Homesteading & Gardening In The Suburbs With Misfit Gardening

Join me with a cup of tea for a chat about homesteading.  In today's episode, you can hear about some of the things going on around the homestead behind the scenes if you will.  Things that worked and things that didn't along with some tips for local food. Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Would you go al...

Raising your own chickens for meat or eggs is a great project for most homesteaders but they can get expensive with the cost of feed.  In this episode, we dive into some strategies homesteaders use to save money raising chickens Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit How do you save money raising your flock? ...

Scaling up your homestead is another learning curve.  In today's episode, I want to talk about some things that I wish we had known before expanding the homestead. Support the podcast and see what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What do you wish you knew before homesteading?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:  Join the Facebook...

It might just be the beginning of your growing season but don't miss out on a garden for fall!  In this episode, we dig into preparing for your fall garden. Support the podcast and see what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What are you saving seeds from or making into a landrace?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Face...

Working full time and homesteading isn't easy.  In today's episode, I talk about how we keep moving forward and some tips that have helped us along the way. Support the podcast and see what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What are you saving seeds from or making into a landrace?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Face...

Start building your self-sufficient homestead garden and grow more in the same garden bed with these companion plant pairings! Support the podcast and see what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What are you saving seeds from or making into a landrace?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group   Always ensure to...

If you need the inspiration to start your landrace varieties dig in to learn about how I'm creating some on my homestead. Support the podcast and see what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What are you saving seeds from or making into a landrace?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:  Join the Facebook Group   Always ensure to operat...

Learn how to get weeds under control in your garden with these weeding tips. See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What do you do to help your transplants thrive?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group   Always ensure to operate safely.  All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information...

Today I'm sharing some quick tips for transplanting your seedlings. See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What do you do to help your transplants thrive?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:  Join the Facebook Group   Always ensure to operate safely.  All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes o...

Spring is in the air!  With about 4 weeks to go until the last average frost date, it's time to get some jobs done before the garden season hits. See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What pests do you have to deal with on your homestead?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group   Always ensure to operate...

Dig in this week to learn about a lesser-known method of companion planting to help protect your vegetable garden from pests. See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What pests do you have to deal with on your homestead?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group   Always ensure to operate safely.  All project...

Integrated pest management isn't just the bugs.  It's an approach that looks at natural ways of keeping animal pests in check too.  See how you can deter rodents in your garden and homestead in this episode. See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What pests do you have to deal with on your homestead?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homes...

Integrated pest management in the garden means you need to bring in some beneficial bugs to help take care of the pesky pests.  Learn about how to attract some common good bugs that can help your garden grow healthier! See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What bugs do you want to bring into your garden?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and...

Building on last week's episode, you're collecting composting materials now what sort of composting method is best for you and your homestead garden?  Find out about 4 different composting methods, a little troubleshooting, and how to use it in your garden. See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit How do you use compost in your garden?  Let me know and connect wit...

It's another mini-training series!  Let's get your garden off to a good start with integrated pest management!  It's not just for permaculture enthusiasts or organic farmers.  Integrated pest management can be in your garden too!     Mentioned in this episode: Learn more about cover crops See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit How do you improve your garden's pr...

There is no perfect garden but here are 9 tips to help you get more from your garden and work with what you already have!   Mentioned in this episode: Learn more about cover crops See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit How do you improve your garden's productivity?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:  Join the Facebook Group  ...

Looking for a garden goal?  Why not try to grow your own holiday dinner! Mentioned in this episode: Learn more about cover crops See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Do you use animal products in your garden?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group Always ensure to operate safely.  All projects are purel...

What is animal product-free gardening?  Find out what it is and why some people are turning to this method of gardening. Mentioned in this episode: Learn more about cover crops See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Do you use animal products in your garden?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group Always e...

Try your hand at zero-waste gardening and get more from your garden this year! As mentioned in the episode you can check out what Fort Worth Public Library is doing for their gardening series below.  This isn't a paid sponsorship, I just love libraries and using great resources like the library to build skills: Native and Invasive Texas Plants:  https://fwpl.info/InvasivePlants Check out the upcom...

Get your garden started with what you already have!  Join me to learn about using what you have available to you now to start growing food. As mentioned in the episode you can check out what Fort Worth Public Library is doing for their gardening series below.  This isn't a paid sponsorship, I just love libraries and using great resources like the library to build skills: Native and Invasive Texas...

Learn what a companion plant is and how they can help your garden in this episode along with a couple of my favorites to try in your garden! See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What are your favorite companion plants?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group Always ensure to operate safely.  All projects...

Join me in today's episode where we dig in to talk about gardening for the kitchen!  Learn some tips on getting more varieties in your garden, harvest extension, and notes to keep in your garden journal. Apologies in this episode for my voice I'm getting over losing my voice this week! See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What are your favorite varieties for f...

Get more from your garden with these high yielding vegetables and grow more from a small space. See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What are your favorite high-yielding vegetables?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group Always ensure to operate safely.  All projects are purely “at your own risk” and ar...

Winter weather doesn't mean your gardening is going to stop!  See how you can start some easy plants indoors and learn more about how I plan my seed starting activities. See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What inspires you for your garden next year?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group Always ensure...

Speed up finding seeds ready for spring with a couple of stash organizing tips.   See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit How are you organizing your seeds and getting ready for seed starting?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group Always ensure to operate safely.  All projects are purely “at your own risk...