There is nothing like eating produce grown from your very own garden. If you are a beginner, however, or want to involve the children, you may want to have some guaranteed success. Look for some easy-to-grow vegetables. These will make ...
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4 Must-Ask Questions Before You Build Your Own Greenhouse
The reason many people choose to build a greenhouse on their homestead or for off-the-grid living is simple: Winter in the cooler climates of the world makes it difficult to remain self-sufficient. Hens stop laying as prolifically when it is ...
Read More »5 Vitamin-Packed Asian Vegetables You Can Grow In Your Garden
It used to be that in North America, Asian vegetables were only to be found as ingredients in dishes served in Asian restaurants. But as our taste buds became more cosmopolitan, these delicious and succulent veggies found their way into ...
Read More »The Quickest Way To Make Your Own Potting Mix
If you’re new to gardening you may not be aware that you can mix your own potting mix. Creating your own potting mix isn’t as difficult as it sounds and is quite a satisfying project. If you have kids it’s ...
Read More »6 Household Items That Make Starting Seeds Easy — And Cheap
When starting seeds, you probably head to your local nursery or home improvement store and look through seeds, or you take a peek at the latest seed catalogs. Then you pick up a bag or two of soil and decide ...
Read More »Zucchini: The Super-Abundant Easy-To Grow Plant Every Garden Needs
Zucchini is easy to plant, easy to grow and delicious to eat, making it a favorite to grow in a garden. A summer squash, it comes in all sizes and shapes. It can grow up to several feet in length ...
Read More »11 Common Problems In A Failing Garden – And How To Solve Them
A garden is one of the most important aspects of a self-reliant lifestyle. They provide a means of growing your own food and gardening itself is a very rewarding activity. However, some people aren’t blessed with a green thumb and ...
Read More »Succession Planting: The Trick To Doubling Or Tripling Your Harvest
In one of my early years of gardening, I made a rookie mistake. I planted leaf lettuce — a lot of leaf lettuce. When those first early tender leaves started to appear out of the ground, fresh salad was a ...
Read More »Low Maintenance Vegetables For The Busy (Or Just Lazy) Gardener
For many people, the time needed for gardening is hard to find. Have you wanted to have an organic garden, but need something low-maintenance? We’ll take a look at specific vegetables in a moment, but first, let’s examine a few ...
Read More »6 Surefire, All-Natural Ways To Control Garden Weeds
Weeds – they are a gardener’s nemesis! It will always be a challenge to have a vegetable garden totally free of weeds. Sure, there are sprays that you can put on your garden that are effective in controlling weeds, but ...
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