Where to start your vegetable garden, some things to consider.
Deciding where to start your vegetable garden is the first and most important step. Picking the right spot takes a little time upfront, but it saves a great deal of …
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5 Phases in building a Homestead
As we were building a Homestead here, down south in Portugal, I discovered that this process runs in phases. Since we are on a mountain ridge where many people are …
How to Analysing the soil from your vegetable garden.
In this blog we will look into how you can find out what type of soil you have and what pH and nutritional value your garden soil has. We will …
Sweet Basil, all you need to know to grow it.
Sweet basil is one of the easiest and most rewarding herbs to grow. It is fast, productive and useful in the kitchen from the moment you harvest the first leaves. …
About the soil in your vegetable garden, what you need to find out.
Let’s go deeper into the soil matter. In this next chapter you will see what you need to find out about the soil in your vegetable garden. Soil… What is …
X ways to make money off your homestead… How much can you really do?
Yes, I do agree that there are many ways to make money off your homestead. From selling eggs to beautiful handicraft. It all depends on your skills and dreams. But …
Fava beans with rice and eggs
In the south of Portugal this is the time of the fava beans. So now we are eating them almost every day. That is okay as long as we have …
Preparing for your homestead.
Looking at all these beautiful blogs about homesteading you might think is the most beautiful way to spend your life. We do enjoy our live here on our homestead, but …
Making Mayonnaise in 2 minutes!
Making mayonnaise is much easier than you think. It hardly costs anything and you can make it exactly as you like it. Once you know how to make mayonnaise, you …
Chop and drop in the vegetable garden, how to do it.
Chop and drop is a way to create good soil in your garden for growing vegetables. In our vegetable garden I use green manure to chop and drop. It is …