One of the most important things you can do as a gardener and homesteader is to preserve open-pollinated/heirloom seeds that grew well for you. Keep growing them, but also share with others so they can keep these seeds going. One single bean seed can produce many, so even 6 to 8 shared seeds is huge.… Continue reading Seed Saving: Heirloom Bean Seeds We Grew in 2023 And Saved
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Welcome Spring!
Welcome to Spring 2024! This last week was pleasantly warm and dry, and everything has started to bloom. It's getting so pretty. We passed 12 hours of daylight this week, which makes it Spring here in the PNW. Plants, animals, and humans react to the growing light and waken. I know for me, it has… Continue reading Welcome Spring!
Gardening In March: Things To Plant & Chores To Do
The first week of March has flown by, and Spring Forward is this Sunday, ready to mess up your sleep schedule for weeks. Well, actual Spring is nearly here! March 19th is the Vernal Equinox this year. The meteorological first day of spring is the same every year and occurs on March 1, but for… Continue reading Gardening In March: Things To Plant & Chores To Do
Do You Need Another Sign To Garden?
In the past, I have openly talked about how hard it was to watch people stop growing food once they got their "freedoms" back after Covid restrictions were lifted in 2022-23. During the pandemic, I watched a massive surge in people wanting to learn. Last year, in February, I held the second annual seed swap,… Continue reading Do You Need Another Sign To Garden?
Every Garden Needs Strawberries
If there were one plant that every gardener needs (according to me), it would be strawberry plants. And can you ever have too many plants? I think not. And to have a diversified stock of varieties: June Bearing, Ever Bearing, and Alpine. Do this, and you won't be lusting after out-of-season berries grown in Peru.… Continue reading Every Garden Needs Strawberries