tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512868575052222329.post8043402758931030908..comments2023-10-23T04:09:24.783-05:00Comments on Homesteading Quest : Keeping it Real: Realistic Expectations about your homestead Part 2Rachel Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349620560633134247noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512868575052222329.post-5269463757845573162012-05-08T10:04:45.234-05:002012-05-08T10:04:45.234-05:00It would be nice to be able to GROW all of our own...It would be nice to be able to GROW all of our own food, and I guess technically we could, however we would be limited for sure! I like finding a balance and it sounds like you have found it also.Rachel Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349620560633134247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512868575052222329.post-11362498067013084142012-05-07T15:52:48.480-05:002012-05-07T15:52:48.480-05:00You are so right. I started researching it all las...You are so right. I started researching it all last year with the notion that I could grow everything we eat, but after about a year with that thought, I have left it behind and am just focusing on producing the most food that I can do well, and I am having a much better year!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080024539404875630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512868575052222329.post-41296862091366062802012-05-03T12:37:51.628-05:002012-05-03T12:37:51.628-05:00Strawberries are our downfall too. Enough rarely m...Strawberries are our downfall too. Enough rarely make it in the house for cobblers or cakes....Rachel Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349620560633134247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512868575052222329.post-53041821780942506262012-05-02T17:05:11.790-05:002012-05-02T17:05:11.790-05:00I enjoyed this post! Yes, keeping it real is so m...I enjoyed this post! Yes, keeping it real is so much better than what our imagination comes up with! I too, live in the South, zone 7b Alabama. We grow all of those same things here, well not at my homestead, but here in this zone. We're trying potatoes this year and they seem to be growing nicely. The harvest will be at the end of May or so. I love gardening! We add more to it every year. We too, are growing raspberries this year and they already have small fruit on the vines. We may have to add more next year. The strawberries are so delicious that I can't even get enough for a bowl! I hope to be able to master growing a lot of veggies and fruit, as the years go by! Blessings from Bama!Felecia Cofieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454535396468307243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512868575052222329.post-15318816967298411312012-04-30T08:19:02.296-05:002012-04-30T08:19:02.296-05:00We don't have much luck with raspberries, and ...We don't have much luck with raspberries, and I've never tried gooseberries. Good luck with both of those! Hopefully you'll have many pies and cobblers in your future :)Rachel Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349620560633134247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512868575052222329.post-25001824536772889702012-04-30T08:07:44.034-05:002012-04-30T08:07:44.034-05:00You are so right. We try to learn something new e...You are so right. We try to learn something new every year-this year it is raspberries and gooseberries, but we have to go slowly.MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933602709751520328noreply@blogger.com