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Y’all……we have fruit. I don’t care how many seasons you’ve gardened — the first time you see actual fruit developing on your plants, the first real payoff after all those weeks of planting, watering, fertilizing, trellising, and fighting off pests… it hits different every single time. This week I walked through the gar-deen with the…
Early May at the Urban Suburban Homestead is a busy, beautiful time for zone 9B Florida garden planting. The gar-deen is filling in, the soil is warm, and we’re making the most of every planting window before summer heat really locks in. In this update, we’re getting strawberries, blueberries, and potatoes in the ground —…
Things are really moving along here at the Urban Suburban Homestead! In this update we’re doing a little bit of everything — planting sweet potatoes and melons in zone 9B, checking in on the chickens and their eggs, and getting some blueberry plants relocated to a better spot. It’s one of those gar-deen days where…
Spring planting is in full swing here at the Urban Suburban Homestead, and these new raised beds are finally getting the love they deserve. In this update, I’m sharing how I approach raised bed gardening with three big tasks: fertilizing the beds, planting squash, and squeezing in even more tomatoes. If you’re growing along with…
Homesteading is often romanticized in media—images of perfectly organized gardens, abundant harvests, and serene pastoral scenes dominate popular culture. The reality of homesteading is wonderfully different: it’s a balance of careful planning and spontaneous adaptation, occasional failures alongside significant victories, and the satisfaction of tangible progress toward self-sufficiency. This authentic look at homesteading life reveals…
Summer is the season when all your spring planning and planting efforts come to fruition. Your garden reaches peak production during the warm months, with vegetables maturing rapidly and yields reaching their potential. However, managing a productive summer garden requires attention to several critical factors: water management, nutrient replenishment, pest pressure management, and strategic harvesting….