Just because you live in an apartment, does not mean you have to live without the joys of fresh, homegrown garden vegetables. There are just a few simple steps that can help you achieve your homegrown produce dream.
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The Basics on Seed Collecting
Collecting the best seeds that are absent of abnormalities and finding characteristics in the plant that are appealing will create a more dependable crop source.
3 Ways to Utilize Fallen Leaves
Utilizing natrual materials, such as leaves to use in the garden can improve your soil, naturally fertilize, create a nutrient rich mulch, as well as keep your soil moist. Leaves are a gift back from nature and utilizing them in the garden will reward you three fold. Here are three ways to make leaves work for you.
A Step-By-Step Guide for Starting Seeds Indoors
Simply by providing seeds with comfortable temperatures, adequate soil moisture and time, your plants will establish strong root systems and, in time, grow big enough for replanting. Follow these tips for planting success.
Want All the Green Beans You Can Eat? Get the Best Harvest With These Growing Tips
Here’s everything you need to know about growing a great and bountiful green bean harvest.
4 Reasons To Choose Heirloom Seeds For Your Garden
Shopping for vegetable seeds, whether online or locally, you will come across two different types: hybrid and heirloom. It’s important to always choose heirloom if you can, and there are several reasons for this.
How to Preserve Your Bumper Crop
Your bumper crop has arrived! Now what do you do with it? Here are some great suggestions and recipes for preserving your crop.
6 Fall Plants to Get Planted Now
Even though it is Fall, it does not mean you should neglect your garden. Here are six Fall plants to get in the ground now.
Improve Your Soil Naturally
Utilizing the way the forest creates soil could be the secret to growing healthy plants. Re-creating the forest floor and it’s different types of layers allows for a complex mix of essential ingredients needed to create living soil. Knowing what nutrients are needed to create living, viable soil will not only enhance the performance of the plants, but create a living soil environment for beneficial insects to thrive.
6 Fall Plants to Get Planted Now
Even though it is Fall, it does not mean you should neglect your garden. Here are six Fall plants to get in the ground now.
Improve Your Soil Naturally
Utilizing the way the forest creates soil could be the secret to growing healthy plants. Re-creating the forest floor and it’s different types of layers allows for a complex mix of essential ingredients needed to create living soil. Knowing what nutrients are needed to create living, viable soil will not only enhance the performance of the plants, but create a living soil environment for beneficial insects to thrive.
Trees: Natural Frost Protection
Part of the way trees protect your plants from freezing is through capturing still, warm air on a cold night.
Get a Head Start on Gardening with Cold Frames
Using a cold frame is a great way to get a head start on starting your garden or used as a way to extend your growing season during those cooler months.
Microgreens: Tiny Plants With Huge Nutritional Value
Don’t let the size of these petite vegetable greens deceive you – their miniature parts hold a surprising amount of nutrients and flavor.
Garden Hack: Make Your Own Seed Tape
Try this easy diy seed tape and watch how quickly your seeds will sprout!
6 Organic Mulches That Will Keep Plants Cool This Summer
Mulching your garden in one of the most underutilized gardening steps to cut down on weeds and pests. Here are seven on the most popular organic mulches that will feed your soil and protect your plants at the same time.
Vegetable Consumption Increases When Children Learn To Garden
Most of us know by now that increasing our consumption of fruits and vegetables and limiting processed foods will lead us down a path of nutritional sustenance and health for years to come. Now studies are even suggesting that simply teaching a school-aged child about the importance of gardening and growing your own food can cause them to make the choice to eat more vegetables.
8 Staple Root Crops You Can Hide In Plain Sight
If there was ever a time to move beyond the potato, this is it.
Is Your Soil Getting Enough Calories?
It’s time to look outside of the box and really begin to examine and applying new farming strategies that are more symbiotic and efficient for us in the long run.
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How To Make a Draft Stopper with 3 Items
During winter, we want our homes to be comfy and warm. Having the slightest draft in the home can cause uncomfortable temperature fluctuations in homes as well as cause your home heating to have to work harder. A draft stopper is a cheap and easy way to prevent drafts in the home caused by doors and windows. Follow these easy instructions and make one or two or three today!
3 Ways To Take Your Prepping To The Next Level
Let’s say you’re feeling pretty good about your preps. You’ve got your preps squared away, a nice supply for medical and first aid supplies, you’re prepped for multiple types of emergencies. Now, what do you do?
6 Seasonal Deals To Take Advantage of in January
Trying to save more money? Check out the best things to buy in January to really save. It’s an easy way to save more money without much work.
How To Pressure Can Your Garden Kale
Every year we plant kale in both our greenhouse and our garden. We choose red Russian kale because it is cold hearty and grows fast! We eat it in a salad every night during the summer and when it starts to cool off, we save it!
5 Christmas Costs You Can Do Without and 5 That You Need
This holiday season, shoppers expect to spend an average of $998 on gifts and other holiday expenses. The 2021 holiday season is shaping up to be an expensive one, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) Holiday and Seasonal Trends survey. With inflation steadily increasing, the cost of holiday gifts and meals is quickly becoming unmanageable for so many families.
5 Preparedness Items To Stock Up On In December
December is a tough month to stock up on items given all the extra shopping that happens this month. That said, there are some great deals to keep an eye on!
What To Square Away For The Upcoming Winter
Extreme winter storms have the capacity to knock a home off the grid for a given amount of time. Have a plan for any situation, and maintain a diverse supply of survival foods so you are ready for anything this upcoming winter.
Expanding Your Flock: How To Set Up A Brood Box For Ducklings
We have made the decision to expand our flock of ducks. We enjoy having them around and would like to pursue options for selling ducklings and eggs.
Hunting Tips: The Pros and Cons Of Two Different Field Dressing Methods
As winter approaches and people desire more self-reliance, the hobby of hunting has become wildly popular. Because of that, there are two main methods of field dressing an animal, and here are the pros and cons.
7 Thanksgiving Foods You Can Make From YOUR Pantry!
As thanksgiving day soon approaches, many have noticed empty spots on shelves at their grocery stores and the rising prices are adding stress. However, there are things you can make for Thanksgiving, with no grocery store needed! In fact, you probably have everything you need sitting in your pantry.
Grannie’s Buttermilk Cornbread
As a southern girl, I take my cornbread recipe seriously. In my opinion, a good piece of cornbread can take a family meal to a whole other level! We love cornbread at Thanksgiving and typically use it for our cornbread dressing (see the recipe here) or simply have a...
