Now that we’re around the mid-point of our growing season, I thought it would be a great time to share our updates. This includes good harvests and bad crops and what we’re already planning from learned experiences this year. What Went Good So Far This Year? The Greenhouse Crops Our greenhouse has provided and continues
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In what felt like the snap of my fingers I went from living a completely city-bound life to wanting to homestead and become self-sufficient. Being in the garden and making my own food filled me with such joy and helped me find my purpose in life. This change was all thanks to the 2020 pandemic
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It’s full blown gardening season here in Zone 5B. We are two weeks past our last frost date which means we are able to plant all our summer crops that we’ve been nurturing indoors for the last few months, outdoors. This post may contain affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we
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We went too many gardening seasons without properly protecting our most vulnerable plants. Strawberries, lettuce, broccoli, and other cool-weather crops were constantly exposed to frost, pests, heavy rain, and sudden temperature swings. After searching for a better solution, we decided to build a hoop house for our raised garden beds. A hoop house is one
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In what felt like the snap of my fingers I went from living a completely city-bound life to wanting to homestead and become self-sufficient. Being in the garden and making my own food filled me with such joy and helped me find my purpose in life. This change was all thanks to the 2020 pandemic
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