With gardening season in full swing, you’re probably wondering what all those things are that are eating away your garden crop. The aphids (learn how to control them naturally “>learn how to control them naturally), slugs, worms, beetles, and other creatures take a big bite out of our crops every year. But we are always […]
Square Foot Gardening Mistakes: Learn From Ours First!
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Square Foot Gardening Mistakes – 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! The premise is to build a gardening box (in square or rectangle), put down a barrier, build a box, fill […]
10 Facts I Learned About Earthworms …. the best composter in the garden!
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You already have the best composter, right in your garden! This is a quick introduction to a series that will happen this summer – Vermicomposting! Composting with earthworms!!!! These organisms thrive in soil rich in matter for them to compost, and in turn, leave you with some amazing compost that will make your garden thrive. […]
DIY Vertical Gardening Ideas & Tips
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Whether you live in the tiniest studio apartment or the largest homestead or somewhere in between, vertical gardening may just be the answer for you to grow more of your own food, even in your limited space! If you’re really in a bind this year with a small yard or balcony for space to grow […]
10 Survival Foods You Need to be Growing
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And here’s a more in depth reason why from Prepper Project. Growing many of these veg can happen in containers even if you’re in a small space, or through vertical gardening projects, etc.
How to Make Kale Powder and Use It!
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PIN IT If you love kale and have a hard time using it up, but don’t want to stock 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? […]
The Benefits of Organic Gardening
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The Benefits of Organic Gardening Our garden is very important to us – not only is it a way for us to provide food for our family and get off the needs of shopping at the grocery store, it teaches our children about taking care of themselves, as well. And if for no other reason, […]
National Naked Gardening Day
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May 6, 2016 is National Naked Gardening Day. Are you going to join in?? I’m not quite sure I want to see it in it’s purest form. I’ll share with you our form in just a sec. According to the UPI: Gardeners from around the country took off their clothes and planted flowers to celebrate the 10th […]
Ways to Dehydrate Food
This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon.com. Using links to these sites means I may earn a small percentage of the purchase at no extra cost to you.Dehydrating food is a great way to be able to preserve your garden bounty or great find at the produce stand. You simply remove the moisture from your produce or meat to give it a much longer shelf life. This is not the same thing as freeze-drying which is a more mechanical process. This is […]