If you've ever felt better after digging around in the garden, it isn't just in your mind. There's actual science to support the idea that gardening has major mental health benefits, helping you ...
16 Plants That Grow Well in Dry Soil
Where I live, dry soil is rarely a concern. My town was more or less built on a swamp, so most of the land where I live tend to remain wet most of the year instead of too ...
Growing Peppergrass in Your Garden: Planting Guide, Care, Problems and Harvest
Peppergrass is a common plant; you might have it growing on your property without knowing it! It has a long history as an edible plant, but growing peppergrass intentionally these days isn't common in ...
18 Plants to Grow in Wet Soil and How to Fix Wet Soil Problems
Plants are finicky beasts, aren’t they? Too little moisture and they shrivel up and die. Too much, and they also die. Finding the right balance can be a challenge, especially if your ...
Growing Walnut Trees: Varieties, Planting Guide, Care, Problems and Harvest
I can’t say enough good things about growing walnut trees. As a hardwood, they provide great value to your property. They cool you in summer as a dignified shade tree and warm you up in the winter as ...
Growing Chayotes: Best Varieties, Planting Guide, Care, Problems and Harvest
Ever run into chayote at the grocery store and wondered what the heck it was? Botanically it's a fruit, but it's treated and prepared like a vegetable. It has a wonderfully mild flavor and is ...
22 Practical Hedges for the Homestead That Add More Value Than Just Beauty
Hedges have been grown for at least 6000 years. In fact, the earliest hedges were probably used on farms and homesteads. They were originally implemented to mark property lines, confine animals, ...
How to Humanely Stop Birds from Stealing Seeds and Seedlings in Your Garden
Birds are marvelous animals to have around our homesteads. They're beautiful to look at, sing entertaining songs, and eat bad bugs. However, sometimes birds can be pests when they eat the seeds that ...
How to Hand Pollinate Plants to Increase Your Harvest
Are you having trouble with your plants bearing fruit? If it seems as if the flowers bloom but then curl up and fall off of the plant, then you might have a need to learn how to hand pollinate your ...