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    red barn in the snow with text overlay Homesteading Tasks for the winter

    Homesteading Tasks for the Winter

    photo of milk jugs in the snow that have been winter sown with text overlay Seed Starting with Winter Sowing

    Seed Starting 101: A Guide to Winter Sowing in Milk Jugs

    photo of seed starting rack with trays of seed starts on it with text overlay Seed Starting 101: Essential Equipment

    Seed Starting 101: Essential Equipment

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    How to Disinfect Seed Starting Supplies

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    How to Prune Apple Trees - Use the Correct Tools!

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    Food Security via Vegetable Gardening

     

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    When to Start Vegetable Seeds in Garden Zone 8b

    photo of pepper plant starts in red solo cups with text overlay Make Money at Home Growing Plants

    How to Make Money Growing Plants at Home

    plant starts in trays being hardened off, with text overlay How to Harden off your Seedlings

    How to Harden Off Your Seedlings

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    How to Start Onion Seed Indoors

    young onion seedlings planted in a garden bed with text overlay How to Plant Onion Seedlings

    How to Plant Onion Seedlings

    a wooden crate holding onions with text overlay How to Store Onions for Use All Winter Long

    How to Store Onions for Use All Winter Long

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    DIY Lavender & Epsom Salt Bath Soak

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    DIY Rose Heart Bath Bombs

    a jar of pumpkin spice sugar scrub next to an orange flower, text overlay DIY Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub Recipe

    DIY Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub

    close up of a purple bell pepper, text overlay How to Grow Peppers from Seeds

    How to Grow Peppers from Seeds

    straw bale cold frame with text overlay How to Build a Straw Bale Cold Frame

    How to Build a Straw Bale Cold Frame

    a wheelbarrow full of spent hay with text overlay Using Straw & Hay in the Garden

    Using Straw & Hay in the Garden

    photo of tomato seedlings in a plant tray with text overlay Planting Tomato Seeds Indoors

    How to Plant Tomato Seed Indoors

    a young tomato seedling planted in a big pot with text overlay How to Transplant Tomato Seedlings

    How to Transplant Tomato Seedlings

    photo of a vegetable harvest with text overlay Keeping a Homestead Garden Harvest Tally

    Tracking Your Homestead Garden Harvest Tally

    photo of a wheelbarrow with text overlay Favorite Tools for Vegetable Gardening

    Favorite Tools for Vegetable Gardening

    photo of seed packets stored in plastic photo storage boxes with text overlay The Best Way to Organize Your Seeds

    How to Keep Your Seed Stash Organized

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    Best Gardening Shoes for Women

    basket full of zucchini and yellow summer squash with text overlay Food Gardening for Beginners

    Food Gardening for Beginners

    photo of a diy compost bin made from a trash can with text overlay Easy Simple Composting + DIY Bin Tutorial

    Seed Starting 101: Winter Sowing in MilkJugs {a simple guide}

    photo of a snail and a slug on a vinca plant with text overlay 10 Natural Slug and Snail Control Methods

    10 Natural Slug and Snail Control Methods to Save Your Plants

    bowl full of used eggshells with text overlay How to Use Eggshells in the Garden

    How to Use Eggshells in the Garden (to benefit your plants!)

    2 baby chicks with text overlay Chickens for Beginners on the Homestead

    Chickens for Beginners on the Homestead

    a carton of dark brown and blue eggs, text overlay 85+ chicken breeds for colorful eggs

    Chicken Breeds for Colorful Eggs

    adult and childs hand in garden soil with text overlay Vegetable Gardening with Kids

    Vegetable Gardening with Kids

    30 Vegetables That Grow in the Shade

    pile of purple vegetables with text overlay Purple Vegetables for Your Garden

    20+ Purple Vegetables for Your Garden

    finished painted strawberry rocks on a cutting board, text overlay Painted Strawberry Rocks Craft Tutorial

    Painted Strawberry Rocks Craft Tutorial

    close up of 5 patriotic white chocolate dipped strawberries with sprinkles on a platter, text overlay Patriotic White Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

    Patriotic White Chocolate Dipped Strawberries with Sprinkles Recipe

    two cookie sheets full of blueberries, text overlay How to Freeze Berries for Use All Year Long

    How to Freeze Berries for Easy Use All Year Long

    Growing Tomatoes - All my Tomato Articles in one place!

    a cracked red tomato with text overlay How to Prevent Tomatoes from Cracking & Splitting

    How to Prevent Tomatoes from Splitting and Cracking

    tomato seed fermenting in jar with text overlay Tips for Saving Your Own Tomato Seed

    Tips for Saving Your Own Tomato Seeds

    5 large pots or bowls full of peeled frozen tomatoes with text overlay The Benefits of freezing your tomato harvest

    Why You Should Be Freezing Your Tomatoes

    yellowing cucumber plant leaves with text overlay Why are my Cucumber Leaves Turning yellow?

    Why are my Cucumber Leaves Turning Yellow?

    How to Ripen Green Tomatoes

     

    close up of a roasted half of pumpkin with text overlay Preserve Your Pumpkins and Winter Squash by Roasting and Freezing!

    How to Preserve your Pumpkins and Winter Squash by Roasting and Freezing

    2 pressure canners on the stove with text overlay Which Pressure Canner Should You Get

    Which Pressure Canner Should You Get?

     

    close up of canned zuppa tuscano soup with text overlay 15 Reasons Why You Should be Pressure Canning

    15 Reasons Why You Should Be Pressure Canning

    a blue jarrahdale pumpkin on an orange and green plaid placemat with text overlay 7 Reasons To Grow Blue Jarrahdale Pumpkins

    7 Reasons to Grow Blue Jarrahdale Pumpkins

    3 orange painted mason jars with jack o lantern faces and green lid with pipe cleaner tendrils and felt leaves, text overlay Easy Painted Pumpkin Mason Jar Craft

    Easy DIY Painted Pumpkin Mason Jar Craft

    3 monster pretzels on a cutting board with large toy eyeballs near them, text overlay Halloween Monster Pretzels

    Halloween Chocolate Eyeball Monster Pretzels

    close up of a bowl of pumpkin spice steel cut oats with pecans on top, text overlay Pumpkin Spice Steel Cut Oats Recipe

    Pumpkin Spice Steel Cut Oats Recipe

    a serving dish of stuffing with text overlay Stove Top Stuffing Cheat Recipes

    Stove Top Stuffing Cheat Recipes + Add Ins

    a pot full of chopped and boiled root vegetables and butternut squash with a stick of butter and a potato masher, with text overlay Root Veggie Mash with Butternut Squash Recipe

    Root Veggie Mash with Butternut Squash Recipe

    two gnome christmas ornaments, text overlay DIY Gnome Christmas Ornaments

    Easy DIY Gnome Christmas Ornaments

    2 jars of hot cocoa mix decorated for gift giving, text overlay Hot Cocoa in a Jar Gift idea

    Hot Cocoa in a Jar Gift Idea

    2 snowman wood bead ornaments hanging on a Christmas tree, text overlay DIY Snowman Wood Bead Ornaments

    DIY Snowman Wood Bead Ornaments

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