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A Fall Garden with the Kids
The idea of a fall garden has always been just a little intimidating to me. That, and if I felt courageous enough to plant one, I was always cut short in my plans when realizing I was too late to be successful. After a lot of research and some prodding from the kids, I helped plant a fall garden with the kids.
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Gardening with Chickens
Did you know you could make gardening easier by having your chickens do some of the work in it for you?
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Gardening with Tarps
It seems like there are a million different methods to garden and a million different ways to start your garden. We've been experimenting with starting new planting space using tarps. Here's what we've learned so far.
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A Springtime Tour of the Homestead
Everything changes in just a matter of a week or two during the season of spring. One day the grass might be patchy and thin, and a few days later it looks like it hasn't been cut in weeks. The trees only flower briefly before fruit begins to grow, and everything that was brown quickly turns to green.
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Homestead Kids
I love seeing the things that our homesteading kids get excited about! Greenhouses, seeds, pruning trees, chickens... even making maple syrup!
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Garden Planning
There are a lot of different aspects to planning a garden. There were a few I had nearly been afraid to tackle up until this last week. Seed starting dates, frost dates, and how much to plant in order to feed our family for a year... all things that seemed somewhat elusive to me until now! Praying that our plans this year provide us with our best garden yet!
