S19: E2: The Garden I Didn't Plan for: How I'm Starting Over in a New Space Artwork

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S19: E2: The Garden I Didn't Plan for: How I'm Starting Over in a New Space

June 01, 2026 • Jill Winger • Season 19 • Episode 2

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No matter how much my life shifts, I suppose I will always be the woman who starts seeds in late winter. Even in the midst of deep uncertainty.

In this episode, I’m sharing what starting over looks like in my new garden. I’ll walk you through the new space, the first steps I’m taking to build a garden from scratch, and the goals I have for it both now and for the future. I’m sure these plans will shift and evolve over the coming months, but for now, this is where I’m beginning.

Podcast Episode Highlights:

Why I planted seeds this year
My current garden burnout
Why I decided to garden anyway
Describing my new garden
My new garden goals
Growing microgreens
Final thoughts

Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Episode:

Find your garden seeds and supplies at True Leaf Market and use the code: homestead15 for 15% off your order.
Find Redmond's Soil Test Kit here: http://theprairiehomestead.com/soiltest
Check out the pictures of my new garden in this post: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2026/05/starting-seeds-starting-over.html
Here's my previous podcast episode on my garden plans that I refer to in today's episode: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/tph_podcasts/season-18-episode-9-im-not-planting-a-garden-this-year-heres-why

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD:

Sign up for weekly musings from my homestead: https://jillwinger.substack.com/
Get my free homesteading tutorials & recipes here: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

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