Category Archives: Homestead

Years ago I went flower shopping for the very first time, best friend in tow.  It was the nursery section of Builder’s Square and I had $20 burning a hole in my pocket.  Flower money, which was also a first.  … Continue reading →

This post will be an instructional post for how I install drip tape irrigation in raised beds.  There are many ways you can do this, I find this method to be effective for me. I use mainly Irritec Perma-Loc drip … Continue reading →

The new garden area we created this year is really doing well.  But it has added a lot of manual watering to our days.  In the new garden area, we have about twenty grow bags of pumpkins and winter squash, … Continue reading →

This has made life a lot easier, a little more complicated sometimes, and overall an investment worth making.

I’ve never had great success growing melons.  Sam was the first person to grow an actual watermelon here.  From a seed that was in a piece of melon from the grocery store.  He was excited about it and asked if … Continue reading →

Bill built two of these doors for our original garden after the store bought ones fell apart.  They are heavy duty and are holding up really well.

Tomorrow will either be week 2 or week 3 I’ve lost track of time.  The greenhouse is starting to empty out.  All of the squash, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, most of the celery, most of the peppers, all but … Continue reading →

The landscape fabric came on Friday!  Bill had already chopped, mowed, and cleaned up the area to prepare it for putting fabric down.  We found 3 tposts and a holiday weekend was in front of us.  Thankfully the rain had … Continue reading →

My mom used to say, “Your ears are so dirty you could grow corn in them.”  Telling you that I’m growing corn in our basement seems like an admission that I am a terrible housekeeper.  Let’s not talk about that, … Continue reading →

One of the first things that needs to be done each spring is getting the drip irrigation systems set back up.  This involves a bit of maintenance.  We currently have 4 drip timers, divided up into multiple zones each.