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Get Rid of Rats on Your Homestead

October 9, 2023 by Tamara

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Get Rid of Rats on Your Homestead

Should You Plant Hardneck or Softneck Garlic?

October 5, 2023 by Tamara

Garlic bulbs and garlic cloves isolated on white background.
Should You Plant Hardneck or Softneck Garlic?

Fall Yard Decoration Ideas

October 3, 2023 by Tamara

corn stalks tied to a split rail fence with pumpkins at their base
Fall Yard Decoration Ideas

Fall Homestead To Do List

September 28, 2023 by Tamara

a small apple press collecting apple cider on a kitchen table
Fall Homestead To Do List

Grow More Food with Fall & Winter Crops

September 24, 2023 by Tamara

frost covered cabbage growing in a garden
Grow More Food with Fall & Winter Crops

DIY Straw Bale Cold Frame

September 21, 2023 by Tamara

Simple DIY Straw Bale Cold Frame tutorial using old windows! Extend your growing season! ~The Reid Homestead #coldframe #wintergardening #springgardening #fallgardening #strawbalegardening
DIY Straw Bale Cold Frame

Preserving Pumpkins by Roasting and Freezing

September 19, 2023 by Tamara

Learn how preserve your pumpkins and winter squash by roasting and freezing it! - The Reid Homestead #pumpkin #wintersquash #foodpreservation #preservingtheharvest
Preserving Pumpkins by Roasting and Freezing

Can you Freeze Cherry Tomatoes Whole?

September 15, 2023 by Tamara

handful of assorted cherry tomatoes
Can you Freeze Cherry Tomatoes Whole?

DIY Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub Recipe

September 8, 2023 by Tamara

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DIY Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub Recipe

Pumpkin Spice Steel Cut Oats Recipe

September 7, 2023 by Tamara

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Pumpkin Spice Steel Cut Oats Recipe

How to Ripen Green Tomatoes

August 31, 2023 by Tamara

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How to Ripen Green Tomatoes

DIY Compost Bin Made from Trash Can

August 30, 2023 by Tamara

If you like to putter in the garden, you MUST use compost! Create your own with this Easy Simple No Work DIY Composting Tutorial! The Reid Homestead #compost #composting #gardeningtips
DIY Compost Bin Made from Trash Can

Which Type of Pressure Canner Should You Get?

August 23, 2023 by Tamara

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Which Type of Pressure Canner Should You Get?

Reasons Why You Should Be Pressure Canning

August 21, 2023 by Tamara

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Reasons Why You Should Be Pressure Canning

Original Texas Caviar Recipe

August 15, 2023 by Tamara

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Original Texas Caviar Recipe

Are Your Cucumber Leaves Turning Yellow?

August 14, 2023 by Tamara

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Are Your Cucumber Leaves Turning Yellow?

Mulch Your Garden for Less Weeds

August 10, 2023 by Tamara

kale plants mulched with straw
Mulch Your Garden for Less Weeds

Quick Easy No Cook Refrigerator Pickles

August 9, 2023 by Tamara

a bowl full of no cook refrigerator pickles with a fork next to a jar of pickles
Quick Easy No Cook Refrigerator Pickles

Why You Should Freeze Your Tomato Harvest

August 3, 2023 by Tamara

bags of frozen tomatoes
Why You Should Freeze Your Tomato Harvest

Air Fryer Crispy Parmesan Zucchini Fries

August 2, 2023 by Tamara

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Air Fryer Crispy Parmesan Zucchini Fries

Are You Using Eggshells in the Garden?

July 27, 2023 by Tamara

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Are You Using Eggshells in the Garden?

How to Have a Plant Sale

July 26, 2023 by Tamara

my farmers market booth selling plants including veggie starts and perennials
How to Have a Plant Sale

How to Freeze Green Beans

July 26, 2023 by Tamara

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How to Freeze Green Beans

How to Organize Your Seed Stash

July 20, 2023 by Tamara

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How to Organize Your Seed Stash

Basil Almond Pesto Recipe

July 19, 2023 by Tamara

small jars of basil almond pesto, one open with a small wooden spoon scooping some out
Basil Almond Pesto Recipe

Hardneck vs Softneck Garlic

July 14, 2023 by Tamara

Drying Garlic Bulbs Hanging On The Wall
Hardneck vs Softneck Garlic

How to Save Your Own Tomato Seed

July 14, 2023 by Tamara

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How to Save Your Own Tomato Seed

How to Prevent Tomatoes from Splitting & Cracking

July 6, 2023 by Tamara

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How to Prevent Tomatoes from Splitting & Cracking

How to Store Onions for Use All Winter

July 6, 2023 by Tamara

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How to Store Onions for Use All Winter

How to Prune Tomato Plants

June 28, 2023 by Tamara

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How to Prune Tomato Plants

Why are my Cucumber Leaves Turning Yellow?

June 27, 2023 by Tamara

a cucumber plant growing on a wood trellis
Why are my Cucumber Leaves Turning Yellow?

Patriotic White Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

June 22, 2023 by Tamara

a white platter with 5 white chocolate dipped strawberries with sprinkles, with a pint of strawberries behind, and 2 small US flags laying on the table
Patriotic White Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

How to Freeze Your Berry Harvest

June 22, 2023 by Tamara

handful of raspberries
How to Freeze Your Berry Harvest

Why You Should Grow Blue Jarrahdale Pumpkins

June 15, 2023 by Tamara

7 Reasons Why EVERYONE should grow blue Jarradale Pumpkins! -The Reid Homestead #pumpkins #vegetablegardening #growyourownfood #jarrahdalepumpkins #pumpkin #growingpumpkins
Why You Should Grow Blue Jarrahdale Pumpkins

Sauteed Zucchini and Garden Vegetables Recipe

June 15, 2023 by Tamara

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Sauteed Zucchini and Garden Vegetables Recipe

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

June 9, 2023 by Tamara

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Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

How and When to Harvest Garlic

June 7, 2023 by Tamara

Drying Garlic Bulbs Hanging On The Wall
How and When to Harvest Garlic

How to Make and Store Homemade Butter

June 1, 2023 by Tamara

a stick of homemade butter on a blue and white plate with a matching blue and white butter crock cover
How to Make and Store Homemade Butter

Ways to Use Up Lots of Eggs

May 31, 2023 by Tamara

a woven basket full of green eggs in different shades with a few blue eggs also
Ways to Use Up Lots of Eggs

Baking eggshells for the garden

May 29, 2023 by Tamara

a cookie sheet full of broken eggshells
Baking eggshells for the garden

How to Prune Basil Plants

May 25, 2023 by Tamara

fresh basil growing in a can that say Home & Garden with a halved lemon, and garlic cloves beside it
How to Prune Basil Plants

Do Zucchini Need A Trellis?

May 24, 2023 by Tamara

close up of yellow zucchini's on a Golden Zucchini plant
Do Zucchini Need A Trellis?
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