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

Grow Wild Garlic in Pots

It's easy to grow wild garlic in pots. In this post, I'm going to show you how to pre-cultivate wild garlic into healthy seedlings that you can transplant outside later!

En färgglad anrättning av rödbetor serverrat på ett vitt fat.

Creamy Beets with Leeks

A delicious and easy-to-make vegetarian dish made with beets, leeks, and garlic, seasoned with thyme, lemon, and chili. These creamy beets are a feast for all senses!

En korg med klirrande klara flaskor med guldguld äppelsaft i. Mot en lökig bakgrund.

Apples in a steam juicer

Cider and apple sauce are delicious of course, but you can also put your apples in a steam juicer and make some lovely homemade apple juice!

19. June 2022

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!

Store Leeks in the Greenhouse

Remember to move your leeks from the beds before the ground freezes. I store leeks in the greenhouse in my garden. Keep reading to learn how!

How to Make Compost - Beginner's Guide

How do you make compost from the beginning? Follow along as I make compost from scratch and share my best tips!

How to Store Onions at Home

I thought it was nonsense a few years ago when our family friend Birger demonstrated how he stored onions. He waved with a cardboard box and talked about keeping it standing. Indoors. Full of onions. Well, it turns out he was right!

Gardening calendar: What I grow in September

As you might know by now, I grow vegetables all year round. Time to get ready for the fall sowings! This is what I grow in September.

En påse med mängder av nyplockade orangea nypon i.

My homemade rosehip puree

The rosehips are ripe in Sweden and that means a lot of picking here at home! I make rosehip puree that I can use in plenty of different desserts. Yum!

Gardening Calendar: What I sow in August

I won't give up on the growing season, even though it's August in zone 3. I sow new seeds now so I can harvest vegetables later in fall. This is what I sow in August.

Sara Bäckmo at Solliden Palace 2023

Welcome to my garden blog at www.sarabackmo.com. This is where you'll find information about my exhibition at Solliden Palace.

Garden DIY: Creating New Garden Paths

Making new garden paths can be complicated, to say the least. But I have found a method that works really well for me. My garden paths are cheap, easy to make and close to completely weed-free!

5 water-saving tips for your garden

We get the water here at home from our private well. It works really well most of the time, but we sometimes run low. That's when I need to really apply my best water-saving strategies.