…a post with the new gardener in mind. When I first started growing tomatoes, I thought a tomato was simply a red fruited vine that one planted in the summer. It wasn’t until I gained momentum and little bit more … Continue reading
The HomeAcre Hop Has a New Co-host! Help us give a warm welcome to Ann from Summers Acres! We’re so excited to have Ann joining us and making our hop even better than before. Please be sure to stop by … Continue reading
Good morning! And welcome back to the HomeAcre Hop! Hosted by: Carol from Everything Home with Carol, Lisa Lynn from The Self Sufficient HomeAcre and me! We have several things lined up for you this morning: a new giveaway, the … Continue reading
Welcome Carol! Lisa and I are happy to introduce a new co-host to the HomeAcre Hop! We couldn’t be more pleased to announce that Carol from Everything Home with Carol is joining our crew! So here’s your list of hosts … Continue reading
Good morning and welcome back to The HomeAcre Hop! We’ve had a breezy week here on our homestead, one that started off with a cold snap and gave us a bit of a scare for some of our crops that … Continue reading
Lisa, from The Self Sufficient HomeAcre, and I are thrilled to announce this great giveaway today! Mary from Back to the Basics and Mary’s Kitchen is sharing a great selection of heirloom seeds from her very own catalog with one … Continue reading
Every homestead whether it be urban or rural should have at least one heirloom rosebush growing somewhere. Their ability to grow virtually maintenance free allows you to devote time for other things (such as your vegetable garden) while still having … Continue reading
February 15 is the official “start date” for the cool weather planting season in our zone, a season that lasts until about March 10 give or take a few. Since such vegetables as broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower don’t like to … Continue reading
When I first started out as a new gardener the concept of growing my own transplants was somewhat intimidating. I’d seen Martha Stewart do it, but I wasn’t Martha. I also didn’t see the need. In my opinion it was … Continue reading
A post written with the beginner gardener in mind. The holidays are over, the new year has started, now is a perfect time to think about gardening! Yes, it may still be in the dead of winter but this is … Continue reading
This post is Part 2 in a series about the first year on our homestead. Part 1 can be read here. Month 2 was an eventful month to say the least. Among other things we celebrated our first Christmas and … Continue reading
I tried to write this post as a sort of “Twelve Days of Christmas” ; requesting my true love for such things as twelve arborvitae trees (we need a windbreak), ten dairy goats for milking, FIVE TAA-TTLER Lids, and a … Continue reading
…a very brief and very simple look at composting. Meet my compost bin: She was unpacked a few weeks ago and placed under my kitchen sink. As I go about my work in the kitchen she collects odds and bits … Continue reading
I thought I’d start a series of monthly posts that would give a snapshot of the first year on our homestead. Sort of like Laura Ingalls Wilder’s book The First Four Years? This is the Black Fox Homestead’s answer to … Continue reading