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Fall Gardening Tips

Many of us carefully cultivate our gardens during the spring and summer, only to ignore them come fall and winter. In fact, fall is the best time to tackle many…

Leafy Greens To Grow in the Fall

We’re getting our garden ready for winter vegetables. Planning and plotting out what we will grow next season here in zone 10B (San Diego, California) is so much fun. We grow lots of leafy…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Sep, 18, 2021
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Water Saving Tips for the Garden

With summer comes hot weather and dry days, so naturally you have to water your garden.

Because water is precious and conservation is essential, we have to be more water wise. So let’s talk about…

Fredrika Syren
Recent Articles, Gardening, Urban Homestead
Jul, 31, 2021
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Preserved Tomatoes in Garlic and Basil Oil

When we grow tomatoes, they tend to ripen all at once so taking care of harvest is essential if you want to save tomatoes for the winter. We freeze tomatoes, make sundried and make…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Jul, 25, 2021
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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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Creating a Zero Waste Garden That Will Save Money

Most of you know about zero waste, which, of course, means that nothing gets sent to a landfill and that we live according to the following principals: reduce, refuse, reuse, rot and recycle. This…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening
Jun, 23, 2021
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Uses for Fresh Herbs

At our home, we love to grow our own veggies whenever possible. Fresh herbs top the list for culinary and medicinal uses. Every spring, I start a container garden for the season. Invariably, I…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Jun, 04, 2021
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