Vegetable

Saving seeds is your first step to food security and independence. In this post we’ll go over how to save tomato seeds. Your tomato plants have given you an entire summer of produce. However, the leaves are starting to brown, you’re not getting any more blossoms, and the days are getting shorter. As you’re wrapping …

As a beginning gardener, there are many plants you can try your green thumb with, including radishes. Read along to learn and see if growing radishes could be your thing! Radishes are an old homesteading staple because they’re one of the first vegetables you can grow in the Spring and they’re very forgiving. Why Radishes? …

If you’re new to growing a vegetables garden, cabbage may be a little tricky. In this post I’ll cover everything to get your started growing cabbage. I wasn’t fond of cabbage until I met my husband. Growing up in a German household, he grew up on braised cabbage. After spending 5 years in Okinawa, he …

Whether you’re planting in the early Spring or Fall, there are things you can do to be prepared to protect your plants from frost. Gardening is always a gamble. You never know when a surprise cold snap is going to come, how many weeks of good weather we’ll have, or if a freak snow storm is …

Garlic is a kitchen favorite, a powerful medicinal ally and incredibly easy to grow! In this post, I’ll go over how to grow garlic from a clove. Garlic will always hold a special place in my heart. Childhood memories are permeated with the smell of dried, papery onion skins and fresh garlic. I love when …