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Companion Planting for Vegetables (Visual Chart)

March 20, 2023 By Tom Myles 4 Comments

Companion Planting -- just not for helping your plants make friends, but to help your plants grow to the best of their ability by having great neighbors to help them along! Give your garden plants new best friends!

Find the best companion plants for your garden. Learn what grows well together in a vegetable garden with this companion planting guide.

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: carrots love tomatoes, companing plant chart, companion planting, marigolds

DIY Attached Greenhouse

March 15, 2023 By Mike Lucero 1 Comment

Attached Greenhouse Garden made of Glass on a Backyard with Flowers and Green Plants on the side

3 main steps when building a home-attached greenhouse. Learn what is an attached greenhouse and why to consider building it yourself.

Filed Under: Gardening, Make Your Own Tagged With: Attached Greenhouse

10 DIY Raised Bed Garden Designs

March 5, 2023 By Tom Myles 2 Comments

DIY raised bed garden

Do you know how to build your raised bed garden? Check these 10 DIY raised bed garden designs with layout pictures and affordable essentials.

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: raised bed garden

7 Common Mistakes to Avoid in Square Foot Gardening

February 15, 2023 By Emily Mendel 4 Comments

Square Foot Gardening - our favorite method of managing a garden in a small suburban landscape. But we did make a few mistakes along the way. Learn from our mistakes before you tackle your garden!

Avoid these 7 most common foot gardening mistakes and follow this simple step-by-step guide! Learn how to square foot gardening like a pro!

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: gardening mistakes, mel bartholomew, square foot gardening

Best 46 Ideas for Building Your Chicken Coop

February 14, 2023 By Tom Myles 7 Comments

A chicken coop check list @ MomwithaPREP

46 ideas for building your chicken coop. An infographic with tons of ideas to help you get your coop right the first time.

Filed Under: Chickens & More Tagged With: backyard chickens, chicken coops, chickens, how to raise chickens, raising chickens

How to Make and Use Kale Powder?

February 7, 2023 By Mike Lucero 89 Comments

How to Make and Use Kale Powder by Mom with a Prep {blog} - this stuff is awesome to store to use for smoothies and put in sauces and sprinkle over foods the way you do parsley or to put into meatloaf or salads and more! #foodstorage #kale

If you love kale and have a hard time using it up, but don’t want to stick a bunch in your freezer (learn to freeze kale), there’s an awesome way to preserve kale for long-term storage and use it all the time! Dehydrate and Crush It! Those words sound so fierce, don’t they? But it’s […]

Filed Under: Dehydrating, Food Storage, Gardening, Make Your Own Tagged With: dehydrated kale, kale, kale chips, powdered kale

Learn the Proper Usage of Mortar and Pestle

February 2, 2023 By Jessie Leave a Comment

Using Mortar And Pestle

If you enjoy working in the kitchen, or simply watching cooking programs, you have probably already seen a mortar and pestle. These little tools are essentially a bowl and a thick stick. There are many ways to use a mortar and pestle, but there are a few things you should know before you give it […]

Filed Under: Chickens & More, Homesteading

How To Perfectly Store Your Animal Feed: A Definitive Guide

December 20, 2022 By Mike Lucero Leave a Comment

a man feeding the cows

Storing animal feed properly is essential for maintaining the health and well-being of your livestock. The feed can spoil or become infested with pests if it is not stored properly, which can lead to illness and even death for your animals. In this article, we will discuss some important tips for storing it to ensure […]

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Proper Ways To Use Epsom Salt For Plants

December 14, 2022 By Mike Lucero Leave a Comment

Epsom Salt For Plants

Epsom salt, or magnesium sulfate, is a natural mineral that has been used for centuries to help plants grow and thrive. It’s an inexpensive and effective way to provide essential nutrients to plants and can be used in a variety of different ways. In this article, we will discuss some of the proper ways to […]

Filed Under: Gardening, Homesteading

15+ DIY Nesting Box Ideas

December 5, 2022 By Emily Mendel Leave a Comment

15+ Chicken Nesting Box Hacks

These 19 DIY chicken nesting box ideas are easy to build in one day at home! Learn how to make easy and cheap nesting boxes for chickens.

Filed Under: Chickens & More Tagged With: nesting box

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