A blog about creating a homestead with gardening and home crafts.
See why and how I made a little yarn basket to hold fibre scraps to help the birds build their nests. I once made this decoy wasps nest to help deter wasps from making a nest on my property. It's made from pure wool so recently I was surprised to see a bluetit grabbing a... Continue Reading →
Below are how I made a couple of accessories I knitted for my car. Simple cup holder coaster. Knitted Car buckets for storage. Cup holder storage. These are useful to keep the bottom of car cup holders clean from spills and dust and take under 10 minutes to make. Please note, the following directions are... Continue Reading →
Time to read: 5 minutes Homesteading Life Skills: Embarking on a Journey Towards Self-Sufficiency In modern life, convenience is often valued above all. However, a growing number of individuals are taking a step back and rediscovering the profound satisfaction and personal growth that comes from adopting a homesteading lifestyle, whatever home/life circumstances they find themselves... Continue Reading →
The potager, kitchen garden, or even the veggie patch is finally ready to receive some of the first set of vegetables that were started at various times in the greenhouse, since February. Preparing the beds In my previous videos Step 1 and Step 2, I detail how I prepare the patch from last year and... Continue Reading →
Mint is a useful household staple. Is has strong, robust roots which can get a little invasive so is best grown in its own pot rather than in the ground or in beds with other plants. In this video, I divide and repot my mint plants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8_v2jdmtt0
I have been growing lemon, limes and oranges in my greenhouse in the UK (USDA hardiness zone 9a) for a few years now. If you have the right set up, you can have highly productive citrus trees that produce fruit all year round. Here are some of my care tips. Lemon and lime trees Purchase... Continue Reading →
Today I hand wash some of my hand knitted wool accessories: a pair of wool socks, a pair of fingerless mittens and a merino cowl. I only tend to hand wash accessories and newly knitted wool sweaters as they tend to get really heavy and cumbersome to hand wash so I usually put them on... Continue Reading →
Time to read 2 minutes So we had some garlic in the pantry which had started to sprout- the organic kind naturally tend to do that in Spring. So rather than rush to use them up, compromising the taste - garlic tends to lose flavour once they begin to sprout, I decided to plant them.... Continue Reading →
When I lived in Spain, my husband and I attended a Spanish cooking class. The chef told us something that really piqued my interest in saffron. He said that saffron is the most valuable- and expensive spice in the world. I went home and investigated and found it to be true. What is saffron and... Continue Reading →
Whatever type of greenhouse you have, to get maximum benefit from it for the longest time, it needs to be maintained. Here are some things that can be done annually, or at specific times to keep it in tip-top shape going into the growing season. Maintenance Before and During Winter During the colder months when... Continue Reading →
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