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Semi Homestead Life

Living a semi homestead life while staying realistic in today's crazy world.

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Category: Flowers

Hand-Pollinating Zucchini & Other Squash: 2 Steps For High Yields
Flowers / Gardening / Growing & Harvesting

Hand-Pollinating Zucchini & Other Squash: 2 Steps For High Yields

Hand-pollinating zucchini and other types of squash is an easy way to help guarantee that your plants produce fruit. Are you noticing that your squash plants …

Attracting Butterflies In The Midwest – 11 Plants For Pollinators
Flowers / Gardening

Attracting Butterflies In The Midwest – 11 Plants For Pollinators

Do you live in the Midwest and are looking for some different flowers and plants you can grow on your property that are perfect for attracting …

How To Grow Portulaca – A Drought-Tolerant Flowering Annual
Flowers / Gardening

How To Grow Portulaca – A Drought-Tolerant Flowering Annual

Known for its succulent-like foliage and its ability to handle the heat like a pro, portulaca is a great flowering annual to grow around your property …

Caring For Petunias – One Of The Most Popular Flowering Annuals
Flowers / Gardening

Caring For Petunias – One Of The Most Popular Flowering Annuals

Want to learn all about growing and caring for petunias so you can enjoy their colorful, never-ending blooms all summer long? Then you’ve come to the …

Attracting Hummingbirds With Flowers – 10 Great Flowers To Grow
Flowers / Gardening

Attracting Hummingbirds With Flowers – 10 Great Flowers To Grow

Attracting hummingbirds to your property by growing certain flowers is a great way to not only help pollinate your plants and vegetables but also get free …

Growing Strawflowers – The Everlasting Flower With Paper Blooms
Flowers / Gardening / Growing & Harvesting / Seeds & Planting

Growing Strawflowers – The Everlasting Flower With Paper Blooms

Known as everlasting flowers or paper daisies, strawflowers are a great addition for growing in your vegetable garden. Not only do they add bright pops of …

The Many Benefits Of Growing Marigolds 
Flowers / Gardening / Growing & Harvesting

The Many Benefits Of Growing Marigolds 

When it comes to growing a garden, there are so many benefits that marigolds can and will bring to your growing space if they are planted …

The Benefits Of Nasturtium & How To Grow Them
Flowers / Gardening / Growing & Harvesting / Seeds & Planting

The Benefits Of Nasturtium & How To Grow Them

If you want to add an annual flower to your vegetable garden that benefits your plants as well as yourself, then you need to grow nasturtium! …

How To Grow Marigolds In Gardens Or Raised Beds
Flowers / Gardening / Growing & Harvesting

How To Grow Marigolds In Gardens Or Raised Beds

Want to learn how to grow marigolds, one of the easiest yet most beneficial annual flowers in your vegetable garden or raised beds this year? Marigolds …

Growing Sunflowers From Seed – From Planting Until Harvest
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Growing Sunflowers From Seed – From Planting Until Harvest

If you are looking to draw bees and hummingbirds to your garden all while adding bright sunny colors, then you need to be growing sunflowers – …

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Hello and thanks for stopping by! I'm Chelsea, the writer and photographer behind Semi Homestead Life. As a wife and a mom of two teen kids, I attempt to incorporate basic homesteading practices while still staying practical in today's crazy life. I hope you enjoy being here and decide to stick around for a while!

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