Category Archives: Garden

Gardening in Texas hardiness Zone 8a

How To Make Your Own Fertile Raised Bed Soil For Vegetable Gardens

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

You can make your own garden soil using natural methods such as Hügelkultur or lasagna sheet mulching styles. There are many benefits such as significantly reduced costs, easier maintenance, increased soil fertility & drought resistance. Don’t worry, it’s EASY! 

Make your own garden soil hugelkultur sheet mulching raised beds eco friendly #TexasHomesteader

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A Surprising Zucchini Substitute Option

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

Did you know that young, tender luffa is actually edible??!! Yep, it’s a delicious, tender, and surprisingly pest-free substitute for zucchini in the garden. 

That’s right, if you harvest your young luffa when they’re only about 5” long they’re very similar in taste and texture to a zucchini squash. No, really!

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How To Make A Plastic-Free Flat Luffa Scrub Sponge Using Garden Luffa

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Did you know you can easily grow your own plastic-free plant based luffa sponge? It’s biodegradable, compostable, plastic free and it does a great job of scrubbing.  I’m showing you how to turn that garden luffa into a flat scrub sponge.

Luffa (or loofah) gourd can be grown in the garden and used for an all-natural biodegradable and compostable kitchen scrub sponge. #TexasHomesteader

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Ultimate Composting Guide for Making Your Own Compost At Home

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How do you make compost? What can be composted and what cannot? What kind of container do you use? 

There are lots of different answers and methods to those questions. I’m sharing easy composting tips below.

Building healthy soil, compost, mulch for garden planting. #TexasHomesteader

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Step-by-Step: Tips To Grow, Harvest & Preserve Your Own Garlic

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

Garlic lends a vibrant flavor to even the simplest of savory dishes and it’s a favorite home-garden vegetable grown in various climates.

I’m sharing a step-by-step guide to planting, growing, harvesting and preserving garlic. 

Tips of planting, growing, harvesting and preserving garlic. #TexasHomesteader

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