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Water Saving Tips for the Garden

Fredrika Syren
Recent Articles, Gardening, Urban Homestead
May 23, 2022
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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…

Beans, the Climate, Smart Food, and Why You Should Grow Beans

As homesteading vegans, we grow a variety of beans: pole beans, bush beans, fava beans, edamame, chickpeas — and the list goes on. For…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Apr, 04, 2022
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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 and how much color…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Mar, 11, 2022
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Vegetables seeds to start growing early indoors

Here in grow zone 10A where we live, our garden is in full swing but if you live in a colder climate, now is the time to begin…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Seeds
Mar, 07, 2022
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7 Eco-Friendly Tips for Using Fall Leaves

We had a huge rainstorm last week, and the next day, most of the trees in my garden dropped all their leaves.

With so many leaves on the ground, what can we do with all…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Nov, 20, 2021
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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 important projects. There are…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Composting
Oct, 04, 2021
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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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