Survival Gardening

Image source: Pixabay.com An invaluable resource on the homestead, compost is easy to create and maintain in a relatively small area on your existing acreage. It...

Image source: Pixabay.com   Lemons are one of the most versatile fruits around. They are a mainstay of seafood and Mediterranean dishes, a key ingredient of...

Image source: Pixabay.com Potatoes are traditional vegetables that pretty much everybody loves. They’re easy to grow, and harvesting spuds is a little like hunting for buried...

Image source: Pixabay.com   Squash is easy to grow, and the rambunctious vines, huge leaves and colorful blooms add beauty to the late summer garden. However,...

Image source: Pixabay.com   Nothing slows the activity on a homestead down as much as wintertime. The bustle of spring planting and calving, and the harvest...

Image source: Pixabay.com It may seem like not much happens in the garden during September, and that spring is the only acceptable time to plant a...

Image source: Pixabay.com Several years ago, Ohio State University researchers reported that there are “more microbes in a teaspoon of soil than there are people on...

Image source: Flickr Gardening is time-consuming for any homesteader or off-gridder, and the smart gardener is constantly looking for ways to make it easier. Perennial crops...

Crimson clover. Image source: Pixabay.com There’s no reason why your garden should remain unproductive between fall harvest and spring planting. Planting a cover crop, which isn’t...

Arugula. Image source: Pixabay.com   By the time August ends, your vegetable garden likely has a number of bare spots. This is a good thing, indeed,...