Cold frames are an ideal way to extend your garden's growing season in spring and fall without costing you a fortune. That's because they give you flexible ways to grow spring greens or fall crops ...
Growing Christmas Trees – How to Grow, Care for and Harvest Christmas Trees
Do you have unused land you’d like to use? How about making memories with the family while utilizing the land? Does that sound interesting? What if you could make some extra money in the process? ...
December Gardening Tips and To-do list by Planting Zone and Region
Did you assume you were off the hook with gardening because December rolled around? Well, not quite. There are still a few chores to be done whether you go by planting zone or region. If you’d ...
8 of the Tastiest Apple Varieties and How to Make Them Thrive
Apples are the quintessential American fruit. From the tale of Johnny Appleseed to the well-known aphorism 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away,' we Americans love our apple trees. The versatile ...
20 Invasive Plants Sold At Nurseries You Should Never Use
We've all been there. You're at the garden store, and an employee suggests the "perfect" plant to fill a space and feed your family. Little do you know that years down the road, those invasive plants ...
46 Indoor Herb Garden Ideas That Will Inspire You to Start Planting
Who doesn't love using fresh herbs for dinner? Everyone that I know does! Herbs are great because they can easily be grown indoors and don't take too much maintenance to keep them happy. But where ...
How to Create a Potager Garden: An Aesthetically Pleasing Kitchen Garden
When I first started homesteading, I wanted to grow food as fast as I could. So, we set up some compost piles, installed fences, amended the soil, started a vegetable garden, and generally did ...
Vermicomposting: A Foolproof Guide to Harnessing Worm Poop in 6 Steps
Slender, slimy, wiggly worms. We all know they are good for the garden, and a fisherman’s best buddy. What you might not know is that they are also the ideal secret weapon for the compost bin. Those ...
Growing Shiitake Mushrooms – a Guide to Getting Shiitake Done
Many years ago, I used to watch a French-language TV show on Sundays. Each week they had a different field trip to visit specialty food producers. Even though I only understood half of what was ...