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Seed Starting…

Seed Starting…

Yes, it is early. Yes, this is all part of my plan to succession sow our way to Garden Abundance in 2016. Yes, these are tomato sprouts (though I've also started a few peppers, eggplants, and tomatillos as well). Yes, these babies will require much TLC and up-potting before they can go in the ground. Yes, it will all be…
January 25, 2016
The Garlic is in the Ground

The Garlic is in the Ground

We finally got the garlic in the ground yesterday and I can't tell you how relieved I am because planting garlic is one of those little things that brings me so much comfort and so much joy. Maybe it's the act of putting something in the not-yet-frozen earth knowing full well it will sleep while the snow flies and come…
November 8, 2015
6 Tips for Desert Gardening

6 Tips for Desert Gardening

Growing food in the high desert can be an incredible challenge, but I am living proof that you can be successful at it! If you follow a few simple methods to help combat the hot, dry, and windy conditions that are the norm in the southwest, you can be almost guaranteed a bountiful harvest. I am very excited to share…
May 28, 2015
Plans & Transplants

Plans & Transplants

I'm beginning to think that I need to keep better records. Not of the seeds I have or where they're planned to be in the garden or how much is harvested. No, I've gotten pretty good at keeping those records. What I'm not good at tracking is how much time it actually takes to complete a given garden project. I…
May 4, 2015
How to Start Your Homestead

How to Start Your Homestead

I have a bookshelf full of homesteading books, resources, information, and magazines on all kinds of homesteading topics. I have dreamed about the day when we would live on enough acreage that we could easily keep livestock, grow an expansive garden, and maybe even make a bit of income from our excesses. I have practiced countless homesteading skills (canning, milking, seed starting,…
March 18, 2015
Six Acres and a Container Garden?

Six Acres and a Container Garden?

I wouldn't necessarily call it Buyers Remorse, because I am happy with the move we've made from the city to a more rural area... And we didn't buy a new property in our move, we're renters. So, instead I'll call it an Incredibly Steep Learning Curve. Over the course of several years, we'd built all the infrastructure, established all the…
January 16, 2015