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 ...
How To Improve Your Clay Soil the Easy Way
Clay soil can be frustrating. It doesn’t drain in the spring and cracks like the Grand Canyon in the summer. Red clay soil makes it difficult for many southern and northwest coast farmers to produce a ...
How to Start a Three-Sisters Garden: An Ancient and Proven Method
While there are many different types of companion plantings, the three-sisters planting method is one that has been used for centuries by the Iroquois (a Northeast Native American tribal group). ...
Shiitake Mushroom Uses and Recipes to Inspire You
There are plenty of ways to achieve greater self-sufficiency at home. Raising animals, growing a garden, planting an orchard, and learning how to process and preserve foods are all central to being ...
How to Create the Ultimate Mediterranean Garden
Imagine a walled courtyard, filled with pungent herbs and vibrant flowers in overflowing pots. Sweet smells fill your nose, soft colors please the eyes, and gurgling water delights your ears. ...
How to Get Rid of Potato Bugs: 11 Steps to End the Infestation
Last season, potato bugs - sometimes called potato beetles or Colorado potato beetles - showed up in my garden for the first time. I freaked out; I wanted to figure out how to get rid of potato bugs ...
Growing Pawpaws: Varieties, How to Plant, Care, and Troubleshooting
Who would guess that America’s ugliest native fruit would taste so good? Pawpaws are a small deciduous tree that grows in the understory layer of the forest. They thrive in the eastern United States ...
How to Get Rid of Fungus Gnats in 8 Simple Steps
Gnats are a pesky little problem, no matter if you're dealing with the larvae or adults. They love houseplants, along with any place that has moisture and humidity. Once you have the little buggers, ...
Growing Blackberries: A Complete Guide on How to Plant, Grow, & Harvest Blackberries
Blackberries are insanely tasty, but sadly, they don't ship well and they have a short shelf life. That means that the blackberries you pick up at the grocery store are rarely as good as they can be. ...