Sara's Kitchen Garden – Organic Gardening and Self-Sufficiency Blog

10. October 2021

Protect your crops with plant cover

As you might know by now, I'm a firm believer in growing vegetables all year long. Using plant cover is one great way to make the growing season outside just a little bit longer. This is how I use it.

Homemade pickled fennel

Fennel is always a safe bet. I use it for my salads, coleslaw, and even bread. But pickled fennel might just be one of my favorites!

Homemade pumpkin bread

I don't have to look too long to find good use for my homegrown pumpkins. I love making bread with vegetables, and pumpkin bread is just one example.

11. June 2021

Gardening Calendar: What I Sow in June

I started to harvest the vegetables in my beds and now I have some empty spaces to fill. That's why I'm sowing new seeds! Keep reading to learn more about what I sow in June.

17. June 2021

5 useful vegetables in my garden

I want to grow a lot of vegetables in my garden so I try to fill any empty spaces that show up in my beds as soon as I can. These are my favorite useful vegetables for this purpose.

30. April 2021

Vegetable Gardening for Beginners: Growing Blueberries

What could be more luxurious than picking delicious blueberries from your own garden? Read this guide about gardening for beginners to find out more!

08. October 2021

Garden DIY: Building a cold frame lid

My large cold frame (9 ft 10 x 3 ft 3) is covered by two smart lids that I built myself. Building a cold frame lid is actually really easy and helps you prolong the growing season. Try it!

06. October 2021

Fertilizing carrots with bokashi

These carrots look completely unreal! Some of you might think they will taste bad because of their large size. But this is actually not the case! Fertilizing carrots with bokashi compost seems to do the trick.

En lerskål med vackert melerade bönor i vitt och rosa.

03. October 2021

Growing borlotti beans in cold climates

These lovely borlotti beans are such a joy. They look absolutely beautiful and taste great too! But can you really grow these beans in cold climates too? The answer is yes!

01. October 2021

Gardening Calendar: What I sow in October

You don't have to stop growing vegetables just because it's getting colder outside. I actually sow in October. These are my best picks for sowing new seeds in fall!

Saras brunbrända fötter bredvid en grön vattenkanna med hjärtformat lock och en toapappersrulle om pipen.

30. September 2021

4 organic fertilizers for your garden

I use a few different organic fertilizers in my garden, even in winter. Adding some liquid organic fertilizers is a great way to prepare the soil for new sowings. Here are my favorite organic fertilizers.

Små och stora flaskor med varmt orange must ligger och står på träflis utomhus.

25. September 2021

How to make your own apple juice

Homemade juice is just the best. I pasteurize the juice to make it last longer, it works really well! This is how I make my apple juice at home.

23. September 2021

How to grow Midori Giant soybean

The Midori Giant soybean is thriving in my kitchen garden. I'm so happy!

En bild på en odlingsbädd med jord och en hög med växtdelar i mitten.

19. September 2021

Mulching my polytunnels

What a challenge! I decided I wanted to start mulching my polytunnels. But this is also one of the most important spots in my garden where I grow so many vegetables. So, how to combine the two? I think I've found a good solution!

17. September 2021

Fertilize with nettle water

After three weeks in the barrel, it's finally time to start using the nettle water in my vegetable garden. I'll do it on a day when rain is in the air.