Visiting and Planning My Garden

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As many of you saw the garden situation here on the Gubba Homestead isn't all that great. (You can see this in my last picture but I did get a good garlic harvest!) I was lucky enough to have some crops from the previous owners such as raspberry bushes and blackberry bushes that I've come to love! Every night I would go out and eat them as part of my nightly chores. The heat slowly crept in over the last few weeks of summer though and ended up shriveling them all up.

I recently visited a friends garden to get some ideas and see how their setup is. You can see this greenhouse is loaded with fresh crops from pepper and tomatoes. My plan was to simply build more raised garden beds but I'm now trying to figure out if instead I should build a large greenhouse enclosure for them as the summer season here is only about 2-3 months long so the time for crop growing is very short. A enclosed area would allow me to grow a lot more produce, protect the crops and have a longer growing season but it's a rather costly investment and with the amount of snow we get it's going to have to be a rather sturdy building.

I'm now having my friend who has this greenhouse help me and be my mentor for planning and then starting my garden for the next year. I'd love to have a huge garden filled with fresh produce not just for myself but also for my animals. Get ready for some building vlogs and new garden vlogs next year I'm excited for this next chapter here at the Gubba Homestead.


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nice garden & greenhouse! ;)
a lot of tomatoes for canning are the best!

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Wow, you have a great idea, and a very healthy one for you and the planet Earth. I’m sure your garden will be beautiful and huge as you want!!

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Can you still use this garden in wintertime? It looks gooood :))

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My raised garden beds no they only have about 3 months maybe 5 months of growing season which is why I'm thinking about possibly building or expanding the current greenhouse in order to have a longer growing season in the spring and fall.

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Gardens are always a work in progress. That and a place for never-ending work. The hardest part I find is to find the sweet spot of effort put in vs reward.

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This is so true. It always feels rewarding harvesting your work

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Yes, it does, just like it always tastes better. =)

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I don't know about where you are, but I have found a few things that will grow all winter long here in Texas (survived freezes) like collard greens and garlic. I haven't been as active in the garden lately (it's my wife's project now), but I still work with her at times. There are some other things that will grow late into the season (like lettuce, spinach, and kale as well as some squashes). I enjoy hearing about your exploits in homesteading. I have to admit I envy you a bit. Reminds me of visiting my grandparents farm when I was young.

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