Gardening

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

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Botany

Genteel Chamomile

"Chamomile is put to divers and sundry uses, both for pleasure and…

Gay Ingram Gay Ingram
benefits of a Naturalized Lawn
Beneficial species

In Favor of a Naturalized Lawn

Early every spring as I drive into town I notice that people…

Trendle Ellwood Trendle Ellwood
If you'd like to add to your edible landscape, learn how to grow goji berries and elderberries on your homestead.
Edible landscaping

Edible Landscape Additions: Elderberries and Goji Berries

If you are looking for hardy additions to your edible landscape, elderberries…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
Attract Wildlife to Your Property
Beneficial species

Attract Wildlife to Your Property

Living in the country means you have to deal with fewer people. …

Doug Smith Doug Smith
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Bats

Attracting Beneficials: Garden Good Guys

Whether you are a backyard gardener, an urban homesteader, or you run…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
sell moss
Homesteading

Moss for Beauty and Profit

After reading a story on this very website about collecting items in…

Kathy Kish Kathy Kish
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Food

Growing Hazelnuts on the Homestead

Hazelnuts (also known as filberts) are a favorite autumn delicacy, whether they…

Biljana Tadic Biljana Tadic
Oldest Cultivated Plant facts about figs
Canning

Give a Fig – New Facts on the Oldest Cultivated Plant

My connection with figs began early.  I would have been no older…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott
Edible landscaping

Edible Landscaping: Eat Your Environment

For those of us who are forced to homestead in an urban…

Micah Janzen Micah Janzen
Homesteading

Gardening by the Moon

"That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." …

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo
weeds as soil indicators
Beneficial species

Look to the Weeds: Using Weeds as Soil Indicators

Gardeners and farmers constantly battle with weeds, but they can have a…

Diana Barker Diana Barker
how to grow spices for profit.
Homesteading

Growing Spices on the Homestead

Almost every homestead I know of has found a way to incorporate…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores