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Fall Garden Seedlings🌱🥦🥬 ⠀ Get excited! It's almost time for me to drop these collard, kale and brussel sprouts in their containers. We'll be eating fresh greens from the garden Thanksgiving 2020! ⠀ What will be in your fall garden? I'm adding lettuce, cabbage, spinach and mustard greens. ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #LolasWorld #GardeningWithLola #CanningWithLola #SelfSufficientLife #FutureHomesteader #Preparedness #GrowYourOwn #NewGardner #ContainerGarden #UrbanGarden #UrbanHomestead #blackgirlswhogarden (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEHP3EghhPa/?igshid=vwwykxi7y7jf

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Organized my seed collection today✅ ⠀ Notice anything missing? Every gardener experiences a problem child plant. Mine is 🍅. Every year I say I'm not growing them and I try again🤷🏾‍♀️. ⠀ I've broken my own rule of gardening 101: grow the foods you like to eat. I don't even like tomatoes🤦🏾‍♀️ unless it's in my pasta. #NoTomatoGrow2021 #TheLolitaPerry #LolasWorld #GardeningWithLola #CanningWithLola #FutureHomesteader #GrowYourOwn #Gardening #DMVGardens #DCGarden #CityGarden #ContainerGarden #UrbanGarden #UrbanHomestead #Blackgirlsgarden #backyardgarden #blackgirlswhogarden (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDyo4DphbG6/?igshid=dwbs20lvb083

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Be encouraged and have an amazing day today😘. ❤ #TheLolitaPerry #YouAreEnough https://www.instagram.com/p/CDWayT2hNoV/?igshid=aajr7mrp5029

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Guess who swapped ☕cofee for 🍵tea today! Some mornings I switch it up. But best believe there's coffee waiting for me in the pot😁. ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #LolasWorld #CoffeeLover #HerbGarden #HelaingGarden https://www.instagram.com/p/CDQ2aeDjCBE/?igshid=v1tl0hwx3s97

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Onion Dehydration Time ⠀ I had a bag of onions that I needed to use quickly. Here's an easy way to make your own onion powder. I sliced up 4 trays worth and put them in the dehydrator @ 140 degree. Yes, skin and all! Once they have dried, I'll pulverize them down to a powder. Walllllahh😘😋. ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #LolasWorld #CraftingWithLola #GardeningWithLola #SelfSufficientLife #FutureHomesteader #GrowYourOwn #Gardening #DMVGardens #DCGarden #CityGarden #ContainerGarden #UrbanGarden #UrbanHomestead #BlackGirsRock #IGGarden #Blackgirlsgarden #backyardgarden #blackgirlswhogarden #GardenersOfInstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CDG1SVBBVU-/?igshid=118oyxh1vc179

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Processing Fresh Garden Herbs ⠀ 🌱Dry Herbs in the Oven🌱 1. Place herb leaves in a thin layer on a cookie sheet or oven safe pan. 2. Place the pan in the oven and turn it on to 180 – 200 degrees 3. It takes 2-4 hours to dry. ⠀ 🌱Dry Herbs in the Dehydrator🌱 1. Place herb leaves in a thin layer on a ventilated trays. 2. Set the temperature between 130-160 degrees 3. It takes 4-6 hours for the herbs to dry. ⠀ 🌱Hang Herbs to Dry🌱 1. Take several branches of herbs and wrap a rubber band, string or tie around the stems. 2. Hang upside down by the stem in a cool dry area. 3. It takes about 1-2 weeks for the herbs to dry. ⠀ 🌱How to Store Dried Herbs🌱 1. Pick the leaves from the stem and grind them into a powder or keep them whole before placing them in an air tight container. ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #LolasWorld #GardeningWithLola #CanningWithLola #FutureHomesteader #Therapy #Herbs #HealingGarden #GrowYourOwn #Gardening #DMVGardens #DCGarden #CityGarden #ContainerGarden #UrbanGarden #UrbanHomestead #BlackGirsRock #IGGarden #Blackgirlsgarden #backyardgarden #blackgirlswhogarden #GardenersOfInstagram (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDEyswYBfBb/?igshid=1exbxprvanbsq

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LED Grow Lights Sale❗❗ ⠀ I start my seeds indoors in Feb for my spring garden and again in July for my fall garden.🥕🥦🥬🍆🍅🥑 ⠀ Why? Temperature & environmental - controls ⠀ It's either too cold or too hot when the time comes to plant seed. When growing seeds indoors, there are no surprise downpours or wind gust. ⠀ I don't have a greenhouse and this is the next best thing. All you need is seed starting mix, seed starting trays, seeds, light, and water. ⠀ Costco has the lights you need. 🏃🏾‍♀️💨 ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #LolasWorld #GardeningWithLola #FutureHomesteader #GrowYourOwn #NewGardner #blackgirlswhogarden https://www.instagram.com/p/CC_Xy1JBY0C/?igshid=14x88hn93tcvb

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It only takes 1 cup of zucchini to make muffins. There's going to be lots of muffins made. Can you say fat girl summer 😩. They are delicious 😋 Next year I'm onlh growing 1 zucchini plant!🌱 #TheLolitaPerry #GrowYourOwn #GardeningWithLola https://www.instagram.com/p/CC_H36XBPbN/?igshid=ijitqla5u2f0

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Some garden bed clean up this morning. Pulled all the corn, squash and beans. Removed the corn stalks and dead leaves. We'll be phasing in the fall garden in August. Are you ready for fall gardening? ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #LolasWorld #CraftingWithLola #GardeningWithLola #CanningWithLola #FutureHomesteader #Therapy #CraftLife #CustomCrafts #Peace #dreams #Vision #DIYProjects #DIY #GrowYourOwn #Gardening #DMVGardens #DCGarden #CityGarden #ContainerGarden #UrbanGarden #UrbanHomestead #BlackGirsRock #IGGarden #Blackgirlsgarden #backyardgarden #blackgirlswhogarden #GardenersOfInstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CC8d7fkBxjf/?igshid=1j0g963poavqf

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Ate my first purple string bean off the vine today. I was shocked it was green on the inside. I don't know what I was expecting but it taste like a regular string bean😂. No, it's not GMO. ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #LolasWorld #GardeningWithLola #Blackgirlsgarden #blackgirlswhogarden https://www.instagram.com/p/CC0taXmDpXL/?igshid=7gtprwk9gyhr

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Here's a new garden experiment for 2020. Ginger.....in a container. Dope, right?!! It's not a fussy plant and likes to be left alone. It's thriving in these 90° DC temps. ⠀ I took a root from the store and planted it indoors (under LED lights) on April 11th. Water 1x a week. Fertilize with fish emulsions every 2 weeks. ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #ContainerGarden #GardeningWithLola #GrowYourOwn (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCyVh0ejRW2/?igshid=1oru29q1qj1lr

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Check out my morning harvest. 2 squash and a bowl of beans. Just a lil summin summin😁.🌿 #TheLolitaPerry #GardeningWithLola https://www.instagram.com/p/CCoNxBShsYV/?igshid=1mz7zywxrrqoo

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We Have Bundles🌿🌿🌿 ⠀ Not hair bundles but herb bundles. Washed and hung my bundles out to sun dry. It's too hot to run the dehydrator indoors. I'll let the sun work. ⠀ We have orange mint, chocolate mint, sweet mint, stevia and pineapple sage. ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #GardeningWithLola #GrowYourOwn #HerbGarden https://www.instagram.com/p/CClyU6pBb2w/?igshid=1tuegki34buk2

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Went to grab some mint leaves for my water and the 🍊orange mint was out of control! It's so long I could braid it. The aroma has a light citric tone and sweetness to it . ⠀ Did you know there are over 200 varieties of mint. I'm growing 10 in my 2020 #healingGarden. If they die off in the winter, most of them will come back in the spring. It's a beautiful plant that just keeps on giving. ⠀ Mint has sooooo many medicinal benefits. I use it either in my water or making a hot cup of tea. ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #GardeningWithLola #ContainerGarden https://www.instagram.com/p/CCi0Ujshqw2/?igshid=1rwt8qz0nek4a

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After prayer but before heading out into the garden...we must drink the coffee☕. I found this gem at the Amish Market and babyyyy it's delicious 😋. #TheLolitaPerry #CoffeeFirst https://www.instagram.com/p/CCdfFqkjWNA/?igshid=1sfnj810xbtx2

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Just a girl and her dehydrator preserving some herbs from the healing garden. All the details of what and how are ⬆️⬆️⬆️ in my stories. Be sure to check ot out 🌱 🌱 #TheLolitaPerry # GrowYourOwn #HealingHerbs #ContainerGarden #blackgirlswhogarden (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZGHO_jlxh/?igshid=1veppvjns2ih3

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Let's Flex Our Faith ⠀ I'm going to say🗣 it until I see👀 it. My heart is full of ALL the things God has spoken and ALL the things I envision for the Kingdom, my family, the community. ⠀ I see chickens, hens and roosters on my future homestead. I'm even going to build the cutest little chicken coop. ⠀ I know you can't tell everyone all of your dreams. But you can declare the end from the beginning. What's 1 thing you're declaring? ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry https://www.instagram.com/p/CCLkmssB4l9/?igshid=e8qmezsm67sy