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Beets

Good Beet Seeds

Good Beet Seeds Homestead Garden Original Post: December 22, 2025 Last Updated:  December 24, 2025 There are so many varieties of beets to choose from. Here is a list of some of the ones we’ve tried and would recommend. We have grown the Chioggia beet variety many times over the years, however ours never get […]

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Heirloom Detroit Dark Red Beets

A Great Heirloom Beet

A Great Heirloom Beet Homestead Garden Original Post: January 8, 2022 Last Updated:  December 22, 2025 We have grown the Detroit Dark Red Medium Top Beet for many years and they consistently perform well. It is a tasty beet, although I would recommend not leaving them get too large. I don’t find them as tender

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Desperado Beans

A Good Bean Seed

A Good Bean Seed Homestead Garden Original Post: January 8, 2022 Last Updated:  December 22, 2025 If you are looking for a good bean seed for your homestead garden, this is one I recommend. I like growing bush beans in the garden because they don’t require poles or trellises to grow up on. This variety

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Tomatoes in Bowl

Tomato season is here!

Tomato season is here! Homestead Kitchen Canning Original Post: August 24, 2020 Last Updated:  December 22, 2025 How’s your garden doing?  The tomatoes are finally turning red here and time to get to canning sauce.  Thought I’d share this old YouTube for those that don’t know the process.  Please check out the YouTube Channel and

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