Author name: mindyannbrown

Hi! I’m Mindy, known as The Off Grid Barefoot Girl. I’m passionate about living simply, sustainably, and self-sufficiently — one barefoot step at a time! After years of embracing an off-grid lifestyle, I love sharing practical tips, heartfelt stories, and easy-to-follow guides to help you thrive whether you’re dreaming of homesteading, prepping, or just a more independent way of living. Join me as I explore everything from gardening and food preservation to solar power and natural living. Here’s to freedom, resilience, and cozy barefoot days!

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Cottage Garden

How to Grow and Care for Roses

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Rose bushes bring delight to the garden from their gorgeous spring blooms to the bountiful hips that follow in the fall season. You can be sure to be given a huge harvest from your rose bush so be prepared to learn how to preserve the rose petals if that’s your fancy! Learn how to grow, care for, harvest, and propagate rose bushes. CLICK TO READ MORE.

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Vegetable Garden Projects

How to Avoid These Common Spring Gardening Problems

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Spring gardening alone has many problems from unpredicted weather conditions, seeds not germinating, seedlings looking rather ill, confusion about when to plant, not planting the right varieties of plants for our area, planting plants too close together because they are cute and tiny in the beginning, killing seedlings during hardening off outside and spreading diseases with unsanitized tools, equipment, and containers. We have all been there and done many of these mistakes and I am guilty of these gardening crimes myself. Spring can trick us all into thinking that it is time to plant new plants and bring our indoor plants back outside and then the unspeakable sneaky frost swipes in unannounced to kill them all. This post will help better prepare you for your spring gardening and help you have a successful growing season. Let’s elaborate further on unpredicted spring weather conditions. CLICK TO READ MORE.

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