As we slip into September, I finished part of my current project: transforming the patios around the house into a kitchen garden. It's still an open goal, but every part I do gets me closer to doing it in full by next spring. This graph drives it home for me every time I look at… Continue reading Adding A Pop Up Greenhouse To The Patios
Category: Homesteading
Building My Patio Garden
If I could find a positive outcome of my arm injury this summer, it is that I reclaimed the patios around our house. I would look out and sigh at the mess it had all become, but getting started on it never happened until I couldn't work in the big gardens on the homestead. And… Continue reading Building My Patio Garden
Herbal Academy Natural Dyes Workshop Review
For three years, I passionately studied herbalism. The pandemic years turned my mind off to it, and I found my mind and body shifted to simply growing food and plants. I let myself slide into survival mode. This year, I realized how much I missed it when Kirk and I attended a permaculture class for… Continue reading Herbal Academy Natural Dyes Workshop Review
The Homesteading Tool I Didn’t Know I Needed
Kirk picked me up a hand tool on Amazon, and at first, I thought, "Why would I need this?" After trying it out, I wondered why I hadn't had one for years. The tool is so simple. It's a metal mason jar opener that opens bottle caps and tight metal lids on jars as well.… Continue reading The Homesteading Tool I Didn’t Know I Needed
Voles And Cold Nights In The Garden
This summer has been so frustrating. My arm injury occurred at the worst time for summer growth, at the height of the growing season. But that led to other issues that affected our growth in the gardens. I couldn't weed for five weeks—I am now only starting to weed, and what a mess it is… Continue reading Voles And Cold Nights In The Garden