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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Garlic Planting Day! We planted 150 this year. #harvest27

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For anyone interested there is a free summit this week (October 12-16) on Schooloftraditionalskills.com The presentations cover everything from starting a garden to raising animals.

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Pretty Beans

These are another Native American cultivated variety, butter adapted to arid climates, but does okay for me. Actually, did far better this year than last. But I grew from the seeds I had saved, so may be showing some degree of adaptation in a single generation.

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I Grew a Pumpkin!

A tiny little pumpkin. Wasn't getting bigger so figured I'd pick it.

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Late September Garden

Most of my roses are still blooming. The one pictured i bought this year and it is so darn pretty. I think it's called desert sky, or something like that. The coral red color and dense petals just make for a handsome flower. I have one darn baby pumpkin on my vines. Next year...See more

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Odds and Ends These are two uncommon plants that people grow that we have in our garden. 100 Tokens to who can name them first. #trivia

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Indoor Plants Some of the plants we moved inside. Stevia, Thyme, Rosemary and Sage. They are caged to protect from our cats.

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Hornworm

Not on my tomatoes, near the end of the season, and a BIG girl or fella, so decided to just let them be. They turn into such a pretty moth. I mean, it's something I've said before, I half feel like a custodian of an ecosystem these days more than a gardener. Once I really...See more

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Meant to post this here.

Garden Update 1. Concord 2. Valiant 3. Cranberry 4. Honey Dew #harvest26

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Fig Moving Day Last night we had a frost warning so we moved some plants indoors. Hopefully the figs will mature this time. There are 5 on the tree currently. I also topped up the soil in the fig planter and I am trying the sand method to prevent fungus gnats from multiplying. I will also use the yellow sticky tape.

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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...)