Homestead blog

Tips and seasonal planting guides for small places.

Written for Zones 6–9 and a few beds to a couple of acres. Frost dates and yields are long-run averages — check your county extension before betting a whole bed on them.

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What worked this season, what you'd do differently, a planting trick for Zones 6–9. We read everything and edit lightly for length. Nothing publishes without your permission.