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No End in Sight

On August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 By TheEmptyNestHomesteaderIn Homesteading6 Comments

After watching them criss cross the sky again last night I was hoping to wake up to a surprise rainfall overnight, but alas, it was dry as a bone and I was forced to go move sprinklers around and irrigate the beds. I worked as quick as I could because it was getting hot faster …

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Whoa, We’re Halfway There!

On August 1, 2022July 31, 2022 By TheEmptyNestHomesteaderIn Gardening, Homesteading1 Comment

Well, a little more than half, but who's counting? Oh, that's right, I am. I did the math and we are just a week or so past the halfway mark of our gardening season here in Southeast Idaho and to be honest, I've never been so anxious for summer to be over in all my …

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Lettuce Eat

On July 15, 2022 By TheEmptyNestHomesteaderIn GardeningLeave a comment

Of all the things I'm growing this year, I'm most impressed with the lettuce so far. It has done so well, maybe because a couple weeks ago as the mercury started to rise I stopped weeding near it so it could get some shade. It seems to have worked because despite the intense heat, we …

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One Very Hot Summer Day at a Time

On July 13, 2022 By TheEmptyNestHomesteaderIn Backyard Farming, Gardening, Homesteading4 Comments

I am counting down the days until winter and pledge here and now when it finally returns to never, ever complain about the weather or how cold it is or how I'm trapped inside with cabin fever ever again! Okay, that's probably not true. 😄 In six months this very blog will most likely have …

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Lazy Days

On July 10, 2022July 10, 2022 By TheEmptyNestHomesteaderIn Backyard Farming, Gardening, Homesteading3 Comments

Aren't they the best? Just relaxing in the shade, sipping on a tall, cool drink, listening to the sound of the water splashing in the pond and the birds chirping, smelling the scent of pine mixed with wild flowers as you gaze out over the freshly mowed lawn to watch the squirrels scamper from tree …

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