It’s almost June, and our greenhouse is exploding. Last fall we saved seeds from our heirloom flowers and veggies, started them in March, and now it’s time to transplant them from their home in the greenhouse to the raised beds ...
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Easy Gardening: Tips For Growing 4 Popular Peppers
Tomatoes often take the cake as being the easiest vegetables to grow, but some gardeners have found certain types of pepper plants are even easier. Green, yellow, red and even purple peppers can add tons of color, variety and spice ...
Read More »6 Simple Steps To Growing Delicious Organic Popcorn
Since 90 percent of the corn grown in the U.S. is GMO, most of the popcorn is also GMO, right? Wrong! Jeffrey Smith, the director of The Institute for Responsible Technology, said in an interview in 2011, that all popcorn ...
Read More »5 Greenhouse Space-Saving Secrets
Last week, I wrote about three things I have learned in just a few years of owning a greenhouse. Our greenhouse is 20 feet long and 14 feet wide, and 9 feet tall in the center. This is the perfect ...
Read More »FDA To Ban Organic Farming?
Farming methods that have been used in America and throughout the world for centuries are in danger of essentially being banned under proposed regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Small and large organic farms alike that sell produce ...
Read More »Why You Should Always Grow More Than You Can Eat
As you start your vegetable garden this spring, consider planting more than you’ll need and preserving the surplus you get. With the economy looking bleaker and bleaker and food prices rising, more and more people, homesteaders and city folk alike, ...
Read More »4 Essential Steps To Get Your Garden Transplants Growing
Planting your garden with transplants can be a great way to start a garden early. In hotter climates especially, this can give you a head start in the growing season with your cooler weather crops. You can start seeds indoors ...
Read More »Teach Your Kids Self-Sufficiency With Herbs
One of the best ways to teach self-sufficiency to children is by teaching them to garden. Simply being out in nature and sharing the responsibility for living things is invaluable. In addition, multiple studies prove that spending time in nature ...
Read More »3 Tricks To Greenhouse Growing I Learned From Experience
I will be the first to admit, I am not the quickest learner in the group, but some things come easier than others. This will be our third year with a greenhouse, and let me tell you, there was a ...
Read More »5 Critters Your Organic Garden Needs To Thrive
Many of us who live off the grid have learned the benefits of organic gardening. We’ve rejected the destructive trend of the last 70 years, where the idea seemed to be one of destruction. The goal was eradication: pesticides for ...
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