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Garlic Italian Tomato Bruschetta
Enjoy delicious fresh garlic tomato bruschetta as an appetizer, snack, or garnish with all of your favorite Italian dishes.
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Step-by-Step Guide to Soil Testing with Full Video
Share on facebook Facebook Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on email Email Share on print Print Making the choice to soil test I have decided to test my soil before spring planting each year. Knowing your soils properties is key to not having issues with your growing. I outlined all of these in my Soil Testing Explained post, but really it boils down to it is important to know that any one of the things that can be tested for plays in integral role in the success of your garden. Now that you’ve decided to test your soil, you have to decide if you want to send your soil out…
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The Mysteries of Soil Testing Explained
Share on facebook Facebook Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on email Email Share on print Print Soil Testing Testing your soil every year before you start your garden is very important. Especially, if you plan on doing any amendments (adding fertilizer or organic matter). Otherwise, you might end up with too much or too little of any given nutrient causing potentially detrimental effects. The most common tests that can be done are soil type, pH (acidity), organic matter content, and various nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Some tests will also include micronutrients like iron and sulfur. Why it matters? Each item that can be tested for is integral…
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Our Homestead Story
The beginnings of our homestead story… I guess you could say that I grew up pretty country, but homestead wasn’t exactly in my vocabulary. My family owned a cattle ranch in the coastal mountains of California. I spent my childhood riding horses and quads, hunting, raising 4-H animals, and working cattle. My mom had a garden that I think I noticed in passing, but I was very comfortable with my black thumb. The problem was that I took all of this for granted as this was just our way or life. And at that point, homesteading was something that wasn’t talked about, we were ranchers. As I reached my teens…
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Attempting The High Desert Garden
When my husband and I bought our beautiful home in the high desert we were so excited to put our acreage to work! We both grew up in Northern California, so having an abundant garden was a breeze. We soon found out that we also had taken if for granted. Attempt #1 We moved in June, so by California standards, our garden was late already. Our first order of business (after unloading the trailer) was getting plants in the ground. I found out later that in our gardening zone the soil temperature isn’t high enough to plant until June. Turns out we were actually on track. There was a perfect…
