Welcome to this week’s homestead update. This week is going to be a short update since I have a minor medical procedure to endure.
I was able to plant the tomatoes and peppers into the garden this past weekend. Last year I planted 3 tomato plants in each bed, and 4 pepper plants in each bed. They ended up being too close together. So this year I decided to try planting a tomato at each end of the garden bed with a tomato cage. I then planted 2 pepper plants in the middle section of each tomato bed. I hope to get much bigger pepper plants. I also hope to keep up on the pruning of the tomato plants. I usually let them grow as they like. This year I will ensure there is a single vine growing up in the cage instead of sprawling. Continue reading








