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The Farmette Journal
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Companion Planting Peas with Strawberries
For years, I was stuck in the mindset that a garden gets planted every May, for our northern, mountainous region in the Alleghenies. After a few seasons of…
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Seed Starting: How to Start Seeds Indoors
This season is something special with seed starting for me. It’s not only my fifth season starting seeds, but it is where I have ease and confidence in…
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How to Build an Easy Grow Light Garden
With expanding my cut flower garden, I needed something more than my current grow light, which holds 12 standard sized trays. We are in the process of building…
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Seed Starting Supplies
In 2017 living in a small apartment above a garage with a large deck, I started my first set of successful seedlings for my mom’s farm and garden.…
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Ordering Seeds for the Vegetable Garden
Buying seeds for the vegetable garden in the big box stores like Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot, and Rural King is fine to do. It’s where I usually bought…
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Caring for Chickens and Ducks in the Cold
Cold winter weather can be the worse for homesteading animals, not only is it checking on the water multiple times per day in heavy overalls and coat, but…
