Beets are an excellent vegetable to add to your spring garden. They are really easy to grow and you can eat both the roots and the greens. If you’re thinking about planting beets this year and want to know the best tips to get a good harvest, then continue reading for my tips on how to grow beets in your edible garden. How to Grow Beets Plant Beets from Seeds You can plant beets from seeds … [Read more...]
How to Grow Peas in the Garden or in Containers
Peas are one of the easier vegetables to grow in your spring garden. Since peas are quite often the first vegetable ready for harvest, this delicious veggie gives you a chance of hope that summer is near. Today I’m going to show you how to grow peas so that you can enjoy this crisp, fresh veggie all garden season long. And actually, all winter long too! We've got an article that explains the … [Read more...]
A More Frugal Homestead (Giveaway)
When you are homesteading, no matter the size, being aware of how to save money is one of the key principles for success. Living frugally seems to come naturally to some people, but take heart - you can learn! Here are some new resources for being a frugal homesteader, and raising your own meat rabbits - an excellent budget-friendly source of food. A more frugal lifestyle Growing your own … [Read more...]
Recipes
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The Modern Homesteader’s Guide to Keeping Geese
I've always been more of a chicken fan, and haven't tried raising geese. We find it easy to keep a bunch of hens here - they give us eggs and help keep the place more bug free. Plus, they like to work! Read here about how we put chickens to work so they earn their keep. But friends do keep quite a few geese on their property and they love them. They think geese are better bug eaters than … [Read more...]
Learning to Think About Your Own Future and Not Just Your Children!
As parents we invest so much energy, time, and money into our kids - sometimes giving up things for ourselves. But in all this focus on ensuring our children’s future we need to make sure that we are planning for our own future as well. After all, I’m grateful my parents have a solid plan for their retirement years. We are getting closer and closer to retirement and we … [Read more...]
How to Beat The Summer Heat
Summer! It's a fantastic time of year. The gardens are booming, the garlic scapes are growing and the cows are munching on the growing grass. But....sometimes it is just too hot! We love summer, but we also need to find ways to beat the summer heat. The very best place for us to be on a really hot summer afternoon is at the lake. At least you can wade in the water or go for a swim when you get … [Read more...]
The Five “W’s” – Spring Chores
My days are really full right now with lots of outside stuff going on. I have a bit of the garden planted - the peas are all planted, as well as some carrots, lettuce and spinach. I am early this year getting things in the ground but these cool weather veggies should be fine. We're looking forward to a good harvest in a month or two. Things grow quick in the Cariboo. Spring is one of the … [Read more...]
Growing Valerian
I've been growing Valerian in many gardens of my past, well before we moved up here to the Cariboo. It is a wonderful perennial plant, so it dies back in the fall and then grows again in the spring. You can grow them from seed or buy one in a container and transplant it. I absolutely love the fragrance of Valerian so I just kept dividing existing plants and bringing some … [Read more...]