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Potager Update - still a little more work to do. But it's coming together nicely. Love the Mount Airy gravel that I got for the seating area. It makes the space and comes from just 15 miles away.
Kombucha bottling time! If you want more info on how to make this super easy fermented bit of fabulous health in a bottle...I wrote a post on it a few years back. Check my Other Works Page on Simplestead.com for that and hundreds of other homesteading articles.
Happy Easter Everyone!
Conjoined egg yolks...a first on the Homestead.
Top third of the potager is just about planted for spring. Next up I just need to bring in some more mulch and get all the containers planted. Check back about two months from now to see the garden in full glory.
Spring Storm - Nature's Wild Party at Our Homestead Last Night. Luckily it's all easily fixable with just a little elbow grease...

Greenhouse Gardening

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Modern Homestead Living:  A New Future Not a Romanticized Past
Basic Skills, Inspiration

Modern Homestead Living: A New Future Not a Romanticized Past

Matt and I recently watched an aptly-titled documentary called Can’t Get You Out of My Head. It focuses on how … Continue reading Modern Homestead Living: A New Future Not a Romanticized Past

Simplestead Guide to Pruning Plants
Basic Skills, potager

Simplestead Guide to Pruning Plants

Each morning I walk our dogs through the semi-wild parts of our wooded property. There I encounter various trees, shrubs, … Continue reading Simplestead Guide to Pruning Plants

Harvest and Succession Plant Your Homestead Potager
Basic Skills, potager

Harvest and Succession Plant Your Homestead Potager

The garden explosion happened. Those tiny, seedlings I showed pictures of in the last post Plant Your Homestead Potager suddenly … Continue reading Harvest and Succession Plant Your Homestead Potager

Homestead Potager Garden Bed Design
Basic Skills, potager

Homestead Potager Garden Bed Design

The first gardens were forest gardens. Actually they were more like cultivated forests than gardens. The plants that humans found … Continue reading Homestead Potager Garden Bed Design

Recognizing Resources
Basic Skills

Recognizing Resources

The world is a mess. The climate is beyond repair and all we can do now is wait for disaster … Continue reading Recognizing Resources

The Importance of Observation
Basic Skills

The Importance of Observation

How did we figure things out before the internet? Did we learn at school? In the US, children weren’t required … Continue reading The Importance of Observation

Seed Starting
Basic Skills

Seed Starting

Seeds may look like tiny, innocuous things. But they have the power to explode into life with the least bit … Continue reading Seed Starting

Simple Homesteading Starts Now
Basic Skills, Inspiration

Simple Homesteading Starts Now

Start living your homesteading dreams today. Simple steps and a strong commitment make it easy. Continue reading Simple Homesteading Starts Now

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