Often the best time to evaluate what we need to do to prepare for cold weather occurs after we have just gone through a bout of bitter-cold winter weather. So today, I am going over what we did, how it worked, and what we’d like to do to improve our ability to beat the cold.
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Get a Victory by Growing a Garden
Back during World War II, both the United States and Great Britain began what they called Victory Gardens. Great Britain had started the idea when the Axis powers began their quest to take over Europe during the late 1930s and early 1940s. As the Nazis rolled over their neighboring countries and swallowed up agricultural landContinue reading “Get a Victory by Growing a Garden”
Earliest Seed Starting for Home Garden
Onions The first item on my list is onions. We use a lot of onions at our house so I planted them earlier this week. We could buy onions as plants or sets, and we have done this many times in the past. However, this year, I have chosen to plant my onions as seeds.Continue reading “Earliest Seed Starting for Home Garden”
My First Attempt at Tomato Pie
Until this summer, I had never heard of a tomato pie, but then I heard about it from three different sources. It is apparently a popular summer southern dish.
Making Garlic Powder
Garlic powder is used in many different cuisines. I use it in many dishes like spaghetti, pizza, goulash, soups, and stews as well as garlic toast to name a few. Because I had the garlic and often use garlic powder, I decided to make my own.
Our Gardening Update
This year we have grown most of the vegetables that I feature in my book The Survival Garden.
The Gardening Season is Winding Down
I have a recipe for green tomato enchilada sauce that I will can and use when I make chicken enchiladas during the winter season. Here’s the recipe I will be using.
A Bumper Crop of Peppers
I have plenty of peppers both hot and sweet peppers to do everything I want to do with them this year and then some.
12 Vegetables that Don’t Require Canning, Freezing, or Dehydrating
Though we can get vegetables all throughout the year, during the autumn, prices are the lowest that they are ever throughout the year. Some vegetables don’t need to be stored in any of these ways. They can be stored for several months beyond the time they are picked.
Seven Ways We are Saving Money and Time in the Garden
My husband and I are streamlining our gardening process with garden beds and saving money where we can.
The Perpetual Homesteader 