Crescent Cottage Homestead and Apothecary

Crescent Cottage Homestead and Apothecary We are a small homestead non pesticide, non GMO, organic farm. We are situated in the beautiful monadnock area of New Hampshire.

We grow vegetables, herbs, medicinal plants and flowers. We raise bees, chickens, Ducks, and a turkey named Betty White.

Hello September! Can you believe we are heading to fall! Where did the summer go. This is the "Harvest time", the time t...
09/01/2026

Hello September!
Can you believe we are heading to fall! Where did the summer go. This is the "Harvest time", the time to harvest our last of the beans and broccoli. And other crops that went in for the summer. But we still have potatoes and carrots and radishes growing. The nights are getting cooler and some leaves are changing colors. The smells of the earth are changing to. Sit outside or in the woods or field and close your eyes and let your body relax. Smell those sweet tones in the cool breeze. I love this time of year!

Now, what is something you can start to do thats important to your organic garden is to get your soil tested. That way you can get your gardens ready for its sleep time and give it a boost for next year's garden season. If you live in New Hampshire we use UNH for testing our soils. Heres the link you can use.
https://extension.unh.edu/agriculture-gardens/pest-disease-growing-tools/soil-testing-services. In the comments share how you get your gardens ready for thier sleep? ❤️🌱🍅

UNH Cooperative Extension provides soil analysis and fertilizer recommendations to farmers, homeowners and researchers. Recommendations are based on the latest research and are specific to the crop being grown.

08/23/2026

A day of dust bathing....

08/21/2026

Feast!

Love the smell of sweet peas!
08/16/2026

Love the smell of sweet peas!

08/11/2026

Hello ladies! ♥️🐞

🌿 Beneficial Insects for Your Organic Garden 🐞When you garden organically, beneficial insects are some of your best natu...
08/11/2026

🌿 Beneficial Insects for Your Organic Garden 🐞

When you garden organically, beneficial insects are some of your best natural allies! Instead of reaching for pesticides, encourage these little garden helpers to keep unwanted pests under control.

🐞 Ladybugs (Lady Beetles)
Ladybugs are wonderful predators of aphids, mealybugs, scale, and other soft-bodied pests. Both adult ladybugs and their larvae help protect your plants. If you see a tiny, spiky-looking “alligator” crawling on your plants, don’t squish it—it’s a ladybug larva!

🦗 Praying Mantises
Praying mantises are excellent hunters and will eat many garden insects, including caterpillars, grasshoppers, flies, and other pests. They aren't picky, though, so they may also eat beneficial insects such as bees and butterflies. They are best viewed as part of a diverse garden ecosystem rather than a pest-control solution by themselves.
So today I let the lady bugs go into the garden. Always at dusk so they dont fly off. And after I watered. The Mantises are ready yet so when they hatch I'll add them later.

My Veterans rose blooming again. ♥️🌹
08/08/2026

My Veterans rose blooming again. ♥️🌹

Pearlescent rose.  First bloom. The term "pearlescent rose" most commonly refers to the Pearlescent™ shrub rose, an own-...
08/07/2026

Pearlescent rose. First bloom.
The term "pearlescent rose" most commonly refers to the Pearlescent™ shrub rose, an own-root fragrant white garden rose bred by William Radler that features shimmering double blooms with soft pink blush edges.

I love promoting good businesses.  I've been wanting this type of lilac for a long time! And finally they had it in stoc...
07/29/2026

I love promoting good businesses. I've been wanting this type of lilac for a long time! And finally they had it in stock! Can't wait till next year when they bloom!.
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07/27/2026

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