How I Saved My Dying Tomato Starts

Wouldn't you know it, there are common seed-starting mistakes that even experienced gardeners make. This year, we started two sets of tomatoes (some for the main-crop garden, and some for the cottage garden). The tomatoes for the cottage garden were looking extremely sickly and their growth was stunted. Come see how I managed to save them and the common seed starting problems to look for!

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WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our nine children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

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Click any of the links below for instant access to free video training resources:

- Healthy Healing at Home- Free 4 video workshop on our herb course Herbal Medicine Cabinet: Colds
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- Bread Making workshop- Free 4 video workshop on our masterclass, The Art of Homemade Bread
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- Meals on Your Shelf- Free 4 video workshop on canning. The Abundant Pantry: Canning
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Click any of the links below for instant access to these free downloadable PDFs:

- Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - A PDF download filled with our family’s favorite holiday recipe.
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- 5 Steps to a More Self Sufficient Life- Simple PDF download on 5 steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle.
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- Thrive Wellness Checklist- A simple PDF download for healthy living.
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- Permaculture for Your Homestead- PDF download that is an introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one’s homestead and garden.
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- Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list- PDF with Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home.
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- Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles- Carolyn’s favorite make-ahead breakfast casseroles.
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- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs- PDF download with multiple ways to preserve eggs.
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- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden- PDF download with an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden
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- Save the Crumbs- Several Recipes for using bread leftovers, a less committal entry to bread than the workshop.
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- Fearless Fermenting- A PDF on basic lacto-ferments.
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- Fermenting Tomatoes- PDF download on fermenting tomatoes
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- Preserving Culinary Herbs- Downloadable, step by step directions to drying, freezing and salting culinary herbs.
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- Render Your Own Lard- PDF with instructions on how to render your own lard.
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