Gardening · Homesteading · Urban Homesteading

Garlic Crop Planted

Getting focused in the fall to garden can be challenging, but knowing that your garlic is in the ground is worth it. Then you can walk inside for the year and forget about it, till next spring. I wrote about our garlic harvest back in the summer. I had a lot of garlic to harvest,… Continue reading Garlic Crop Planted

Gardening · Homesteading

Garlic Harvest 2024

Today, I am 5 weeks out from my arm injury, and I was feeling down a bit. I have watched my gardens barely treading water. We have kept them alive by watering them, but I can't weed them or do any maintenance work. It is frustrating. Especially when I have had to watch rabbits destroy… Continue reading Garlic Harvest 2024

Gardening · Homesteading · Urban Homesteading

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

Gardening · Homesteading

Growing Garlic In Zone 8b

As September flies by, and the Autumnal Equinox approaches this week (September 22nd), the time to plant garlic in grow zone 8b approaches quickly. At this point you can plant it from now till right before the first frost. But if you haven't acquired garlic to plant, don't wait. You might find it hard to… Continue reading Growing Garlic In Zone 8b