Ahhhh, the lazy days of summer! The mere mention of it brings up images of sunbathing at the beach or sitting on a patio sipping a frosty beverage. For the home vegetable gardener, summer means reaping the rewards of your ...
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High Yield Vegetables Your Summer Garden Needs
Some garden plants require intense diligence and extensive resources to coax out a single flower or handful of berries. Other species, however, are determined producers, bearing bushel after bushel of fresh, sun-ripened, bounty. Want to get the most “bang” for ...
Read More »9 Tricks To Keep Your Garden Animal Free, Without A Fence
One of the joys of living off the grid is being able to see and enjoy sharing your property with abundant wildlife. While deer, raccoons, rabbits and other creatures are an enjoyable sight from a distance, they are another matter ...
Read More »How To Keep Rabbits From Eating Everything In Your Garden
How to keep rabbits from eating everything in your garden even if nothing else you’ve tried has worked. Have you had the unpleasant experience of visiting your garden in the morning only to find that your tender young shoots have ...
Read More »Why Your Composting Strategy Needs Worms
If you have taken the step to start a compost pile for your garden, it is time to take one more step and consider vermicomposting, or composting with worms. Unlike a traditional compost pile, vermicomposting is a wonderful and efficient ...
Read More »Wet Weather Gardening: 6 Tips When The Rain Just Won’t Go Away
Normally about this time of year, I would have most of my garden planted. But this year, I simply have not been able to get in my garden between downpours. Sure, I have some seeds in the ground and a ...
Read More »Strawberries And Onions: The Gardening Odd Couple That Should Be Planted Together
Early crops can be a much-appreciated moral boost. As far as these first-on-the-scene producers are concerned, few can compare with freshly ripe, home-grown strawberries. And while a perfectly manicured bed filled exclusively with eager little strawberry plants has a certain ...
Read More »7 Common Bean Problems And How To Avoid Them
Nothing quite compares to the taste of fresh beans directly out of your own garden. Visually interesting, easy to grow and relatively low maintenance, it is no wonder that these are a gardening favorite. Beans are legumes – that is, ...
Read More »The 3 Best Ways To Protect Your Garden Soil From Storm Erosion
Have you been preparing your soil for growing vegetables and other crops in your garden, only to see it washed away in storms? The valuable time and energy you spend – and the compost and manure you are layering into ...
Read More »Mosquitoes Simply Hate These Seven Plants
Have you found yourself constantly slapping mosquitoes while sitting outside this year, or having to spray yourself repeatedly with insect repellent? Avoid using sprays with chemicals like DEET by growing plants that are not only helpful in controlling these pests ...
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