How We Get an Unlimited Supply of FREE Wood Chips!
Learn how we get an unlimited supply of FREE wood chips!
The 5 Biggest Rookie Mistakes We Made In Our First Year Of Growing Food
I read lots of “common beginner mistakes” blog post and articles when I started growing food, but that didn’t stop me from making them! Hopefully, this post will help you avoid the mistakes I made and avoid some of the pitfalls we encountered in our first two years.
Our Favorite Seed Starting Supplies
Starting your own seeds is one of the easiest ways to save money when growing food. You also get a lot more choice over which varieties you can grow since you aren’t limited to what’s typically found in the nursery.
Top 5 Plants to Grow For Gallbladder Health
Gallbladder health can be promoted by a healthy diet that is low in fat and also high in vitamin C. Keeping a healthy weight can also help to prevent gallbladder problems including gallstones.
Homesteading Tips for Kids: Making Water From Ice!
We’re experiencing unusually cold temperatures in Oklahoma and our pipes have frozen up, leaving us without running water. We have plenty of bottled water inside for us, but her chickens are in our garage and she’s worried about making sure we have enough for them too! Mary realized she knew where she could get water from and wanted to make a video about it!
How to Grow Microgreens (Baby Kale, Cabbage, Broccoli, etc.) Indoors Under Grow Lights!
Growing your own microgreens is such a simple way to add a ton of nutrients into your diet!
Broccoli: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Broccoli is one of our favorite plants to grow in the spring and fall. Not only are the heads delicious, but the leaves add a wonderful dimension to stir fries and provide a lot of valuable nutrients. We like to plant broccoli densely directly by seed in the spring and fall then we thin them down as they grow until only the largest is left.
Q&A: Differences Between Cool/Warm/Perennial
What is the difference between cool, warm, and perennial plants? How do I know which ones I need?
Q&A: How and why do you start some seeds indoors?
Starting seeds indoors does not have to be super expensive or difficult!
We Built an Easy DIY Greenhouse to Thaw Our Frozen Well!
Oklahoma City is in the midst of some of the coldest temperatures in recorded history, and as a result our well froze up! I woke up at 2 am with an idea for how we could fix it and got to work promptly this morning. By the evening, our water was back on again! Watch to see how we used an IBC tote and a heat lamp to thaw out our frozen well! https://youtu.be/ZQ4fKTkh7kg