Gardening

Oh, the weather outside's still frightful. But planning a garden is so delightful. And so long as every seed catalog website is having huge sales-...

Plummeting temperatures and shorter days are definitely reasons to be spending more time indoors, and the garden gets a back seat as far as daily...

If you’re anything like our household, things get pretty quiet on our property in the months of December and January. During this time, we focus on...

While food gardeners typically focus on annual vegetables such as lettuce, cucumbers, and tomatoes, most perennial vegetables provide a yearly crop...

Growing your own fruit trees can be a fun and rewarding experience with or without an extensive farming space. Additionally, trees are a great way...

Mature compost and bark chips are always going to be your best choice as a fertilizer, since these provide a broad range of nutrients as well as...

Gardening doesn't start with the planting of seeds. Prepping the soil and preserving its fertility are two of the most essential things to consider...

Eggs are some of the most nutritious food on the planet and a good source of proteins; not to mention that they are loaded with minerals and...

Every summer, we gardeners find pride in the abundance of juicy, sweet, and tangy fruit our tomato plants give. Harvest after harvest, we indulge in...

There are some weeds that are more troublesome than others. Thistles and wild oats, for example, die off and break down easily in the compost, but...

Winter is something that we have to face. It is a time when we find everything capped with snow and wait for spring to come along so we can get back...

One of a few plants is a perennial so aggressive that you'll never believe that you haven't already had a garden plot overrun with this wonderful...

It’s quite easy to purchase vegetable and flower seeds each year from the local gardening center, nursery, or grocery store. You may not have...

There are a thousand and one old remedies for plants that look sick, are droopy, or simply aren't doing their very best. Why is that? Because until...

If you are reading this article, then like me, you love to be self-sufficient growing vegetables for your consumption. We are eating poison mostly...

We love our chickens. They give us hours of endless entertainment. And, they give us an abundance of fresh and nutrient-dense eggs, of course! But...

The Amish belong to a religious community and the life they live is mostly farming and being self-sufficient in many ways. Gardening is therefore...

For those of you growing tomatoes for the first time, it's likely that you've seen a few interesting little problems. Maybe you had tons of flowers...

Perhaps the idea of using toothpaste in the garden seems a little strange to you. Trust me, at one point, it was odd for us, too. Nowadays, we use...

It might surprise you to learn just how many valuable plants are growing in the wild just waiting to be found by a savvy forager. In fact, some of...

Gardening is a wonderful past-time enjoyed by millions around the world. We feed ourselves with it, work long hours on our hands and knees to...

Homesteading is all about being self-sufficient. One of the first things many homesteaders want to do is start producing their own food. Many people...

The planting season is creeping up in the southern part of the country and many of us are starting plants indoors as we speak. After all, you'll see...

Growing vegetables does not have to stop in the summer. You can easily grow various vegetables throughout the fall and winter months. By knowing...

A simple growth process, delicious, and packed full of vitamins and nutrients, cabbages are one of the most popular vegetables to grow. There is no...

For a very long time I’ve been looking for a seed kit to start a small medicinal garden in my backyard. I’m no spring chicken anymore and as health...

If you’ve been considering growing potatoes, there’s no time like the present. Potatoes are extremely nutritious, massively versatile, and a staple...

Is raising 100% of your own vegetables possible? Absolutely. We raise 100% of our vegetables which means we don’t rely on the grocery store for any...

You will hear children squeal in terror when they catch a glimpse of a slimy-looking amphibian hopping across the grass. But for the gardener, they...

When it comes to planting tomatoes, a gardener's number one concern is tomato hornworms! They will destroy your plants quicker than any other...