Freedom Gardening and Foraging

RIP to the original Freedom Gardening Group, may this new start bring just as many useful posts on self sufficiency, gardening tips, and lively discussions. All gardening, homesteading, foraging, and related self sufficient content is welcome (canning, soap making, herbalism, etc...)
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Pumpkin Aggravation

Soooo, I sort of can share in my husband's pumpkin aggravation, though for different reasons. I have checked my vines, despite them being everywhere, or nearly so, I have decent access to most of them. My two bigger vines do not appear to have ANY fruit, like wth?! They had...See more

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Tomatoes from the Garden

Don't they look pretty? That's it, just a proud of these tomatoes moment.

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Volunteers After we were done collecting seeds last year we threw the rest of the plant material here for a bit before moving it back to the compost pile. So this year we have a volunteer garden in this area. It's mostly beets and carrots. #harvest24

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We are away and my daughter just texted me to ask if the long beans were ready to pick... I think yes.

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New Seeds

And a garden update. I found Mountain River Seeds earlier this year or last winter when I was looking for corn varieties. While my corn was a complete bust this year (more user error than anything, I think). I figured I'd give their seeds a try again. As I'm on a bit of a...See more

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I messed up again. This was meant for here.

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Collecting Seeds Lots of this going on now. These are Tiny Tim tomatoes.

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Harvest Basket

Well, the one from this morning anyway. I need to go cut basil later (I want to make pesto) and there are a few tomatoes that are on the edge of being ready.

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Here come the raspberries again. This is the late summer/early fall harvest on the first year everbearing canes. Our patch is about 60% everbearing.

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Black Cherry Tomatoes These are my favo(u)rite tomatoes right now and lots are coming out of the garden.

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Luffa Update

Some of the luffas are getting very big. They are slso squishy now instead of firm.

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Evening Primrose This plant popped up in our yard this year. Since it has many benefits (and has a pretty flower) we let it go and have collected the seeds. #myphoto

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RIP to the original Freedom Gardening Group, may this new start bring just as many useful posts on self sufficiency, gardening tips, and lively discussions. All gardening, homesteading, foraging, and related self sufficient content is welcome (canning, soap making, herbalism, etc...)