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National Plant A Flower Day

March 12th is National Plant A Flower Day and it’s a day dedicated to the planting of flowers and looking forward to the spring season. As a gardener, I love flowers…

Growing Tomatoes in Pots

Tomatoes, I would say, are the most popular vegetable (or fruit if you’re going to be technical) to grow. I understand why: nothing tastes as good as homegrown tomatoes. And they are versatile —…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Jun, 26, 2021
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The Art of Creating Good Gardening Soil

In order to have plants thrive in a successful vegetable garden, healthy soil is key. The blog organic gardeningexplains that we should ”feed the soil, not the plant” to create a natural soil without the use…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening
Apr, 01, 2021
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Our Journey to an Urban Homestead

My family (my husband and our three children) and I live on an “urban homestead.” This term refers to a household that grows, through gardening and livestock, most of the food it consumes. The…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Oct, 30, 2020
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Growing Potatoes, Even with Little or No Space

Growing potatoes is so much fun, and they taste way better than store bought potatoes. Most people believe you need a huge space to grow them, when, as a matter of fact, potatoes grow…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Apr, 15, 2020
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Harvested Tomatoes — How to Preserve Them and Eat Them

I love this time of the year when our homestead is exploding with ripe vegetables and fruits. My tomato plants are producing like never before, and on top of that, I also received tomatoes…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Aug, 07, 2017
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Growing Food with a View–Roof Top Farm

By Fredrica Syren:

We have gone from growing food at farms in the countryside to bringing it into the city and growing it in our gardens. Nowadays urban gardening is a way of life and,…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening
Aug, 01, 2016
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