The USDA just released an updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map, or otherwise known as the growing zones for the United States, for 2023. For some areas of the United States there has been a shift in what zone you might be in now. And it is most likely warmer in winter. While where I live… Continue reading Updated USDA Growing Zones – Impacts on your homestead and garden
Category: Homesteading
Polar Opposites: On Who Now Supports GMO’s And Cheap Food
It's 1991. I am a college freshman. I've moved to a new town. I am just trying to find who I will be those formative years. So basically like all the Gen Z kids now (of who I have 3 of them), who are approaching and into adulthood. We were 100% Gen X. We had… Continue reading Polar Opposites: On Who Now Supports GMO’s And Cheap Food
Find A Partner That Looks At You Like This
Oh...does she love her human when he offers her homemade bread. She loves to be "caught" and to be carried around like like a baby. And she looks up with adoring eyes at him. She waits for him to come be with her. Find a partner who loves you this much. Who is excited to… Continue reading Find A Partner That Looks At You Like This
An Affordable Potting Mix Tray For The Greenhouse
When we built our Sunglo Greenhouse it came with a built in potting soil tray that was held inside, in a spot on the benches. Handy, yes. Affordable? No. I mean, it was really nice and huge, but if one were to buy it outright...ouch. Anytime it's a custom piece for a hobby, you know… Continue reading An Affordable Potting Mix Tray For The Greenhouse
It’s Time To Plant Garlic
Yesterday I pushed myself to get work done on the homestead. It can be hard to get focused in October and November. It's bleak out, a little chilly and often rainy here in the PNW. But I get a feeling when it is time. Time to plant garlic that is. Call me crazy, but I… Continue reading It’s Time To Plant Garlic