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🥕 Before you pull up the rest of the garden

Published 27 days ago • 1 min read • Homesteading, Gardening

Hey friend,

By this time of the summer, a garden can go from "nothing’s ready yet" to "where did all these vegetables come from?" in the blink of an eye.

And once you start picking, there’s another question.

What are you going to do with all of it?

A little planning now can mean less waste, fewer frantic preserving days, and even fewer seeds to buy next spring.

Today I’ve got three practical reads for dealing with what’s coming out of the garden right now.

5 Vegetable Garden Harvesting Mistakes

Picking at the wrong time or storing vegetables the wrong way can undo a lot of your hard work. Here are five mistakes to watch for as the garden starts producing heavily.

How to Save Seeds for a Stronger Garden Next Year

Tomatoes, beans, peas and peppers are some of the easiest places to begin. Save seeds now and you could be planting from your own garden next spring.

How to Start Water Bath Canning

If you’ve been meaning to learn how to can, this beginner guide walks through the equipment, basic process and important safety rules for water-bath canning.

đź“š One quick reminder for parents

Tomorrow, Josh Thomas is hosting the free Raising Successful Kids on the Homestead online training.

He’ll be talking about helping kids learn practical skills, work safely around tools and animals, and build responsibility through everyday homestead chores.

It starts at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, but register even if you can’t attend live because all registrants get the replay.

Until next time!

Sarita

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