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    Gardening | Vegetables

    Pruning Summer Squash? Yea or Nay

    June 15, 2023August 28, 2026 UpdatedAugust 28, 2026

    Its about that time of year. The garden is starting to blossom, and among the sea of green and brown, you’re starting to see little shoots of color popping up everywhere. If you’ve planted summer squash, large orange/yellow flowers will be among this sea of growth. But how best should you care for your growing…

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    Gardening | Vegetables

    Proper Plantings for July

    July 13, 2021April 22, 2026 UpdatedApril 22, 2026

    Now midway through July, lets take a look at how that summer heat is affecting the contents of our gardens. Here are a few tips on what to harvest, plant, and more in this most patriotic–but also hottest–of the summer months. Asparagus Asparagus takes a long time to mature–think about three years. Thus its going…

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    Gardening | Vegetables

    Proper Plantings for April: Part 1

    April 6, 2021April 22, 2026 UpdatedApril 22, 2026

    Good Tuesday ya’ll, and happy Spring! April is one of my favorite times to be a homesteader. The days get longer, nights get warmer, birds start singing and the cicadas begin to hum from the depths of the woods. It’s a great time to be outside, and what better excuse to get on out there…

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  • Raw whole turkey on a wooden homestead kitchen counter with bowls of kosher salt, dried herbs (rosemary, sage, thyme), garlic cloves and citrus slices ready for brining
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    Garlic In Your Garden

    November 15, 2020April 22, 2026 UpdatedApril 22, 2026

    If y’all couldn’t tell by my incessant postings about hunting and pumpkins, fall has arrived, and that means it’s time to batten down the hatches in preparation for winter. Once you’re done winterizing the camper, stacking those last bits of wood and trimming your figs however, there is still one last garden chore left to…

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