Easy Stuffed Jalapeño Recipe
This stuffed jalapeño recipe is a great way to enjoy fresh peppers and makes a great, easy appetizer for a party or special treat.
Seasonal Living
Enjoy life with your garden all year long through seasonal recipes, drinks, resets and to-do’s, reflections, and inspiration.
What Is a Potager Garden (And Why It’s the Only One You Need)
A potager garden is a beautiful, functional kitchen garden that grows vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit together. Once you understand what it is, you’ll wonder why you ever gardened another way.
17 Vegetables You Should Never Buy As Seedlings
Discover which plants you should never buy as seedlings and instead should direct sow. This post explains why direct sowing is best for some plants!
An Easy Way to Preserve Homegrown Cherry Tomatoes
Nothing tastes more like summer to me than a handful of sun-warmed, sweet cherry tomatoes. In the dead of winter, this is the flavor that warms my soul and reminds me that this winter, too, shall pass.
In summer, my cherry tomatoes grow abundantly and prolifically. Every year, I cut back on the number of cherry tomatoes I grow, and every year we have tomatoes coming out of our ears.
10 Favorite Gardening Books for Home Gardeners
Find great gardening books for beginners, gardeners looking for inspiration, or homesteaders wanting to increase their gardening skills and efficiency.
How to Make Easy Herb Infused Salt with Fresh Herbs
Making herb salt is an easy way to preserve fresh herbs from your garden this summer. I’ll show you how
Tips and Tricks for DIY Fall Flower Arrangements
In this post, I’m featuring my favorite fall cut-flower arrangements from my garden and sharing my best tips, tricks, and ideas for making beautiful fall flower bouquets.
How to Find the Best Spot to Plant Your Garden
Choosing the right location for your vegetable garden is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Learn how to choose the best place to plant your garden in this post.
How to Save Zinnia Seeds
Zinnia seeds are abundant in the late summer and fall, and are easy to save for planting in future seasons! As a not-quite-homesteader, I look for ways to reduce buying new things for my garden, and seeds are an easy thing to collect myself.