Category: Home & Homestead
The Potager: Kitchen Gardens
A kitchen garden is a space to grow food with herbs and edible and non-edible flowers mixed in. In France, a kitchen garden is called a ‘potager’
Sewing Tutorial: Pie Tote Carrier
I’m not sure how many times I’ve made a pie and couldn’t find a bag good enough to carry it in. No one wants to see a beautiful pie on the ground! This pie tote is the perfect way to carry your pie to…
Starting Seeds Indoors Pt 2: Lighting
In my last post, Starting Seeds Indoors Pt 1: When?, I covered what plants are best to start indoors and when. But now, how do we start seeds indoors? In this post I will cover lighting. It took a lot of research to figure…
Starting Seeds Indoors Pt 1: What & When?
Knowing when to start seeds indoors can be quite confusing! Simply keep this in mind. Starting plants from seed indoors breaks down to 2 factors: The typical frost free date in your area. The plant you want to start from seed. Here in Kentucky,…
Thyme Tea for Colds, Flu, Bronchitis, Strep
If you’re ill with a type of respiratory infection, try this herbal tea remedy. This week, several counties in our area called off school because so many kids were sick. I’m ill myself for 2 weeks now with bronchitis. The worst parts is the…
