by Texas Homesteader ~
Did you know you can make your own mini greenhouse to plant & grow seeds using a plain ole milk jug?
The milk jug offers a warm moist growing environment and protection from the elements for your tender seedlings. Get a jump on the gardening season!
by Texas Homesteader ~
Spring is drawing near. We’re all ready to get in our gardens, with dreams of lush growing vegetables dancing in our heads.
So I’m sharing this garden roundup post to offer insight into garden planning, raised beds, edible landscape, saving money in your garden and more.
by Texas Homesteader ~
What if you could have a beautiful flowerbed in front of your home and harvest food from it too? Edible landscaping is simply choosing pretty vegetable and herb plants in different sizes, shapes and textures to plant right into your decorative garden. I’ll give you tips on how to plant a beautiful yet edible garden right in front of your home for all to see!
by ~ Texas Homesteader ~
This week gave me plenty of opportunities to stretch my frugal muscle. Everything from thinking outside the box for free repairs, an inexpensive date night idea, free garden soil and more.
Come see the 5 frugal things we did to save money this week.
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.
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!
by Texas Homesteader ~
I made a large dragonfly rock art accent feature for my pollinator garden using graduating-sized round stones for the body and a piece of flagstone cut for the wings.
This rock art really adds some pop and visual interest to my landscape and honors my mother, a Texas Master Naturalist. (The dragonfly is the Texas chapter logo)
By Texas Homesteader ~
Between family illness, weather woes & garden changes I’ve gotten off to a slow start in the garden this season. But there are some very exciting gardening things I’ve enjoyed as well.
Let’s stroll through my NE Texas Homestead garden and see what’s going on…
