Learn what the difference is between long-day and short-day onion varieties, which one you should be growing, and my personal favorite varieties for easiest growing, long-term storage and fresh eating. When I first started gardening, half a lifetime ago now, I reeeeeally wanted to grow onions. Leafing through the seed catalogs made my head swim,…
Broken foot or no broken foot, life on the farm marches stolidly forward. The snow melted and turned to rain. The chickens are laying again, all but poor bedraggled Mama Chicken who didn’t start molting until months after the rest of them. The ducks, of course, never stopped laying and I’m still desperately trying to…
Share your favorite posts, meet other bloggers, gather new readers and discover great content and websites at the Homestead Blog Hop! Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Homestead Blog Hop will take place every Wednesday and is for all things homesteading: real food recipes, farm animals, crafts, DIY, how-to’s, gardening, anything from-scratch, natural home/health, self-sufficiency,…
Do you want to add a little holiday cheer to some unexpected areas of your home? Do you need a last-minute gift idea? This festive, all-natural, homemade foaming hand soap is just the thing! Made with simple and non-toxic ingredients, this will leave you fa-la-la-ing while you wash your hands! It’s Thanksgiving week! Christmas is…
This homemade dusting spray with vinegar, olive oil and essential oils is the best DIY all natural dust-busting cleaner! It’s made without skin or lung irritants and harmful chemicals, which means you can spray it safely and effectively! Plus, it’s cheap, it smells amazing and REPELS dust, which means you dust less often. Winning! Note: Are you…
