Flowers and Horticulture

Homesteading Flowers and Horticulture articles collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Basics of Composting
Composting

The Basics of Composting

If you’re new to gardening, you’ll be doing yourself a great service…

Tamara Siemering Tamara Siemering
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Botany

The Moonlight Garden: A Composition in White

American writer, Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), gave a magical description of wandering through…

Dori Fritzinger Dori Fritzinger
Mycelium: Growing Mushrooms on the Homestead
Beneficial species

The Magical World of Mycelium: Growing Mushrooms on the Homestead

Mushrooms, or mycelium, make good sense for us homesteaders.  They make good…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
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Edible landscaping

A View You Can Eat: Common Edible Flowers

I must say I’m a bit of a cynic when it comes…

Allyson Ernst Allyson Ernst
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Alcoholic drinks

Crafting Country Wines

Homemade wines are easy and quick to create.  Not only can you…

Marlene Affeld Marlene Affeld
What you can do with all your citrus peels? Enzyme fertilizer is an excellent way of using them in the garden and beyond.
DIY

Enzymes for Plants: The Secret to Boosting Harvests and Blooms

A great secret to a thriving garden, enzymes make nutrients in the…

Samuel Feldman Samuel Feldman
Homesteading

Brassica: The Queen of Greens

I recently had breakfast with my three-year old granddaughter, Josephine, in a…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott
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African Violets for Fun and Profit

If you are looking for something different to market from your homestead,…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
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Food

Weed ‘Em and Eat: 7 Common Edible Lawn Plants for Early Spring

The snow is melting. The birds are chirping. The promise of a…

Allyson Ernst Allyson Ernst
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Food

Foraging the Forest for Spring Edibles

It’s early spring. The bone-chilling winds of winter have finally given way…

Wren Everett Wren Everett
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How a Farmer Grows Grapes in Alaska

When you think of grapes, warm regions like France may come to…

Samuel Feldman Samuel Feldman
Artichoke

Thistle: The Pretty Pest

     "The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott