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 ...
How to Safely Keep Moose Out of Your Garden
Spotting a moose might be exciting... until you see that they're standing in your garden eating your precious plants. Moose are massive mammals and they feed that enormous body by eating 50 pounds ...
How to Use Compost Correctly in Your Garden
Sooner or later, every gardener wants to figure out how to make the most out of their compost. When we moved into our home, we noticed that the previous owners left a compost bin and I was gleeful ...
How to Prevent and Deal With Ice Damage on Plants
It's easy to forget about your outdoor plants during the winter when everything is cold and nothing is growing - that is until spring arrives and you can see the damage ice has done to your garden. ...
Seed Stratification: A Comprehensive Guide to This Seed Germination Trick
For many years I stuck to growing plants from seed that were easy to germinate. But, as I started getting into more exotic perennials, I kept coming across instructions to stratify seeds. ...
The Secret to Improving Clay Soil, It’s Easier Than You Think
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 ...
18 Winter Vegetables and the Best Varieties for Cold Climates
Where I live, the winters leave us in a deep freeze, rendering the growing season shorter than I'd like. I also have to deal with a lot of unpredictability in terms of weather. A snowstorm can crop up ...
Survival Garden: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
Everybody has a theory on what to do to prepare for survival should something tragic happen. People wisely prepare for natural disasters, war, economic collapse, or smaller events like power outages ...
9 Medicinal Herbs for Chickens to Keep Your Flock Healthier
Growing medicinal herbs in your garden beds or around your coop for your chickens is an excellent - but often overlooked - idea. Herbs are not only helpful for humans, but they can keep your chicken ...