Are you wondering how to germinate seeds fast? Here’s how! Waiting for seeds to germinate feels like it takes forever. Some seeds take up to three or four weeks to germinate. Is it possible to learn how to germinate seeds quickly? Experienced gardeners will tell you that there are several tricks to germinating seeds quickly….
Don’t let your strawberries go to waste! Try a few different canning recipes for strawberries to use up your delicious harvest. One of my favorite seasons is strawberry season. We have a small strawberry patch, and our kids often go pick strawberries at local farms as well. We love finding different canning recipes for strawberries…
Are you looking to start your homesteading journey and pick a new state for homesteading? Make sure it’s a good one! Are you ready to make a huge step and pick one of the best states for homesteading? Moving is a big adventure, and you want to be sure you pick one of the best…
Preserve cranberries this holiday season by canning cranberry juice, a great canning recipe for beginners! I thoroughly enjoy cranberries, and they go on sale in November and December during the holiday months. Take advantage of the sales and try canning cranberry juice yourself. There are two ways to can cranberry juice. You can use a…
Before planting and harvesting potatoes, make sure you know how long do potatoes take to grow! Growing potatoes is tricky when it comes to harvest time because they grow underground. You can’t see what you get until you pull out the plant, so you may ask yourself – how long do potatoes take to grow…
Sometimes, you have to step back from our consumerism and fast paced society to embrace a truly old fashioned Christmas. Christmas is the most magical time of the year, and I think it’s even more magical when we step back from the consumerism and focus on having an old fashioned Christmas. A few years ago,…
Make sure you grab some free seed catalogs before they run out for the gardening season! In the winter, when gardening isn’t an option, it’s my favorite time to dream about the upcoming gardening season. I sort through my favorite free seed catalogs and imagine all the plants I want to grow that year. I…
Christmas is my favorite holiday, so I love when my house is filled with the scent of Christmas herbs. Not all herbs smell like Christmas. Some scents remind you of the holidays, and as the temperatures dip lower outside, you want your house to feel cozy with these Christmas herbs. But which herbs? You want…
Christmas jam is one of our favorite sweet treats during the holiday season. Christmas jam might be my favorite type of jam, aside from strawberry jam. I only make cranberry jam in the winter when fresh cranberries are plentiful (and cheap) in the stores. The base of my cranberry jam is just like the strawberry…
Before you dive into quail, make sure you know the benefits of raising quail and what you can expect from these birds. You may have noticed more and more people talking about adding quail to their homestead. There are several benefits of raising quail you should consider, making them an appealing option. Quail are small…
