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Tag Archives: garden
Remembering Ruth Stout: A Guru of No-Work Gardening
One of the first books I read as the Lord rekindled my love of gardening was “The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden Book” by the late Ms. Ruth Stout and Mr. Richard Clemence, published by Rodale Press. Ms. Stout was a … Continue reading
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Tagged country, deep mulch, farm, garden, gardening, growing, hay, homestead, land, mini-farm, mulch, no-work gardening, planting, ruth stout
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Saving Tomato Seeds
If you’ve been following the blog, you know how much we love tomatoes. I like to keep improving the tomatoes we grow. One good way to keep improving tomatoes in your garden from year to year–and save money as well–is to … Continue reading
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Tagged country, country life, country skills, farm, garden, homestead, save money, save seed, saving seeds, seeds, tomato, tomato secrets, tomato seed, tomatoes
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The Joys of a Bountiful Harvest
The kids are a big help in managing the garden and growing our own healthy food. The work can be tough and hot at times, but there are those simple rewards of learning diligence and responsibility—not to mention the joys … Continue reading
Nine Foot Tall Sweet Corn – Double Dug Bed
Besides the tomatoes I’m keeping watered during this drought, I am also watering this one four foot by twenty foot bed of sweet corn. The sweet corn is doing exceptionally well in this bed this year. Here’s what I did … Continue reading
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Tagged composting, corn, country, double dig, double digging, farm, garden, gardening, grass, growing, homestead, John Jeavons, land, mini-farm, plant, plant food, planting, soil, sweet corn, tiller, wide row
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Tomato Harvest: Thunder-and-Lightening recipe
It’s been a struggle keeping the garden alive in this drought this year. But if there is one thing we do, as my wife says, we must get the tomatoes! We’ve been watering the tomatoes once a week and they … Continue reading
Wild Blackberry Cobbler
The Blackberries are here!!!!! Our family has been enjoying this year’s crop of blackberries. Our back fence line is covered with lots of bushes and the children have been gathering berries every few days. Here is one of our cobbler … Continue reading
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Tagged berry cobbler, blackberries, blackberry, blackberry cobbler, blackberry patch, cobbler, country, dessert, dessert recipes, farm, farm fresh, fresh berries, garden, homestead, paula deen, recipe, wild blackberry
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