Gardening

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

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Better Than I Found It: Simple Organic Gardening Techniques

Homesteaders should never be lumped into a single category—we differ in interests…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
Garden Therapy
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Garden Therapy: Getting in Touch with Your Roots

My introduction to gardening began with time spent in my grandfather’s garden.…

Laurie Charpentier Laurie Charpentier
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Anecdotes

The Beauty in Our Failures

When it comes to gardening, I jumped in feet first. I had…

Caitlin Elicker Caitlin Elicker

Bucket Garden Basics

Homesteading is different for everyone but at its core, it is about…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
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Poor Man’s Greenhouse

Winter has almost set in, and on most homesteads, vegetable production has…

Regina Anneler Regina Anneler
Saving Your Soil
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Saving Your Soil May Save Your Homestead

Some of us regard dirt in our homes as something unwelcome. In…

Dorothy Rieke Dorothy Rieke
Baking

Super Tuber! Sweet Potatoes: Superheroes in the Garden

Sometimes we Americans can have some pretty lame attitudes toward food. We…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton
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Growing Pumpkins on the Homestead

Pumpkin is one of the favorite fall flavors for many people. It’s…

Biljana Tadic Biljana Tadic
A fall symphony of ornamental grasses pennisetum alopercuroides, reed grass and hydrangeas highlighted by the late afternoon sun
Homesteading

Ornamental Grasses and Ground Covers

All in the Family Although this article is about ornamental grasses and…

Alan Ray Alan Ray
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Foraging

Urban Foraging

When I had to pack up my rural homestead and move it…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
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Food

Stop! Don’t Feed That Pigweed to the Pigs!

I had to go to Africa to discover pigweed.  But, once smitten,…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott
Indoor Composting
Composting

Compost Happens: Indoor Composting for Small-Scale Homesteaders

Everyone knows the benefits of composting but most people believe composting is…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

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