Gardening

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

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Bowery Farming: An Interview with Co-Founder and CEO Irving Fain

When Irving Fain started Bowery Farms he had a dream; to provide…

Alan Ray Alan Ray

Overwintering Vegetables for Early Spring Harvests

When I first started gardening, as a total greenhorn, I thought that…

Wren Everett Wren Everett

Indoor Gardening in Winter

Those of us who live in areas of early frost, dread to…

Dorothy Rieke Dorothy Rieke

Grow Beyond Your Zone: Easy Hügelkultur Beds for Citrus, Olives, and More

My husband loves olives, so it was no surprise to me that…

Annelise Burlett Annelise Burlett

Seed Heads Provide Food for Wildlife and Decorate the Winter Landscape

Once the last blazing maple leaf has floated to the ground and…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

The One-acre Orchard

The rest of the country is catching on to what homesteaders have…

Adrianne Masters Adrianne Masters

8 Advantages of Hydroponics Versus Soil Gardening

A garden is both a thing of beauty and a labor of…

Alan Ray Alan Ray

Grow Garlic… It’s Easy!

The garlic is all dug and on bread racks for the drying…

Kevin Wright Kevin Wright

Cleaning Up the Garden for Winter — Fall and Winter Garden Care

I always feel a strange sense of forlorn relief at this time…

Wren Everett Wren Everett

How to Protect Your Garden During a Heatwave

A bright and beautiful summer is something that the plants in your…

Rich Murphy Rich Murphy

Rotten Tomatoes: Man vs. Monsoon

In May, my husband Donnie planted 31 tomato plants, everything from Bush…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

The Benefits of Biochar in the Garden (and How to Make Your Own)

Summer is here at last and I have charcoal on my brain. …

Magdalena Alvarez Magdalena Alvarez