Gardening

Our garden is the centerpiece of the homestead. We grow all the vegetables we eat over a year from it. Gardening is fun but not always easy so I’m sharing my almost 20 years of intensive gardening experience with you here!

Seed Starting

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Starting Seeds Outdoors in Containers or Soil Blocks

Indoor Seed Starting Guide + What No One Tells You!

2023 Seed Picks for the Garden

Seed picks for my 2021 Garden (Cool Season Crops)

Fruits and Vegetables

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How to Plant Strawberries

Preparing Soil for Strawberries

How to Grow Ginger

How to Plant Garlic

Setting up a New Garden

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25 Garden Tools and Their Uses (with pictures)

7 Ideas to Create a Potager Garden

The Problem with No-Till Gardening

How to Grow a Pizza Garden

Pests and Diseases

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How to Use Cover Crops

7 Ways to Get Rid of Squash Bugs- Naturally!

20+ Disease Resistant Open Pollination Vegetable Varieties

Crop Rotation Problem Solving for Tomatoes and other Nightshades

Planning

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h19 cucumber

2024 SEED PICKS FOR THE GARDEN

Garden Plan 2023

Garden Plan 2022

Why I Stopped Using Raised Garden Beds

Fall and Winter Gardening

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How to Clean the Garden in Fall

What to Plant Now for a Fall Vegetable Garden

Claytonia in a fall vegetable garden

When to Plant a Fall Vegetable Garden

Haven High Tunnel

Caterpillar Tunnel vs. High Tunnel | What’s the difference?

All Gardening Posts

25 Garden Tools and Their Uses (with pictures)

25 Garden Tools and Their Uses (with pictures)

How to Plant Strawberries

How to Plant Strawberries

Preparing Soil for Strawberries

Preparing Soil for Strawberries

How to Grow Ginger

How to Grow Ginger

How to Plant Garlic

How to Plant Garlic

Hardneck vs Softneck Garlic

Hardneck vs Softneck Garlic

Hands holding a ripe kelloggs breakfast tomato.

The 10 Best Tomatoes to Grow

When to Harvest Sweet Potatoes

When to Harvest Sweet Potatoes

How to Clean the Garden in Fall

How to Clean the Garden in Fall

5 Tips for When to Harvest Butternut Squash

5 Tips for When to Harvest Butternut Squash

7 Ideas to Create a Potager Garden

7 Ideas to Create a Potager Garden

What to Plant Now for a Fall Vegetable Garden

What to Plant Now for a Fall Vegetable Garden