The Gothic Homesteader

When people thing of Goth's and gardens or even homesteads, one of the first images that comes to mind is Morticia Addams.  Love her, hate her, admire her, she is the First Lady of Gothic Gardening.  African strangler plant, rose's for their thorns, hemlock, hensban, and poison ivy, she grew at her bidding.  And grow they did. The Addam's Family house had a large greenhouse built on, as many Gothic style homes did.  These were known as a conservatory.    What is a conservatory?  It is typically a glass room connected to a house on only one side, and is used for a greenhouse or sun room.  They were first used in the 1600's to try to grow citrus and other non-native plants in colder areas.  Morticia used her's to grow exotic plants year round. While our Gothic homesteads might not look like Morticia's (who wants to grow poison ivy? Not I;  itchy, itchy, itchy !), but we are unique in our own righ...

I grew up on the Kansas prairie and by 19 I was full on Goth.  But growing up in the garden and among animals, I could not get it out of my blood.  So I said, why try?  I will be a Gothic Homesteader...  only I thought no one else would be interested.  8 years later, after listening to friends talk... and looking around the web again after being away from easy internet access for a time, and I discovered... there is alot of interest in homesteading these day among my fellow Goth, but nothing geared to us. So here goes...  The Gothic Homesteader Blog and Facebook page are live...  please give me grace as I spread my batwings and share stories from my personal adventure in Gothic Homesteading... ~ Morria