DiyGarden, Author at Our DIY Homestead

Garden Tour May 2020

By - DiyGarden
Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020

Hi guys, we have been very busy with the garden. I’ve been drying herbs such as basil and lemon balm. And I’m learning how to ferment foods such as carrots and kimchi. So, I haven’t forgotten about you and I promise I will be writing up a blog about all of the different adventures! Today,

Broth by So Many Names

By - DiyGarden
Posted on April 23, 2020April 20, 2020

We all know how popular bone broth has become and I find it amusing that it has been made for centuries but been called by the protein of the bone; chicken, beef, pork, seafood and etc. I’ve been making chicken stock forever but when I heard of this new broth called bone broth I had

CPR Facts for the Garden

By - DiyGarden
Posted on April 21, 2020April 17, 2020

Earlier this spring we planted what we call our CPR garden which has carrots, peas and radishes in it. We have really enjoyed it and are already enjoying radishes out of it, the peas are growing and I am actually seeing carrots this year which I have not had much luck with in the past.

Positive Side of Covid-19

By - DiyGarden
Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020

Wow, I don’t know about you but this Covid-19 seems to be banging on my door trying to demand my attention, trying to scare me and to take my calm away and hold it hostage. I don’t know if you are feeling it too but I know that a lot of my neighbors and friends

Being Prepared In the Garden

By - DiyGarden
Posted on March 19, 2020March 18, 2020

Last year Ron and I decided we wanted to do a big garden and wanted to learn different ways of growing food. This was way before the coronavirus was heard of here in the United States but there were other factors that have happened to make us think this way. Weather Phenomenon & Gardening Conversation

Carrots – My Story

By - DiyGarden
Posted on March 12, 2020March 9, 2020

Carrots, it seems one of the most common vegetables out there. But I have never been able to grow them. So this spring I set out to try to grow that little orange veggie. I did some research on YouTube and found a guy that really seemed to know his stuff when it came to

Fresh, Organic, Medicinal Herbal Teas

By - DiyGarden
Posted on March 5, 2020March 4, 2020

So, I shared with you in a past blog about a herb tea class I am taking. I have really enjoyed it, it went much deeper than I thought it would into herbs teaching the botanical and common name, the plant family, botanical description, parts of the plant to use for making the tea, the

Our First Hydroponic System

By - DiyGarden
Posted on February 25, 2020February 12, 2020

We have been thinking about different ways to grow fruits and vegetables. Beside planting them in the dirt and were very interested in hydroponics which uses water. There are many benefits to growing using a hydroponic system. You can literally grow anywhere you have space, a hydroponic system uses 20 time less water than if

Do You Have An Herb Garden?

By - DiyGarden
Posted on February 18, 2020February 11, 2020

Having an herb garden has always been a dream of mine however; gardening has always meant veggies in my mind. I have been doing vegetable gardening for most of my life. In the Beginning I grew up on a cattle ranch in Montana and we had a very large garden there. I did not enjoy

Chicken Does the Body and the Wallet Good

By - DiyGarden
Posted on February 14, 2020February 11, 2020

To me there is nothing easier and more economical to cook with then a whole chicken. Unfortunately, a lot of us have gotten away from cooking with whole chicken because of time and lack of knowledge of what to do with it. I hope to prove to you that it’s easy to cook a whole

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