Permaculture is a way of gardening that is all about creating harmony between plants, animals, and people. It’s a model of sustainability and environmental stewardship that works toward building ...
How to Choose and Care For a Living Christmas Tree
The sweet, tangy smell of an evergreen tree is one of my favorite elements of the winter holidays. Pine, spruce, and fir trees all bring outdoor cheer and delightful scents into your home. However, ...
The Best Way to Deal With the Dreaded Goat Head Weed
From a plant perspective, goat head weed (Tribulus terrestris) is a superhero. The fruits are covered with sharp spines or barbs that help it spread quickly. It has a deep taproot, grows in bad soil, ...
How to Get Rid of Moles from Your Garden
One morning you wake up and see your garden or lawn is covered in volcano-shaped dirt piles. Obviously, you have an animal who is traversing your property looking for a bite to eat. That's when you ...
What is Subsistence Farming? The Past, Present, and Future
Imagine never having to go to a grocery store again. Your pantry is full of homemade canned goods, and your refrigerator overflows with fresh greens, eggs, milk, and leftover stew from the night ...
How To Start An Indoor Garden the Right Way
So you've decided to step up your growing game and start an indoor garden. Whether you want to extend your growing season or add some more fresh food to your diet, there are a variety of vegetables, ...
How to Use Rabbit Poop as Fertilizer
Looking for an affordable fertilizer with big benefits? Look no further than the nearest rabbit hutch. Rabbits are small animals that you can keep almost anywhere, and they create tons of wonderful, ...
10-10-10 Fertilizer: What It Is, and the Right and Wrong Way to Use It
Fertilizers come in such a huge variety of mixtures and different ingredients that it can be hard to narrow down which one you need. 10-10-10 is a common and popular formula you've probably seen on ...
The Essential Guide to Making Compost Tea (and 4 Recipes to Try)
Compost tea is a fabulous soil conditioner and plant fertilizer that you can create right at home. Not only is it inexpensive to make from your own ingredients, but you can tweak recipes to meet the ...