Saving Seeds From Your Garden Most of you are just getting your Seeds sown now, or starts planted in your garden, so saving seeds is something you are probably not thinking about at this time. Seed Saving is something very important to consider, though, and I’d like you to add it to your planning for …
Keeping Your Tomato Plants Healthy I wish getting a healthy productive tomato plant was as easy as picking out “a good one” at the plant nursery and putting it in the ground only to return a few weeks later to pick the bountiful fruits of my labor! We all know that anyone who thinks that …
Edible Landscaping We can’t all be homesteaders and some of us can’t even be true outdoor gardeners either. There are space limitations, time management limitations, and even HOA limitations. But the majority of us even those that rent do have the ability to contribute to the landscaping of the property in pots or in the …
Growing Herbs Indoors The birds are out there building their nests, the trees are budding, fish biting, and it sure looks like Spring is here. Many of you have started your Tomato and Pepper Seeds indoors already. You might also want to try growing some Herbs indoors, as you can grow them year-round. Even if …
Red Bud Jelly Recipe Recipe Makes 4 half pints … 2 cups Red Bud petals or another edible flower petal 2-¼ cups Boiling Water ¼ cups Lemon Juice ¼ teaspoons Butter (I did not use) 1-¾ ounce, weight Box of Pectin 4 cups sugar Remove the stems and wash the petals thoroughly. Place the …
Medicinal Herb Garden We all know we should have a medicinal herb garden; it only makes sense for preppers and homesteaders. Along with those herbs, plants, and roots we know are helpful to the conditions we currently have within our own families what else is recommended we grow? The featured article speaks to the favorites of the …
Medicinal Plants You Can Grow At Home One of the primary concerns for both homesteaders and preppers alike is self sustainability. The primary resources needed to survive are shelter, water, and food. Too often that isn’t enough! Medical care should be right up there on your list of must haves and frankly it is probably …
Is Gardening a Natural Anti-Depressant? Have you ever noticed how satisfying it feels to get your hands dirty in the backyard? Does working in your garden make you feel like everything is right in the world? Perhaps you’ve chalked it up to the sunshine and the exercise. After all, everyone knows that a good workout …
Food Storage Calculator How much food storage is enough? How long before we can become self-sufficient? How much do we need to make it through until then? How do we calculate this before the event actually happens? What if it takes longer than we anticipated to get back on our feet after a SHTF event? …
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