Homesteading & Gardening In The Suburbs With Misfit Gardening

It's super easy to get caught up in wanting to grow everything in the seed catalog but taking some time to plan your garden will help set you up for success.  Let's talk about planning your garden! See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Are you starting an orchard?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group A...

Let's dig in and talk about pollination and how it plays an important role in choosing trees for your home orchard. See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Are you starting an orchard?  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...

What could be better in fall than your own homegrown fruit?  In this episode, we dig in and talk about starting an orchard. See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Are you starting an orchard?  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...

Looking to start a no-dig garden?  Learn the easy garden bed building method that's perfect for fall! See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Are you building a sheet mulch garden?  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 fo...

Busy with work?  Short on space?  Multisowing and cluster growing might be the gardening method you need to ramp up your garden productivity! See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share your multisowing and cluster growing plants and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group Always ensure to operate safely.  All projects ar...

In this episode, we talk about some of the cool things house hunting for a new homestead and some of the not-so-great things we saw as well as diving into setting the goals and priorities for the new property! See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share your homestead goals and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group Alwa...

Growing a self-sufficient garden starts with the seeds.  Learn about 5 of the landrace variety plant breeding projects I've been working on at my homestead and get inspired to start your own! Learn more about landrace seeds with the wonderful book Landrace Gardening: Food Security through Biodiversity and Promiscuous Pollination by Joseph Lofthouse.  Check it out in my gardening kit below. See wha...

See how you can grow a self-sufficient garden seed to seed and find out what sort of gardener you are in this episode! Mentioned in this episode: Blog Post - 6 Steps To Start A Garden From Scratch Podcast Interview - OSSI and Plant Patents Blog Post - Intensive Gardening Training Learn more about landrace seeds with the wonderful book Landrace Gardening: Food Security through Biodiversity and Prom...

We've been homesteading and canning our own food for over 5 years now.  Learn what lessons we learned along the way and avoid these mistakes we made preserving and canning! Learn more about canning: Blog Post - How Canning Preserves Your Food Blog Post - Safe Canning Basics See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share your lessons from canning and connect with o...

Wanting to start your self-sufficient garden? Learn how you can start your own landrace seeds and build self-reliance in your garden this season!   Learn more about landrace seeds with the wonderful book Landrace Gardening: Food Security through Biodiversity and Promiscuous Pollination by Joseph Lofthouse.  Check it out in my gardening kit below. See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening...

Are you are dreaming of growing a garden that can handle the seasons no matter the weather? Are you wondering if there is another way to grow food for you, your family, and your community?  Then this episode is for you! Learn more about landrace seeds with the wonderful book Landrace Gardening: Food Security through Biodiversity and Promiscuous Pollination by Joseph Lofthouse.  Check it out in my...

Natural cleaning products are expensive in the store.  See how you can make your own using some basic ingredients and help your homestead sparkle! See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share your DIY cleaning recipes and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group Always ensure to operate safely.  All projects are purely “at...

Winter is on the way!  Learn how you can protect your fall garden from frost without breaking the bank. See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share your DIY frost protection methods 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 informat...

We've been living like homesteaders for a while, and there are a few important lessons I've learned along the way. See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share your homesteading lessons 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 infor...

Dig in to learn what you need to think about when moving your garden from a hobby to a garden you can depend on to feed you, and your family. See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share your garden goals 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...

Learn how to control pests in your garden without using pesticides. Dig in to learn more: Blog Post: Integrated Pest Management Blog Post: Intensive Gardening Training Series See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share your pest management techniques and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group Always ensure to operate saf...

What is companion planting and what are some practical plant BFFs you can use in your garden? Learn more in this episode! See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share your companion plant combinations 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” an...

Does your garden need a boost?  Try making your own fertilizer! See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share your DIY fertilizer 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 only. As with any project, unfamiliarity...

Keep your garden growing with these 9 gardening tasks for July! See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share what is going on in your garden 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 only. As with any project, un...

Now is a great time to start building season extension and cold frames for your upcoming fall garden.  Find out how to build one cheap in this episode! Mentioned in this episode from the blog: Examples of cold frames How to build a cold frame How to build hoop houses See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share what you're growing for fall and connect with other...

Fall is coming in fast, make sure your fall garden is ready by knowing when to plant! Mentioned in this episode: 12 Money-Saving Tips For Homesteaders See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share what you're growing for fall and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group Always ensure to operate safely.  All projects are pure...

Help your budget go further and keep homesteading with these 12 frugal living tips for homesteaders! Mentioned in this episode: Blog Post: Cheap Seed Saving Supplies Blog Post: Building Self Reliance In Your Homestead Garden Blog Post: Landrace Gardening See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share what your top money-saving tip or join the Store Cupboard Challe...

Setting up a homestead can be expensive and tackling your money monster will help to get you where you want to be and live your homestead dreams. See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share what you're working to with your homesteading dream and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group Always ensure to operate safely.  All...

Busy homesteaders need all the time they can get!  See how meal planning can help you save time and get money back in your budget! See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share what you're favorite fast recipe or best batch cooking tip and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group Always ensure to operate safely.  All project...

It's another mini-training episode!  Learn about some tools you need to save seeds and use things you might already have around the homestead! Mentioned in this episode: https://misfitgardening.podbean.com/e/landrace-gardening-adapting-your-garden/ See what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit Share what you're going to save seeds from and connect with other misfit gar...