Backyard Garden

One of the greatest skills a homesteader can acquire is the ability to produce food for themselves. Not everyone is blessed with acres to grow their own food, but even a pot of patio tomatoes can change how you and your family eat. Our quarter acre is home to over 1,000 square feet of backyard garden as well as a mini-orchard. Discover how to maintain your gardens and outdoor spaces.

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Back to Eden | Tips & Tricks | Getting Started | Organic Solutions | Seed Saving & Starting

Freshly watered tomato seedlings in the greenhouse with natural sunlight.

Backyard Garden

How to Combat Mold or Fungus on Seed Starting Soil

Seedlings sprouting under an LED grow light.

Backyard Garden

Can You Start Your Seedlings with LED Lights?

Honey bees on a hive comb.

Backyard Garden · Homestead Animals

Is Beekeeping Right for Your Homestead? The Pros and Cons

Seedlings planted in the greenhouse.

Backyard Garden

How Many Seedlings You Need for a Prosperous Garden

An herbal spiral made from rocks and filled with fresh herbs.

Backyard Garden

How to Choose the Ideal Location for Your Herbal Spiral Garden

Lemongrass growing in the garden.

Backyard Garden

Tips On How to Grow Lemongrass in Your Own Backyard

A small vegetable garden in the backyard.

Backyard Garden

How to Start a Garden in Your Yard, No Matter the Space or Soil

A closeup of green beans in the garden.

Backyard Garden · Real Food

How to Harvest Green Beans & How to Preserve Them

Jalapeno peppers in the garden.

Backyard Garden · Real Food

How to Preserve Hot Peppers & Harvest for the Best Flavor

Picking a large heirloom tomato off the vine.

Backyard Garden · Real Food

When to Harvest Tomatoes & Preserve Them Like a Pro

Broccoli growing in a back to eden garden.

Backyard Garden

Fertilizing a Back to Eden Garden + Nitrogen Binding Explained

A brown tail moth nest covered with caterpillars.

Backyard Garden

Conquer the Brown Tail Moth: Tips to Combat Invasive Species

A homemade garden trellis using string and pipe supporting tomato plants.

Backyard Garden

8 Low-Cost & No-Cost Garden Trellis Ideas for Vining Foods and Flowers

Vegetables growing in three galvanized planters made from animal feed bins.

Backyard Garden

How To Make Galvanized Planters: A Simple 3-Step Guide

Rhubarb growing in damaged soil.

Backyard Garden

Repairing Damaged Soil: Tips & Strategies for a Lush Garden

A basket of homegrown food.

Backyard Garden

An Unexpected Use for SNAP: Buy Seeds with Food Stamps

Me modeling my handmade harvest apron from scrap fabric I had on hand.

Backyard Garden · Homestead Living

How Easily to Make a Harvest Apron or Gathering Apron

A collage of unique planters for container gardening.

Backyard Garden

Container Gardening with Fun Planters to Suit Your Style

The 15 Easiest Vegetables for Lazy Gardeners to Grow

Backyard Garden

The 15 Easiest Vegetables for Lazy Gardeners to Grow

A toilet filled with marigolds sitting in a field.

Backyard Garden

Should You Pee On Your Compost? Urine in the Garden: Beneficial or Not

Sage: A Culinary & Medicinal Herb [+ Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe]

Backyard Garden

Sage: A Culinary & Medicinal Herb [+ Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe]

A Guide to Homemade Leaf Mold: Nature’s Free Compost

Backyard Garden

A Guide to Homemade Leaf Mold: Nature’s Free Compost

A large black rubber bucket filled with sticks and a rake sitting next to the wood pile.

Backyard Garden

How To Prepare Your Garden For Winter: An 8-Step Guide

A drawing of seeds planted in a milk jug.

Backyard Garden

A Guide to Winter Sowing {Starting Seeds in Winter}

A Hardening Off & Transplanting Guide

Backyard Garden

A Hardening Off & Transplanting Guide

Weeding & Fungi in Your Back to Eden Garden

Backyard Garden

Weeding & Fungi in Your Back to Eden Garden

The Theory Behind Back to Eden Gardening

Backyard Garden

The Theory Behind Back to Eden Gardening

A graphic of a hugelkultur garden bed.

Backyard Garden

Hugelkultur: Permaculture Raised Beds

A variety of garden tools hung up in a greenhouse.

Backyard Garden

Must-Have Garden Tools for a Thriving Garden This Season

Carrot seed packets with seeds spread around them.

Backyard Garden

Your Guide to Reading and Understanding a Seed Packet

Homesteaders are growing food, cooking with it, and preserving it. You may think you don’t have the space or time, but I assure you, you can do it.

Backyard Garden

There’s No Reason to NOT be Growing Food

Herbs growing on a sunny windowsill.

Backyard Garden

A Guide to Growing Food Indoors for Harvests Year-Round

A compost bin with food scraps falling out of it with a teal background.

Backyard Garden

Composting for Beginners: The Ultimate Starter Guide

Water conservation has a great number of benefits. The homestead is ripe for opportunities to save water. Here are a just a few to get you started!

Backyard Garden

24 Easy Water Conservation Tips for the Homestead

Anyone can plant pretty flowers, but it takes time and effort to maintain a garden and keep it looking beautiful day after day.

Backyard Garden

How to Keep Your Garden Looking Great

Slicing tomatoes growing on the vine in my garden.

Backyard Garden

10 Tips for Growing Lush, Bountiful Tomato Plants

Hyssop: Why You Need to Make Some Space for This Herb

Backyard Garden

Hyssop: Why You Need to Make Some Space for This Herb

Back to Eden Container Gardening: Small-Scale Permaculture

Backyard Garden

Back to Eden Container Gardening: Small-Scale Permaculture

Plant your produce in rich, healthy soil. Go a step further and choose organic and natural amendments to enhance your soil quality and correct imbalances.

Backyard Garden

Organic Amendments for Healthy Soil

Black gold. It's essential in the garden. Most choose the bovine poo, but there are many manure options to choose from, each with their own unique benefits.

Backyard Garden

What a load of… Manure

Gardening supplies laid out on a wooden table.

Backyard Garden

20 Gardening Hacks That Will Save You Time and Effort

A wooden crate filled with fresh red and green apples, ideal for winter storage.

Backyard Garden

Winter Food Storage: Keep Produce Fresh Through the Cold Months