GreenBrook.Homestead

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I waited 4 years for this 😍😍
05/22/2026

I waited 4 years for this 😍😍

05/22/2026

I have been putting this off for weeks...

Shortly after getting my peach tree home and planted I was contacted by email from the seller explaining stone fruit trees benefit from an aggressive pruning after planting. I have never owned a peach tree. I have never pruned a fruit tree, all my trees are babies. I have looked at them and contemplated pruning. I knew that it would help them bush out and that it would keep the fruit low and still, with that knowledge, I have a very difficult time committing to cutting the tops off my trees.

So, this is my first experience ever pruning a tree. I do not claim to know what I'm doing. I have never been shown what to do. I'm following directions outlined in an email that didn't exactly translate to the tree that I am attempting to prune and so, I'm unsure if I took enough branches, I'm unsure if I cut them too far or not enough but either way it was a good learning experience and I thought I could benefit from other people's input so moving forwards I may do better.

Thank you for being kind ✌️

DID YOU KNOW!? That the new buds on a Tararack tree are edible, delicious and packed with vitamin C!!Traditionally used ...
05/14/2026

DID YOU KNOW!?

That the new buds on a Tararack tree are edible, delicious and packed with vitamin C!!

Traditionally used in treating scurvy as well as respiratory issues. You can make tea from the needles and the bark as well as a poultice for skin conditions.

HELP!What happening to this tomato plant???
05/13/2026

HELP!

What happening to this tomato plant???

PSA zone 5b Fiddleheads!
05/10/2026

PSA zone 5b Fiddleheads!

05/03/2026

I feel like such a rebel this year. Planting potatoes is April! I mean what's really the worst that could happen? There's lots of time to replant :)
(For my own remembering
**3 rows of 20**)

04/24/2026

My potatoes have sprouted so I cut em up into smaller pieces for planting. Not only do you get more plants and more plants = more potatoes but it also minimizes the rot risk.

This year I am trying to plant things out asap and potatoes are a crop that you can plant out before your last frost date (although this is my first year trying) I am pretty hopeful we will be having an early spring and so these went in ground yesterday. Ive read you dont *have* to wait for them to scab but I did just to be safe.

04/19/2026

It's been so long and now spring is here, the 🌞 is out and things are growing! 🌱
I am so excited for this years garden! I spent many fall days building beds. I have a necessary rule that I cannot buy plants unless I know where they are going to go (too many casualties), and now I have tons of new spaces to fill! I love watching how the garden evolves, so here is my early spring tour. I hope to get some cool weather crops in soon. Ive never planted anything this early before, but I think the state of
the world is a good excuse to experiment with succession planting and see just how much we can grow!

12/15/2025

Remember that Hawthorn tree we picked from this fall?!
It's readdyy 🤩🤩

Do you get excited over rocks too?! I found this digging a new bed today! She will be a perfect step to somewheres beaut...
10/23/2025

Do you get excited over rocks too?!

I found this digging a new bed today! She will be a perfect step to somewheres beautiful one day!

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