My Homeful Life

FALL GARDEN PLANNING (5 easy steps) *Disclaimer, I am a beginner living in a cool temperate environment ( USDA Zone 9a equivalent)  and I found these steps helpful.  STEP 1 LIMITING FACTORS. Decide where you are going to plant. Figure out the conditions of the soil and sun in this location, write or sketch it on the printable. L ook up your fros t dates on your most local website (IE. the website for your zip code/area code is better than a broad average for your whole state/territory). Then go ask a local gardener. If they are similar I proceed, if they differ I go with whichever is worse for planning purposes. Write this date on the printable, and write a reminder to check the weather daily for the two weeks preceding this date. Then figure out how many days from now to your first frost (I just type it into google and it pops up). Or if you are succession planting figure out how many days from when your planting space will be ready and the first frost date, you need this...

"The Good Life"  How to Grow a Better World Book Stats: Title: The Good Life Author: Hannah Moloney First Published: 2022 Genre: Non-Fiction Sub-genre: Permaculture/climate change/activism Trigger warnings: None Rating: PG ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Attention: Are you tired of the hustle of the monetary economy ? Do you dream of living with the land and being self- reliant and community minded ? Then "The Good Life" by Hannah Moloney is the book for you! It is certainly the book for me. I love love love this book as inspiration on my sustainable living journey. I couldn’t put it down and read it in one night! That sounds more impressive tha n it is, as it is a coffee table kind of book with lots of beautiful pictures and drawings and recipes as well as stories and case studies. I keep opening the book up ...