by No Ordinary Homestead | Mar 11, 2022 | Garden, Homesteading Life
Are you looking for tips on how to prepare your garden for spring? Spring is arguably the favorite season for gardeners as it offers them an opportunity to start afresh. Most gardening enthusiasts spend their late winter/early spring preparing their gardens for the...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Oct 7, 2021 | Garden, House & Home
If you’re looking to add a little bit of value and utility to your home, then the addition of an outbuilding can be tremendously beneficial. Constructing one throws up a few complications, however, which might not be what you’d expect from a straightforward extension....
by No Ordinary Homestead | Apr 30, 2021 | Garden, House & Home
Having trees in the garden is highly beneficial. Isn’t it? They add an aesthetic value to the home, provide a natural climbing frame for kids, and create privacy if the garden is exposed to passersby. However, you might want to remove a tree from the garden...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Aug 12, 2020 | Garden, House & Home
Silverfish are not fish — but they are the most skin-crawling insects after cockroaches. These pests are a nuisance, although they only destroy clothes, wallpaper, and books. To identify a silverfish, you’ll want to look for bugs that are small, silver, and have...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Jul 13, 2020 | Garden, House & Home
Are you looking for ways to improve the look and feel of your garden ahead of next summer? In this short guide, we’ll break down several approaches you can take to achieve your goal! For one, it might interest you to include some water features throughout your garden....
by Tiffany | May 6, 2020 | Food, Garden, Homesteading Life
We went down to the orchard today and harvested about 22 pounds (10 kilos) of mirabelle plums from our trees. We really should have harvested them a week or so earlier, but we simply haven’t had the time. Thank God we found Nico, our new farm hand, when we did...