by Texas Homesteader ~
Planting and harvesting from our vegetable garden each year is important to me. You too? Come see how our garden is faring in these hot, dry summer months.
Vegetable Garden Update: July Drought
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Tips To Keep Plants & Trees Watered During Drought Conditions
by Texas Homesteader ~
When the weather turns hot & dry it can be hard on your plants and trees. Especially trying to keep them properly watered. Here in NE Texas I employ many efforts to keep my plants and trees healthy when we slip into drought.
Things I No Longer Buy At The Store To Save Money & The Environment
by Texas Homesteader ~
There are many things that I no longer buy at the store such as cleaners, convenience mixes, garbage bags, paper goods, etc. I’m typically able to make do (quite nicely, actually) with what I already have here at home.
I’ve found it just took looking at things in a different way. Come see what I no longer buy at the store.
No Bake Lemon Icebox Pie – A Cooling Dessert For A Hot Summer Day
by Texas Homesteader ~
This no-bake lemon icebox pie is a cooling lemony dessert when the summer temps turn hot! And you can make it in just 5 minutes using only 4 ingredients too! (But I’ll show you how to make some of those ingredients yourself for CHEAP)!
Beat The Heat With Summer Cooking – Keeping Your Cool In The Kitchen!
by Texas Homesteader ~
Beat the heat! I’m sharing a few tricks to summer cooking without adding extra heat & humidity to our home. I’ve included cooler food choices, better slow cooker methods, outdoor grilling ideas, solar cooking options and MORE!
Vegetable Garden Update: June
by Texas Homesteader ~
A family illness kept me from starting my vegetable seeds inside earlier this year. So I had to actually plant seeds in the garden instead of seedlings. C’mon into my NE Texas garden, y’all. I’ll give you the tour!
A Simple Dragonfly Rock Art Project For The Garden
by Texas Homesteader ~
I made a large dragonfly rock art accent feature for my pollinator garden using round stones for the body and a piece of flagstone cut for the wings.
How To Make Homemade Laundry Powder Using Only THREE Ingredients!
by Texas Homesteader ~
I make a simple but effective homemade laundry powder using just THREE simple ingredients. I’m sharing how to make it, how to assure your whites stay bright and the secret ingredient to make my homemade laundry powder clean so well.
Now remember we live and work on a ranch so we’ve got some hefty laundry needs. We need something that will get out some pretty tough grime on very heavy fabric – denim! This formula works great for us.
