Sadly the only thing growing around here is my aloe vera plant and some green onions on my kitchen windowsill. So I bought myself some carnations (my favorite flower!) to help beat the … Read More...
Winter Garden Journal
10 Resources for the Beginner Gardener
This posts contains affiliate links. See our disclosure policy for more information. Gardening is one of my passions and I especially love encouraging people who haven't grown anything … Read More...
Fall Garden Journal
It's been way too long since I've done a garden journal. Since my last update, we've harvested all of our apples, sweet potatoes and butternut squash. We also planted garlic which is something that … Read More...
Our One Acre Urban Homestead – My First YouTube Video!!
I'm excited to share my first YouTube video with y'all! It's a tour of our property showing our garden, chickens and apple tree. I hope you enjoy and consider subscribing to my new YouTube channel! … Read More...
September Garden Journal
I can't believe summer is winding down already. We're about six weeks away from our average first frost date, but since summer was so cool I wouldn't be surprised if it happened earlier this year. … Read More...
How to Dehydrate Jalapeño Peppers
I got a dehydrator for Christmas last year and it's basically been running non-stop all summer long. I've dehydrated most of my tomatoes this year because it's so much easier than canning and takes up … Read More...
August Garden Journal
A ton has happened in the garden since I last did an update. First off, we harvested our potatoes and onions. The potatoes did great, but the onions not so much. Any tips for me? My onions never seem … Read More...
July Garden Journal
So basically our garden is one huge overgrown mess. Seriously. I have to basically crawl on my knees to hunt for cucumbers and I don't even want to think about picking tomatoes because it's going … Read More...
June Garden Journal
I really enjoy comparing monthly garden photos because things change so quickly! Last month around this time the plants were barely 6" tall and now look at them! I've seen tons of tomato blooms, … Read More...
Modern Pioneering
I just finished reading Modern Pioneering: More than 150 Recipes, Projects, and Skills for a Self-Sufficient Life by Georgia Pellegrini. This was a quick read chocked full of beautiful photographs and … Read More...
May Garden Journal
Sorry I haven't been posting lately, but life has been busy adjusting to two little ones! Anyway, I haven't mentioned much about the garden in awhile so I figured it was time for an update. We got … Read More...
January 2014 Garden Journal
I've been spending some time lately thinking about our upcoming garden. I'm trying to keep things simple since we'll have a newborn right when things are getting started, but we aren't downsizing or … Read More...
5 Tips for the Beginner Gardener
© Dusan Kostic / Dollar Photo Club This post contains affiliate links. See our disclosure policy for more information. So you want to start a vegetable garden? I'm going to warn you that … Read More...
Filling the Freezer on a Budget
© uckyo / Dollar Photo Club After lots of careful consideration, we bought a deep freeze last week. The two biggest reasons we did this were: 1. To be able to preserve more of the food we … Read More...
Thoughts on Next Year’s Garden
Being able to watch a seed grow into a mature fruit bearing plant is really a wonderful miracle to behold. I so enjoy the work of gardening and would be sad if I wasn't able to grow at least something … Read More...
Planting Garlic
Fall is the time to plant garlic for harvest next year. Learn more tips and hints with the West Ladies in the video below. … Read More...
What’s in Season?
October is really an abundant time of year because it's when most of the fall crops are ready for harvest. Fall fruits and vegetables are some of my absolute favorites and I am certainly enjoying what … Read More...
Our Last Harvest: Sweet Potatoes
We dug our sweet potatoes this weekend which was basically our last harvest for this year. We got a pretty good crop with lots of huge potatoes. I think we planted 14 slips in the spring, but a couple … Read More...
Fall Garden Journal
I missed doing a garden update for August so I'll get you up to speed really quick. We harvested about 150+ lbs of tomatoes. We also got lots of green beans, peppers, and okra. We canned some tomato … Read More...
Whole Foods on A Budget
As a stay at home mom, I feel like it's my job to make our money go as far as possible. I am by nature a frugal person and I'm constantly trying to get the most for our money. One area that I'm always … Read More...