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35 Ways to Make Money From Your Homestead - Rural Sprout
2019年11月27日 · It helps to make your own list to get started with ways to make money from your homestead or small farm. In one column, come up with a list of skills that you already have, in another dream up a list of attainable skills – such as soap making, and in a third column – state the obvious: the material accessories, tools you own or would still need to acquire. For example: you have a large ...
7 Reasons To Start a Forest Garden & Everything You Need To …
2021年8月6日 · When you think about a food-producing garden, it’s likely that you imagine neat beds with rows of fruits and vegetables. But a typical kitchen garden is only one type of edible garden to consider. One of the best low-maintenance gardens is a forest garden. Forest gardens come in many sizes – you don’t need acres and acres to create one. In this article, we’ll look at this concept in ...
How To Make A Hotbed To Grow Food Through Winter - Rural …
2020年10月2日 · New hotbed in the forest garden. Making a hotbed for winter growing is a great way to extend the growing season. It allows you to grow more, both towards the end of the year and early next year. You can create this simple project for little cost, using materials from your garden and other materials you can source easily (sometimes for free) in your area. Why Grow Food in Winter? Since it’s ...
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Welcome! We’re a small collective of real gardeners dedicated to sharing our hands-on experience growing things and creating a simpler life for ourselves. Our little family of writers come from all walks of life with one thing in common – we love playing in the dirt. Here at Rural Sprout, we’re committed to sharing our knowledge and …
12 Pro Tips For Starting Seeds Indoors In Winter - Rural Sprout
2021年12月8日 · While the length of your growing season limits what you can grow outdoors, starting seeds at home gives heat-loving plants like tomatoes and peppers a head start. Sow seeds indoors in late winter and you’ll enjoy a month or more of harvest time by the height of summer. Related Reading: 10 Steps For Starting Tomatoes & Peppers Indoors + The Secret Trick For Sturdy Transplants
27 DIY Greenhouses For Every Size, Budget & Skill Level - Rural …
2019年6月20日 · Whether you want a tiny greenhouse for a few tomato plants or a giant structure for feeding your entire family, we have a DIY greenhouse for you.
25 Edible Wild Plants To Forage For In Early Spring - Rural Sprout
2020年3月25日 · As the first signs of spring arrive, and winter fades into the rear view mirror, you will likely be busy planting many of the crops that will sustain you for the rest of the year. This time of year, after winter stores are almost depleted and before this year’s crops are ready, is traditionally known as the ‘hungry gap’. Foraging for edible …
18 Self-Seeding Plants You’ll Never Have To Plant Again - Rural …
2020年8月4日 · The key to a low maintenance and low cost garden is to grow a variety of plants that readily self-seed. Here are some of the easiest self-sowers.
How to Make a Sourdough Starter from Wild Yeast - Rural Sprout
2019年7月10日 · Sourdough, at its simplest, is an extremely basic bread. All that’s needed is a mixture of flour and water that’s given the time and space to ferment. Your goal is to capture wild yeast and lactic bacteria from the environment to act as natural leavening agents. As natural enzymes and beneficial bacteria like lactobacillus feast on the flour, they transform its simple sugars into lactic ...