Urban Gnomestead

Urban Gnomestead A firm believer that everyone should be growing some of their food.

I am a local garden consultant in my spare time and a full time farmer at Roots Farm in Poulsbo, WA.

I want your ideas! Help me pick what we will discuss through the 2026 Garden Talk year of March through November. Januar...
12/27/2025

I want your ideas!

Help me pick what we will discuss through the 2026 Garden Talk year of March through November.

January 25 - Seed Catalog and Design Help

February 22 - Soil Blocking Seed Starting/Swap

Link for the Google form is in my bio under my link.

Strawberry towers will be back next year! I cleaned up my other strawberry towers and saved all the runners that had sta...
12/18/2025

Strawberry towers will be back next year!

I cleaned up my other strawberry towers and saved all the runners that had started to root. I was able to get enough to fill up 3 out 4 of my Garden Towers. I will fill up the 4th one in spring I guess.

With the composting tube down the center of the towers it is constantly feeding the strawberry roots, making for large juicy strawberries.

Since I got these in during the fall (yes I cut it close but it has been so warm recently around here) they will be ready to produce this coming summer. If they do look like they are struggling I will cut the flowers off in the spring and wait for a second flowering to happen.

I love these towers for simple perennial plants like strawberries because I plant it once and leave it growing for about 4 years before I have to redo anything. That means no digging plants out of small holes or having to constantly plant into small holes.

I have about 15 rooted cuttings from my Powis castle if anyone is interested. $5 per plant. Drought tolerant perennial p...
12/14/2025

I have about 15 rooted cuttings from my Powis castle if anyone is interested.

$5 per plant.

Drought tolerant perennial plant, which makes right now a great time to get them into the ground.

Needs:
well drained soil
3' radius

Thyme for love! Got a beautiful heart shaped bed as a gift. Filled it with soil and planted rooted Thyme plants to fill ...
12/06/2025

Thyme for love!

Got a beautiful heart shaped bed as a gift. Filled it with soil and planted rooted Thyme plants to fill in.

Come spring this bed will be filled with all the Thyme I need.

An extremely dedicated, loyal, rebellious husband is what every good garden wife needs. While strolling downtown, for sm...
11/30/2025

An extremely dedicated, loyal, rebellious husband is what every good garden wife needs.

While strolling downtown, for small business Saturday deals, I happened to notice a local taproom cleaned up their outdoor seating area and so nicely packaged up some great leaves. If we weren't heading for dinner and in nice clothes I would have made everyone we were walking with grab a bag but sadly I had to leave these leaves behind.

The next morning while the fog was still thick and the air brisk, knowing my love for leaves and always needing a good excuse to go for a bike ride, my dedicated husband says, "I am up for the challenge."

He quickly grabbed every strap he could find and rode off on his stealth leaf operation.

Upon his arrival home he ran to the door, peeked his head inside and said, "Wanna see?" We ran down the stairs and to my surprise the rad bike was a sight for sore eyes. My heart grew 3 sizes in that moment from love, pride, and the twinkle in his eye.

How lucky am I to have this guy?!?!

See you Sunday for this month's garden talk about Cucumbers. I will also be discussing Eggplants, which would have been ...
11/28/2025

See you Sunday for this month's garden talk about Cucumbers.

I will also be discussing Eggplants, which would have been out December talk. I have to travel around the Holidays and need to cancel Decembers talk

That means you get a 2 for 1 deal on Sunday!

11/16/2025

Zucchini Hunting Season 2025

Why do I collect so many leaves you ask? Scroll through pictures and see why!
11/09/2025

Why do I collect so many leaves you ask?

Scroll through pictures and see why!

Garlic planting day!
11/08/2025

Garlic planting day!

Pressure canning pumpkin today! This will be used later in the season for pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread, pumpkin puree, et...
11/02/2025

Pressure canning pumpkin today!

This will be used later in the season for pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread, pumpkin puree, etc.

For shelf stable pumpkin you have to pressure can it in chunks to be used later.

For freeze stable you can roast and mash your puree and freeze in appropriate size portions.

If you don't have a pressure canner yet I highly recommend you start looking into one. It's great for making a lot of food shelf stable.

Do you bag up your fallen maple leaves?I would happily come by and collect bagged maple leaves if you do!  Please share ...
10/29/2025

Do you bag up your fallen maple leaves?
I would happily come by and collect bagged maple leaves if you do!

Please share with your neighbors!

Garden Talk is this Sunday from 1-3 at Ridgeline Brewing. We will be discussing all things melons!
10/24/2025

Garden Talk is this Sunday from 1-3 at Ridgeline Brewing.

We will be discussing all things melons!

Address

Bremerton, WA

Telephone

(360) 550-5103

Website

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