Tag: Canada Hardiness Zone 5B

• My Seed Starting “Disasters” and Creative Solutions (Mar. 23/23)

  

  Dear Friend of Half-Acre Homestead, This is the first week that there has been a hint of spring in the air here in Eastern Ontario, Canada. However, as you may know if you have been reading my earlier blog posts, I have been at my seed starting for over a month now. As you can…

  Colette

  23rd Apr 2023

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  Canada Hardiness Zone 5B, garden planning, Gardening, gardening encouragement, gardening philosophy, homesteading, how to start seedlings indoors, how to transplant young seedlings, organic gardening, planting schedule, problem solving with seedlings, seed starting, seed starting challenges, seed starting plan, starting onions indoors, when to plant outdoors

• Guess What I Planted Today? (Feb. 17/22)

  

  Dear Friend of Half-Acre Homestead, I’m back after taking some quiet time in January. I enjoyed daily deep relaxation sessions, some reading (mostly about seed starting!), and a few extra hot baths with epsom salts for my aching muscles after the farm work. I also revived my ballet practice and started weekly low-impact aerobics sessions…

  Colette

  23rd Apr 2023

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  Canada Hardiness Zone 5B, garden map, garden planning, garden schedule, Gardening, gardening philosophy, homesteading, how to organize garden planting, organic gardening, Planning for your Hardiness Zone, seed starting, seed starting schedule, Staggered Planting Plan, Starting your garden as early as possible, when to plant what