it from the hot gardening season and have…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Like Water for… Tomatoes? Year-round Gardening with Hydroponics

Imagine plucking a ripe, round tomato right from the stem and sinking…

Laurie Charpentier Laurie Charpentier

The Humble Hackberry Tree

Hackberry trees are noxious weeds.  At least that’s what I was taught…

Micah Janzen Micah Janzen

How to Live Off Your Garden All Year Round

If you have been gardening for some time, you know how superior…

Grace Quarer Grace Quarer

A View You Can Eat: Common Edible Flowers

I must say I’m a bit of a cynic when it comes…

Allyson Ernst Allyson Ernst

From Cucina Povera to Conscious Cookery: Timeless Garden-to-Kitchen and Back Again Smarts

Eating in season. Eating locally. They’re not just foodie buzzwords, that’s how…

Ellen Kanner Ellen Kanner

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