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Tuesday’s Tip to Homesteading: Herb Wheels

Donna — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:37:21 +0000

: A Basic Herb Wheel

With warmer weather it’s time to get those herbs that have been basket-bound all winter out into the fresh air!

This year, why not make an Herb Wheel! You can place it under a fledgling tree (so they get enough sun) and help to feed the soil around the tree as well!

An Herb Wheel doesn’t have to be anything fancy, just an easily distinguishable sectioned planting spot. You can arrange them in categories such as a section for culinary, a section for medicinal and a section for aromatherapy.

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Tuesday’s Tip: Time to transplant herbs

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:40:06 +0000

The weather is changing in many parts of the US.

Time to decide what to do with the herbs.

Lovely Fresh Parsley

We like to have fresh herbs year round so I traditionally plant them in window boxes for the inside. A few tips before planing:

1. Make sure you get something that has a drip tray or pan to keep furniture safe.

2. Always add ample drainage such as rocks or broken pottery to the bottom before soil

3. Lightly transplant and only slightly disturb the roots before re-potting – a little is good.

4. Keep in a sunny window, but be sure to close drapes or shades at night when the temperature drops.
5. Keep an eye on watering and don’t over-water.

Having your own herbs indoors and on hand year round is a real treat! It brings the freshness of spring to your table and livens up those dull winter windows. Next spring, just transplant again and move outdoors!

EnJOY the journey!
Donna

Donna Miller is an author, teacher and entrepreneur. Her favorite roles are that of wife and mother to three home-school graduates. The Millers own and operate which offers Organic and Chemical-free Whole Grains, Bosch Mixers, the NutriMill, instructional tutorials, recipes and more.

Heirloom seeds by the lb.

Donna — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:43:44 +0000

We are planting only heirloom seeds this year and below is our starter list.

No hybrids and so all will produce seeds that reproduce thus starting out seed bank.

So, as the weather is cold and the mind is all that I can use to plant, here is our list for this year!

1 lb	Purple Majesty Potato
1 lb	Georgia Rattlesnake Watermelon
1 lb	Sugar Baby (Ice Box) Watermelon
1 lb	Pineapple Yellow Tomatoes
1lb	Mortgage Lifter Tomatoes
1lb	Cherokee Purple Tomatoes
1 lb	Delicious Red Tomatoes
1 lb freight psp	Big Rainbow Striped Tomatoes
1 lb	Yellow Plum Tomatoes
1 lb	cheapest just go with it film Waltham Butternut Squash
1 lb	Zucchini Dark Green
1 lb	Bloomsdale Long Standing Spinach
1 lb	Small Sugar Pie Pumkins
1 lb	Cushaw White Pumpkin
1 lb	Baby Bear Pumpkins
1 lb	Sugar Snap Pole Edible Pod
1 lb	Little Marvel Shelling Peas
1lb	Walla Walla Onions
1 lb	Red Burgundy Onions
1 lb	Hale’s Best Jumbo Muskmelon legend of the guardians: the owls of ga’hoole film divx
1lb	Honey Dew, Green Melon
1lb	Parris White Cos Romain Lettuce
1 lb	Iceberg Lettuce
1 lb	Black Beauty Eggplant
1 lb	Spacemaster Bush Cucumbers
1 lb	Parisian Pickling Cucumbers
1 lb	Peaches & Cream – Mid (Se) Corn
1 lb	Peaches & Cream – Early (Su) Corn
1 lb	Golden Bantam (8 row) Corn
1 lb	Stowell’s Evergreen White Corn
1 lb	Healthmaster Carrots
1lb	Savoy Drumhead Perfection Green Cabbage
1 lb	Mammoth Red Rock red Cabbage
2 lbs	Long Island Improved Brussel Sprouts
1 lb	Green Goliath Broccoli
1lb	Blue Lake Bush Beans
2 lbs	Purple Viking Potato
2 lbs	Desiree Potato
2 lbs	Caribe Potato
1lb	Early Summer Yellow Crookneck Squash

How does your garden grow?

Anyone else dreaming of spring?

Gotta get to plowing!