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Semi Homestead Life

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

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    • Seeds & Planting
    • Growing & Harvesting
    • Compost & Mulch
    • Flowers
    • houseplants
    • Garden Design
    • Pests & Misc
  • Preserving
  • Recipes
    • Main Courses
    • Side Dishes
    • Sweet Treats
    • Breakfasts
    • Baked Goods & Sourdough
    • Misc Recipes
  • Chickens
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Category: Garden Design

The Truth About Low-Maintenance Gardening – Is It Possible?
Garden Design / Gardening

The Truth About Low-Maintenance Gardening – Is It Possible?

Having a low-maintenance gardening setup might sound great in theory, but is it really possible? The idea of all that weeding, watering, dealing with pests, and …

Winter Gardening Tasks – What To Do In The “Off Season”
Garden Design / Gardening

Winter Gardening Tasks – What To Do In The “Off Season”

Just because it might be winter outside doesn’t mean there aren’t chores and tasks you can be doing to prepare yourself and your garden for the …

First Frost & Hard Freeze – Prepare The Garden For Cold Weather
Garden Design / Gardening

First Frost & Hard Freeze – Prepare The Garden For Cold Weather

For people trying to garden in the Midwest and further North, the inevitable always occurs at some point during the fall months: the first frost and …

Prepare Fall Garden Soil – What To Do Now To Prepare For Spring
Compost & Mulch / Garden Design / Gardening

Prepare Fall Garden Soil – What To Do Now To Prepare For Spring

Whether you grow your vegetables and flowers in a traditional garden, growing rows, raised beds, or in containers, there are a few steps you need to …

Growing Rows In The Fall – Prepare The Garden For Winter
Compost & Mulch / Garden Design / Gardening

Growing Rows In The Fall – Prepare The Garden For Winter

Now that the weather is starting to cool off and fall is right around the corner, what do you do with the growing rows in your …

Advantages Of In-Ground Garden Beds – Have Freedom To Grow
Garden Design / Gardening

Advantages Of In-Ground Garden Beds – Have Freedom To Grow

When it comes to gardening and growing vegetables and flowers, there really is no right or wrong method as long as you are growing healthy and …

In-Ground Raised Garden Beds: Turning Grass Into A New Garden
Garden Design / Gardening

In-Ground Raised Garden Beds: Turning Grass Into A New Garden

If you want to break ground on a small garden but don’t know where to begin, don’t worry – I’ll walk you through the simple steps …

Growing Rows In Spring – What To Do Before Planting The Garden
Garden Design / Gardening

Growing Rows In Spring – What To Do Before Planting The Garden

Are you curious about what you need to do with your growing rows and the walking rows once spring rolls around to prepare the garden for …

Growing Zucchini Vertically Or Not – How To Grow Zucchini Plants
Garden Design / Gardening / Growing & Harvesting

Growing Zucchini Vertically Or Not – How To Grow Zucchini Plants

Did you know that growing zucchini plants vertically has a lot of great advantages that you can implement in your garden this spring and summer? If …

Advantages Of Using Growing Rows In Your Vegetable Garden
Garden Design / Gardening

Advantages Of Using Growing Rows In Your Vegetable Garden

There are so many different benefits and advantages to using dedicated growing rows and walking rows in your vegetable Garden – for your soil, your plants, …

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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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