10 Low-Maintenance Plants You Should Add To Your Garden
We refer to ourselves as “Bon Vivant,” a French term used for those who love to eat well and in abundance. For this reason, we dispense the bulk of...
Why You Should Use Banana Peels In Your Garden
Gardeners are masters at reusing and recycling almost everything, even banana peels in garden, as part of their day-to-day gardening practices. We...
10 Plants You Should Never Grow In Your Yard
The first things a gardener typically considers when choosing what plants will go into their garden are the ornamental aspect, the amount of...
Dwarf Fruit Trees You Can Grow In A Tiny Space
The easiest way to grow fruit trees in small gardens is to plant dwarf fruit trees. They reach between 8-10 feet tall and 3 feet in width and need...
Stop Using THIS: It’s Ruining Your Compost
Technically speaking – any living organism is compostable. But logically speaking – not every living organism should be composted. That also goes...
Straw Bale Gardening Mistakes
Straw bale gardening is a wonderful way to grow a few plants in a tiny space and have a fully-compostable garden at your disposal. While easy, there...
Just Like Doxycycline: The Antibiotic That Grows In Your Backyard
Antibiotics such as doxycycline are important drugs designed to successfully treat infections caused by bacteria and certain parasites. Their...
Vertical Garden: 26 Plants To Grow Your Own
Vertical gardens are an incredible way to save space (or condense gardens for smaller areas) and they help save time watering. After all, if all of...
Lasagna Garden
Put simply, a lasagna garden is a layered garden that reminds many Americans of lasagna. You stack your layers until you have a deep enough natural...
Strange Gardening Tips And Tricks That Really Work
For most people, you shove a seed or a plant start in the ground (or a pot), and boom: you're gardening. On the other hand, some creative souls have...
Everything You Need To Know About Crop Rotation (And Why You Should Do It)
Crop rotation is a critical part of the gardening process. Some homesteaders assume it’s for farmers and so rarely engage in it. But the evidence...
How To Breed New Potatoes
Potatoes are a lovely plants to grow, and home grown potatoes taste better than shop spuds. If you grow your own you can grow and breed potatoes...
Straw Bale Gardening 101
Straw Bales 101! So, you've decided to try tossing a straw bale out onto your lawn, maybe poke some seeds into it, and see what happens, right?...
Vegetables You Can Re-Grow From Scraps
Years ago, I decided to start a compost for the first time. Not really understanding just how composting worked, I took a bowl of scraps I collected...
How to Prepare Your Soil For Your Spring Garden
Approximately 95% of our food is grown in soil; therefore, for nutrient-rich food production, healthy soil is essential in your garden. Soils supply...
Raised Bed VS In-Ground Gardens
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...
Straw Bale Gardening
The dream of a simple, contained garden that produces bountiful vegetables drove me to container gardening. When I found insects and birds still...
10 Common Composting Mistakes. Are You Making One Of Them?
Composting is simply using Mother Nature’s recycling system to put back nutrients into the garden ecosystem. Even though there's a lot of composting...
10 Vegetables To Plant In Fall For Winter Harvest
Growing vegetables does not have to stop in the summer. You can easily grow various vegetables throughout the fall and winter months. By knowing...
Cabbage
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...
A Medicinal Garden Kit For Starting A Small Backyard Pharmacy
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...
Potato
If you’ve been considering growing potatoes, there’s no time like the present. Potatoes are extremely nutritious, massively versatile, and a staple...
Vegetable Independence – 100% Self-Reliant Vegetable Production
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...
How To Attract Toads and Frogs to Your Garden (And Why You Should Do It)
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...
How To Get Rid Of Tomato Hornworms Before They Destroy Your Tomato Plants
When it comes to planting tomatoes, a gardener's number one concern is tomato hornworms! They will destroy your plants quicker than any other...
Most Threatening Insects You Should Keep Away From Your Garden
Acquiring a more self-sustainable homestead will involve gardening. Producing your own fruits and vegetables for your family to enjoy will bring a...
13 Gardening Myths
If you are keen to start gardening, you may have been put off going ahead by some of the myths that are circling around in the community. With so...
Tomato
Not only do tomatoes taste better, but they are healthier when you grow them yourself. Nevertheless, you’ve got to plant them in the right...
Best Crops For Your Survival Garden
When times are uncertain and dire, people turn to survival gardens. It is because a survival garden provides you with readily available and healthy...
What Happens If You Ash Your Garden
For homeowners that still use stoves, fireplaces, and fire pits, chances are you have plenty of gray, powdery matter laying around waiting to be...
Cheap Ways To Get Rid Of Invasive Ants
If you happen to run across an ant in your home, know that there are thousands more hiding out in your yard. Failing to deploy preventative measures...
5 Vegetables That Are Too Easy To Grow
If you want to eat fresh and tasty vegetables, then you might strongly consider planting your very own vegetable garden. You’ll also gain the...
