Carnival of Homesteading: Vegetable Gardening Edition

Welcome to the Carnival of Homesteading: Vegetable Gardening Edition!

Planting time has arrived in much of the country, so be sure to check out these excellent articles on growing tomatoes, raised-bed gardening, container gardening and a look at homemade weedkillers. Hungry? We have recipes featuring mushrooms, rhubarb, apples and more! And don’t miss all the frugal and finance tips: saving money — always a good idea – is especially worth doing in our current economy.

Vegetable Gardening

Meadowwood Garden presents Growing Tomatoes posted at Meadowwood Garden, saying, “Everything you need to know to grow the best-tasting tomatoes you have ever eaten!”

Gregory E. Rouse presents Raised Bed Gardening with a Tractor Tire posted at Raised-Bed-Gardening Blog, saying, “how to build a raised bed out of an old tractor tire”

Jason presents How to Build a Square Foot Garden posted at The Frugal Dad.

Kristen Welch presents We Are THAT Family: Green Acres Edition posted at We Are THAT Family.

RC presents Create an Edible Container Garden This Spring posted at Think Your Way to Wealth.

Cindy S presents 12 Vegetables You Can Grow in a Pot posted at Oh My Aching Debts, saying, “No Room for a garden? Of course, you have room! This list will give you vegetables you can grow in a pot.”

Cindy S presents Seven Deadly Homemade Weedkillers Unmasked: Vinegar posted at Small Homestead, saying, “I have been trying each one of the seven deadly homemade weedkillers. Today I experimented with vinegar and you can see the results.”

Recipes

kara thurmond presents Grilled Blue Cheese Portobello Burgers posted at An Hour In the Kitchen, saying, “Make your own buns, mayo, mustard and ketchup for your grilled Portobello Burgers!”

The Austerity Kitchen presents Mushrooms: The Poor Man’s Meat posted at The Austerity Kitchen.

Stan Wrobel presents Rhubarb « Cottage and Yard posted at Cottage and Yard, saying, “If your going to plant something why not make it a delicious perennial vegetable that you can eat over ice cream or pancakes.”

Rani presents Apple Dapple Cake posted at Indoor Garden Musings.

Renee V. Rouse presents Family Meals for Under $5 May 1st posted at Frugal-Living-Skills Blog, saying, “…Weekly grocery circulars often read “feed a family of 4 for under $10!”. I’m sure most of you have laughed at this as I did. As a result, I began to wonder what does dinner really cost for my family of 8? I figured if I kept it under $5, I was doing good…”

Sustainable living

Kristen Welch presents We Are THAT Family: Shades of Green posted at We Are THAT Family.

Flea presents Be A Survivor: …I Will CRUSH You… posted at Be A Survivor.

Farm Animals

Belle presents Fried Fish, a LaMancha Dairy Goat, and Homemade Goat Milk Ice Cream posted at Homesteaderbelle’s Blog.

Miscellaneous

Sahara Reins presents Things to Consider When Buying Humming bird Feeders posted at Fowl Visions.

presents Printable Birthday Invitations posted at Home Life Weekly, saying, “Making your own printable birthday invitations are really easy all you need to do is download the free birthday invitation design which you like then print and fold.”

The Smarter Wallet presents Family Budget For Frugal Living: Living Cheap Can Be Fun, Too! posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, “Thanks!”

Silicon Valley Blogger presents FNBO Direct: Best Online Savings Account, ETrade Bank Interest Rate At 3% APY posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “As homesteaders, we need to know how to manage our finances as well. Where do you park your family’s money during this tough financial era? Here are some suggestions for your savings!”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Carnival of Homesteading using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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