Your successful harvest starts when you plant your garden in the spring. Follow these seven harvest tips to get the best yields in your garden this year. You put a lot of effort into planting a garden each spring and fall. The garden beds are cleared of weeds and perhaps even unwanted plants from the last garden. You’ll dig into…
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7 Harvest Tips for High Yields in the Garden
The Spring Homestead Giveaway 2020
Welcome, Spring Garden Giveaway visitors! I’ve partnered with some of my homesteading friends to bring you a great giveaway just in time for Spring. You’ll find the entry form at the bottom of this article. Please Note: One winner will take the main prize package and 6 runner-up winners will receive a ‘mini-homesteader’ prize package! Dates of the giveaway: Beginning…
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The Benefits of Establishing Perennial Gardens on Your Property
Perennial gardens are the backdrop of every homestead. These four tips will get you started planting different types of perennial gardens in all corners of your property. Now that we’ve moved to our new homestead, I have been pondering where to plant my herbaceous perennials beds and herb garden. Because we live on a standard size (.22 acre) suburban lot,…
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5 Tips to Conserve Water in Your Garden
Xeriscaping can be a beautiful way to create a yard that will conserve water, be budget-friendly, and also inviting. There is an abundance of water-friendly plants to choose for any zone you might live in. Whether you want to save money on your water bill or you want to help conserve water for environmental reasons, xeriscaping can help. Xeriscaping is…
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7 Garden Trellis Ideas for a Bountiful Vegetable Harvest
Be sure to utilize at least one garden trellis in your overall garden plan. There are many benefits to growing a least some of your vegetables vertically. Garden trellis’ are such a great idea for utilizing space. You’ll be surprised how many plants can be grown vertically instead of on the ground. Growing your own food can be very rewarding,…
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