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Tips and Troubleshooting for Successful Seed Saving
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Tips and Troubleshooting for Successful Seed Saving

Are you eager to start your own seed-saving journey with heirloom vegetables?  Well today, we’re going to delve into Tips and Troubleshooting for Successful Seed Saving, to  ensure that your saved seeds are viable and will give you successful germination rates. One way to determine seed viability is through germination […]

Harvesting Processing and Storing Heirloom Seeds
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Harvesting, Processing, and Storing Heirloom Seeds

When it comes to growing your own vegetables, there’s nothing quite as rewarding as saving seeds from heirloom plants. Not only does it allow you to continue the legacy of these unique varieties, but it also saves you money by not having to purchase new seeds each year. In this […]

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The Ultimate Guide to Seed Saving from Heirloom Vegetables

Last week, we discussed simple ways to get started with Zero Waste Gardening where we delved into five vegetables that you could grow from scraps.  This week, we’re going to tackle the second simple way to get started with Zero Waste Gardening, and that is Seed Saving from Heirloom Vegetables. […]

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Planning Your Guerrilla Garden – Part 2

Oftentimes hiding something in plain sight is the simplest and easiest way to hide items.  It’s the same way with your garden.  The easiest place to hide edibles is in a garden that looks ornamental, but actually feeds our family – also known as a guerrilla garden.  Last week, we […]

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Guerrilla Gardening – Part I

Last week on the blog, we discussed Bugging In.  During that discussion, we mentioned a rarely discussed topic  Guerrilla Gardening. If we would ever live during a SHTF situation or through TEOTWAWKI, one of the problems that always comes to mind is how do I keep people from stealing food […]

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Setting Up Your 2023 Garden for Success in 2022

I don’t know about you, but when we finished pulling our produce out of our garden this year, I wanted it to be DONE.  Strangely enough, that’s also the time that we began to dream of what next year’s garden will look like.  But there’s a problem.  What do we […]

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How to Grow Tomatoes at home: A Green Fingered Guide

Rich and juicy home-grown tomatoes are a joy to eat fresh off the vine in a salad or the viral TikTok Feta cheese and tomato pasta (we’ve all seen the video). They are an Italian cuisine staple and are relatively easy to sow, grow and harvest. So, let’s explore: Tomato […]

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Planning Your Garden – Part 2 – Your Garden Map

So two weeks ago, we discussed how to decide WHAT to plant in this year’s garden.  Last week, we discussed 6 Rookie Gardening Pitfalls to Avoid.  This week, we’re going to start by creating a map of your garden. Considerations Before we jump into the nitty-gritty of what will influence […]

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A Dream Come True or a Nightmare in the Flesh? – Ready to Overcome?

Have you ever been so excited to get started on something to only have it blow up in your face?  You’re looking forward to a trip, and you get sick, so you can’t go.  You open a Christmas gift from your husband and it doesn’t work or doesn’t fit quite […]