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  • The Compost Pile | Gardening & Homesteading

    Stop Guessing, Start Planning: Grow a Better Garden in 2027 - Free Garden Planner

    Are you planning your garden, or are you just planting whatever catches your eye at the garden center? As we kick off year two of The Compost Pile, David Pool and Aaron Barnhill discuss one of the most overlooked keys to successful gardening: planning ahead. Gardening in Southeast Texas and USDA Zones 9a and 9b gives us an incredibly long growing season, but without a plan, it's easy to miss planting windows, waste valuable garden space, and repeat the same mistakes year after year. In this episode, we're breaking down how to create a year-round garden plan that helps you grow more efficiently, stay organized, and learn from your successes and failures. PLUS, we're introducing our FREE downloadable Year-Round Garden Planner! Download Your FREE Garden Planner: The Compost Pile – Year-Round Garden Planner https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QnxmcRWm3hstDU0EISUu643pX6RrsdEk/view?usp=sharing Our printable planner is designed with Southeast Texas gardeners in mind and includes planting calendars, garden layout grids, seed inventory and planting logs, soil amendment tracking, weather observations, and space to document your garden's progress throughout the year. In this episode, we cover: Why planning is especially important in our long Zone 9 growing season. How to identify planting windows and prepare for upcoming seasons. Setting realistic gardening goals based on what you actually want to grow and harvest. Designing garden layouts for succession planting and crop rotation. Keeping track of seeds, varieties, planting dates, and harvest results. Documenting soil amendments, fertilizers, and weather patterns. Learning from previous growing seasons to make better decisions. How small, intentional improvements can lead to greater gardening success. Whether you're growing in raised beds, containers, or a large backyard garden, our goal is to help you make the most of your growing space without making gardening unnecessarily complicated. We also want your feedback! Download the planner, customize it to fit your needs, and let us know what you'd like to see added in future versions. We'd love to turn this into a resource that grows alongside The Compost Pile community. Subscribe to The Compost Pile for practical gardening advice, homesteading discussions, and educational content focused on growing successfully in Southeast Texas and beyond. The Compost Pile — Breaking Down How to Grow in Zone 9. #GardenPlanning #Zone9Gardening #SoutheastTexasGardening #VegetableGardening #GardenPlanner #TheCompostPile #GardeningTips

    Today · 33 min
  • Homesteading Made Simple I Joyfully Prepared

    90-Day Military Plan: Are You Preparing or Panicking?

    What if all the panic about the military preparing for 90 days is making some of us less prepared? After Hurricane Katrina I bought a raft. I lived in New Jersey. I never even blew it up. Reports that U.S. military bases are being prepared to run on their own for 90 days have a lot of people reaching for their credit cards. I get it. I've been there. In this episode I share what fear does to our preparedness decisions, why buying something before you've planned for it so often backfires, and

    Today · 24 min
  • Living Clutter Free Forever - decluttering tips,home organizing, minimalist living

    Tired of Too Much Stuff Not Enough Space? 6 Truths You Can Face Today to Stop Making Clutter Harder Than It Needs to Be #236

    Why do you keep tidying the same rooms and still feel like the stuff is winning? We've been told the answer is to get more organised, so we keep throwing more effort at exactly that. The trouble is that some of what we do in the name of organizing is what keeps the piles coming back, and none of it means you're lazy or messy. In this episode, I'm sharing six uncomfortable truths about the decluttering mindset, the habits that look sensible and still keep us overwhelmed with too much stuff. That junk room you keep the door shut on has a price, and when I looked up what an ordinary UK spare room rents for, the yearly figure ran into thousands of pounds. You'll learn: What your junk room could be worth if it held something other than stuff Why the answer to too much stuff not enough space is never another basket What hiding clutter in a drawer before visitors arrive does to the decision you postponed What out of sight does to returns, deadlines and paperwork when you're decluttering with ADHD Five questions to help you decide if ‘keeping things just in case’ is worth the space Why keeping the dress with the tag still on won't bring the money back What five minutes and five items can do when you're stuck on how to start decluttering What helps when starting on your own is the hardest part of decluttering Why your belongings might be taking more from you than they give back If you're looking for how to declutter when you have too much stuff, or you keep asking why is decluttering so hard, this episode is for you. Here's to a home that makes room for the life you're living now, Caroline This November I'm running the Financial Wins Challenge inside Clutter Free Collective, and for the first time you can join for just one month with no commitment to stay. Doors close on Saturday 7 November, and you can come and join us here: https://links.funnelscake.com/payment-link/6ade24e8ef1f4f0eb024ee05 Struggling with ADHD doom piles that just keep coming back? Join me this Saturday, 7 November, for my FREE Doom Piles Decoded workshop! Discover why those piles keep appearing and what to do about them. Plus, there's a special free resource for everyone attending live! Can't make it? Replay available. Save your free spot here: https://go.carolinethor.com/adhd-live-workshop Thanks for listening! For more organizational motivation, support and free resources: Join my online membership Clutter Free Collective Join my podcast Facebook group Living Clutter Free Forever Podcast: KonMari® Inspired Organizing | Facebook Visit my website www.caroline-thor.com Come and say 'hi' on Instagram @caro.thor Follow me on Facebook @carolineorganizer

    Today · 22 min
  • The Beginner's Garden with Jill McSheehy

    496 - 5 Garden Projects in 2026: were they worth it?

    Have you ever spent time and money on a garden project, only to wonder if it was worth it? Some garden projects make growing easier, while others don't hold up as well as we'd hoped. This year, I tested five garden projects, including raised bed trellises, a garden washing station, irrigation upgrades, and a self-watering raised bed. In this episode, I'm sharing what worked, what didn't, and what I'd do differently. I'll also share the projects I'm considering for next season and why I'm being more intentional about what I add to my garden. Free Garden Planning Resource: 5-Day Garden Audit Before you plan next year's garden, take a few minutes to reflect on this year's lessons with my free five-day email series: https://journeywithjill.net/pcaudio/audit Plan Your Next Garden Season Dream to Garden Online Course If you're ready to plan next year's garden, Dream to Garden walks you through planting dates, succession planting, garden layout, and planning your projects before the growing season begins. https://journeywithjill.net/pcaudio/dreamtogarden Trellis YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/QtJBWnja5VU?si=K1A7o_u28lykPzGM Key Takeaways Learn why my inexpensive arch trellises didn't last the season and what I'll look for next time. Discover how obelisk trellises can add vertical growing space to raised beds. See why an outdoor produce washing station became one of my favorite garden additions. Explore irrigation options for garden beds far from a water source. Find out how my self-watering raised bed performed during a dry growing season. Chapters 00:00 – Garden projects worth trying 03:19 – Reflect before planning next season 03:40 – Arch trellises: Beauty versus durability 10:44 – Obelisk trellises for vertical growing 13:45 – Creating an outdoor produce washing station 19:32 – Supporting plants with Organic Rev 21:27 – Improving irrigation in a large garden 26:19 – Self-watering raised bed update 31:06 – Garden projects I'm considering next 33:43 – Planning a manageable garden season 37:05 – Share your garden projects Resource Links Free 5-Day Garden Audit: Reflect on what worked, what didn't, and what you want to change before planning next season. https://journeywithjill.net/audit The Beginner's Garden Resource Vault: Get complimentary access to growing guides, charts, and practical gardening resources. https://journeywithjill.net/free-garden-downloads Recommended Brands & Products: https://journeywithjill.net/recommended-brands-and-products/ Connect with Jill Friday Emails: https://journeywithjill.net/gardensignup YouTube: https://journeywithjill.net/youtube-podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebeginnersgarden/ Podcast and Gardening Resources: https://journeywithjill.net/ Sponsor for This Episode Organic Rev Organic Rev is a soil and plant support product I've used for years, especially when transplanting and helping plants through stressful growing conditions. It supports beneficial soil microbes, nutrient availability, and root health. Use code JILL10 for 10% off your order. https://journeywithjill.net/organicrev Discount subject to current promotional terms. Disclaimer Gardening advice shared in this podcast is based on my own experience in Zone 8a (Arkansas) and from the feedback I receive from others in different gardening contexts. Your results may differ depending on your location, climate, and growing conditions. Always check your local extension service or trusted resources for region-specific guidance. Some links mentioned may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Today · 33 min

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