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Making Cold Process Soap

So you want to make soap, eh? This is a key aspect of running a suburban…

by Kir May 22, 2019

Kiri Martin

Just a city girl, who wishes she was a country girl, who is currently living in the 'burbs with a heart full of big homestead dreams. #makefoodgrow

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This is my second year growing these Lesya peppers

This is my second year growing these Lesya peppers from @bakercreekseeds and I love them. I love the deep red colour they achieve, their pointy little bottoms and their flavour!

This years harvest is destined to become some homemade red pepper jelly as soon as they are all ripe. I’ll be posting the recipe on my blog very soon! Link to the blog is in my bio.

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Success is a matter of perspective. Is this a pe

Success is a matter of perspective.

Is this a perfect cob of Hopi turquoise corn? Nope! But due to the damage the Japanese beetles did to the silks I didn’t think I would have ANY kernels.

So when I opened this one up and saw some gorgeous blue kernels I was so excited. And that my friends is success.

If you are setting your hopes on everything going perfect in the garden then you will most likely be disappointed and may even give up. It is so much better to hold onto the WINS you do get even if they are small.

So next year I am going to experiment with blossom bags over the silks to hopefully keep those damn Japanese beetles out and still let the pollen in! Each individual kernel of corn needs to be individually pollinated, so hopefully the blossom bags will let next years success be even bigger.

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I didn’t have a drying rack for my calendula flo

I didn’t have a drying rack for my calendula flowers so I made a makeshift one with some tulle from my wedding (12 years ago!) and a box!

I am planning to actually make a wooden one and will do a video/blog post on how to make it once I get organized! Until then, I’ll use my box 😂

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Harvested some of my strawberry blonde calendula.

Harvested some of my strawberry blonde calendula. I am drying them and will be using them and some camomile to make a hand salve for when the winter turns cold 🥶

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Everyone faces their own gardening challenges. I’m curious what your biggest challenge was this year.

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Well, canning season is upon us! My peppers are gr

Well, canning season is upon us! My peppers are growing incredibly well in the raised bed in my front garden which means I have lots of varieties to work with!

I am trying my hand at making a fermented hot sauce. This batch contains the following peppers:
- Yellow biquinho
- Red biquinho
- Sweet bonnet
- Trinidad perfume
- Jigsaw
- Kalugeritsa
- Czech black
- Fish

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I noticed this guy during the day because of a gi

I noticed this guy during the day because of a giant pile of caterpillar poop he left. They are crazy hard to find normally and one of my favourite ways to find them is with a black light flashlight at night!

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Bacon in all her epic glory 😂

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These Amethyst Jewel tomatoes from Wild Boar Farms

These Amethyst Jewel tomatoes from Wild Boar Farms have stolen my heart. They are just so damn pretty! I wanted these for ages and finally got some seeds this year. The plants were super productive and the tomatoes as pretty as promised!

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My sunflowers just make me smile. They bring in so

My sunflowers just make me smile. They bring in so many bees, which also make me smile. So it’s pretty much a win-win situation 😀🌻🐝

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Sent via @planoly #planoly

Sent via @planoly #planoly

Sent via @planoly #planoly

Sent via @planoly #planoly

Sent via @planoly #planoly

Sent via @planoly #planoly

I always smile when I see bees all over my sunflow

I always smile when I see bees all over my sunflowers! #pollinators🐝 #bees #sunflowers

Sent via @planoly #planoly

Sent via @planoly #planoly

Sent via @planoly #planoly

Sent via @planoly #planoly

If you are looking for a pollinators friendly plan

If you are looking for a pollinators friendly plant to add to your garden I would strongly recommend honeywort. The bees love it and I find the leaves so pretty. They have blue/grey hue to them and little even lighter polka dots on them.

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Sometimes a good old DIY is in order. In trying to

Sometimes a good old DIY is in order. In trying to cut down on plastics I decided to try my hand at making some beeswax wraps.

If you want to see how I made them check out the link in my bio to my YouTube channel where I have a video of the whole process.
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Luckily I saved seeds from these beauties! #delphi

Luckily I saved seeds from these beauties! #delphinium

Lemon balm is a newer herb for me but I have alrea

Lemon balm is a newer herb for me but I have already learnt that it can take over in a second if you are not careful!

I am planning to use it to make some balms this winter and maybe some tea as well. I am slowly building up my knowledge of medicinal herbs and adding them to my garden as I go.

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