The A to Z to growing kale: kale varieties, prepping the soil, tending to the crop, harvesting, preserving it, and much more.| The Homesteading Hippy
Lettuce needs 6 or 7 hours of sun per day on average, but also requires shade the rest of the time. Learn more about its light requirements here.| The Homesteading Hippy
Kale is an ideal cool or even cold weather leafy veggie, but it still needs around 6 hours of sunlight a day or more to thrive. In hotter climates, kale can grow in partial shade.| The Homesteading Hippy
The ultimate guide to growing cucumbers in your garden: which varieties to choose, how to plant and water, harvesting, pests, and disease.| The Homesteading Hippy
Everything you need to know about planting, caring, harvesting, preserving and even cooking beetroot in your garden.| The Homesteading Hippy
Aphids are one of the most common pests out there. You'll surely have to deal with them at some point, so here's what to do to prepare.| The Homesteading Hippy
Tim is a farm boy with vast experience on homesteads, and with survival and prepping. He lives a self-reliant lifestyle along with his aging mother in a quiet and very conservative little town in Ohio. He teaches folks about security, prepping and self-sufficiency not just through his witty writing, but also in person.| The Homesteading Hippy
A lot has changed since 2009 when Heather Harris published the first article on The Homesteading Hippy. The site has grown to almost 1,000 articles (at the time of writing this), and the team has grown to 5 homesteaders who post regularly (more or less). Speaking of which, here’s a little bit about us, and […]| The Homesteading Hippy
Gardening is a wonderful pastime and a great way to improve your food security. And not for nothing, it’s one of the very best ways to enjoy truly premium vegetables! Once you bring in a bumper crop of perfect, fresh, organic veggies, it’s hard to go back to the grocery store. But if you are […]| The Homesteading Hippy