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Grow Your Own

DIY Wedding Flowers

July 3, 2019 by Homestead Lady Leave a Comment

To compliment your farm wedding or homestead chic reception, here are some easy peasy DIY wedding flowers you can create in half and hour. These wedding flowers are simple, natural and comprised of blooms you already have growing in the garden. You can even PLANT flowers for your wedding, if you have the time! With two video tutorials and step-by-step instructions this article will help you create your own beautiful displays for your beautiful day.

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Filed Under: The Hearth Tagged With: Fall Project, Family Time, Festive, Foraging and Wildcrafting, Green Living, Grow Your Own, Herbs, Homemade, Homestead Craft, Homestead Holidays, Kids on the Homestead, Spring Project, Summer Project, Traditions

DIY Wattle: Cheap Garden Fence

May 29, 2019 by Homestead Lady 13 Comments

Is FREE cheap enough for a garden fence? Learn how to make this cheap garden fence using one of the oldest fencing methods on earth: wattle. If you’ve pruned the fruit trees, tidied up a willow patch or otherwise come into a mess load of supple branches, this is your weekend to build that cheap garden fence you’ve needed for ages!

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Filed Under: In the Garden Tagged With: Foraging and Wildcrafting, Green Living, Grow Your Own, Homemade, Kids on the Homestead, Make it Yourself, Natural, Spring Project

DIY Reusable Lavender Sachet

May 10, 2019 by Homestead Lady Leave a Comment

If you love fresh linens but are tired of buying single use herbal sachets, here’s a DIY tutorial for making your own re-usable lavender sachet. There are two sets of instructions; one for a quick lavender sachet that requires minimal sewing, and another that’s slightly fancier so that you can use it in place of single-use wrapping paper. Make these re-usable lavender sachets for your own linens or as a gift for someone special. DIY Reusable Lavender Sachets for Linens l Make your own and stop buying single use sachets l Makes a great gift l Homestead Lady.com

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Filed Under: The Hearth Tagged With: Green Living, Grow Your Own, Homemade, Homestead Craft, Homestead Holidays, Make it Yourself, Natural, Spring Project

3 Seed Gifts

March 4, 2019 by Homestead Lady 11 Comments

If you’re looking for a unique gift for that special gardener in your life, try these 3 seed gift ideas. Each seed gift idea is simple to make from materials you may already have on hand. These DIY gifts are so easy that even kids can make them with some supervision. Celebrate Earth Day, Easter or Mother’s Day with these unique gifts! 3 Seed Gifts for Spring Holidays l Earth Day Mothers Day Easter l Frugal DIY gifts for kids and adults l Homestead Lady.com…

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Filed Under: In the Garden Tagged With: Family Time, Foraging and Wildcrafting, Green Living, Grow Your Own, Homemade, Homestead Craft, Homestead Holidays, Kids on the Homestead, Make it Yourself, Natural, Saving Seeds, Spring Project, Traditions

The Keto Garden: Best Low-Carb Vegetables to Grow

December 17, 2018 by Homestead Lady 18 Comments

One thing you may have noticed about a plant-based diet – it’s expensive! Growing your own Keto garden and these five low-carb vegetables can save money while providing you with fresh, local produce for your family. After all, you can’t get more local and fresh than your own backyard! Tips for growing in container-growing, too, for you small space gardeners. Plant a Keto Garden l 5 low-carb vegetables to plant in the garden or in containers l Homestead Lady.com …

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Filed Under: In the Garden Tagged With: Green Living, Grow Your Own, Health, Homestead Question, Medicinal Food, Natural

Dehydrated Pumpkin – A Pie Recipe

November 4, 2018 by Homestead Lady 12 Comments

Pumpkin is a great vegetable to preserve whether you’re overwintering in a pantry, canning chunks or dehydrating chips or pumpkin leather. It’s so versatile in your food storage program! For space saving and ease of use, I  really enjoy dehydrating a lot of my pumpkin harvest. Let me show you how to dehydrate pumpkin AND make a pie out it. Dehydrated Pumpkin - Make Pumpkin Pie from Powdered Pumpkin l Homestead Lady.com…

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Filed Under: Whole Kitchen Tagged With: Book Review, Fall Project, Festive, Grow Your Own, Healthy Treat, Home Storage and Preparedness, Homemade, Homestead Holidays, Homestead Question, Kids in the Kitchen, Natural, Preserve

Raised Garden Beds: What To Do in Fall and Winter

August 28, 2018 by Homestead Lady Leave a Comment

Raised Bed Gardens What to do in Fall and Winter l A list of garden to-do's to remember l Homestead Lady.comWhat do you plant in the raised bed garden in fall? Can you grow in raised beds in winter? Use this list of raised bed garden tasks for fall and winter to keep yourself organized and ready for next year’s garden….

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Filed Under: In the Garden Tagged With: Bees, Fall Project, Grow Your Own, Homestead Question, Winter Project

No-Till Gardening with Power Equipment?

May 21, 2018 by Homestead Lady 7 Comments

I’m like you – I love growing my own food, but I’m always pressed for time. I also love natural systems and rich soil, and no-till gardening creates both. So, how do we combine our love of home-grown foods with our commitment to no-till gardening, while honoring our real-life time constraints? We garden smarter, that’s how.

No-Till Gardening with Power Equipment l Save time and your back with these carefully selected no-till garden tools l Homestead Lady.com…

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Filed Under: In the Garden Tagged With: Grow Your Own, Homestead Question, Natural

Grow Sunflower Seeds with Russian Mammoths

January 16, 2018 by Homestead Lady 9 Comments

If you want to grow your own sunflower seeds, or if you just enjoy a showpiece in the garden, give Russian Mammoth sunflower seeds a try this year. We’ve had complete strangers stop their cars in the road to stare at our Russian Mammoth sunflowers! And with so many seeds per head they’re worth the effort to grow.

Grow Your Own Sunflowers with Russian Mammoth Sunflowers l Sunflower Seeds are great snacks for kids and wild birds l Homestead…

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Filed Under: In the Garden Tagged With: Bees, Grow Your Own, Healthy Treat, Homestead Question, Preserve, Saving Seeds

Canned Meat: Homestead Chicken

December 29, 2016 by Homestead Lady 2 Comments

  Join us as we go through the steps of canned meat, specifically fresh chicken. From growing, to butchering, to pressure canning you can do this! Keep this low carb, gluten free, healthy dinner food on hand all year round. …

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Filed Under: Critters Tagged With: Grow Your Own, Home Storage and Preparedness, Homestead Question, Make it Yourself, Natural, Poultry, Preserve

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