Growing food in a cooler climate can be really frustrating because of the ridiculously short growing period. As a result, we need to take full advantage of the time and resources available to ...
Block Planting: A Simple Gardening Technique to Grow More Veggies
Do you want to grow more vegetables in your garden this year but lack the space to expand? Try block planting as a way to increase your garden yield. Instead of planting in rows, this gardening ...
Growing Macadamia Nut Trees: Varieties, Planting Guide, Care, Problems and Harvest
When I was young, my mother had a huge macadamia nut tree. Every year, it produced more macadamia nuts than we could handle, even though we didn't do anything to keep it growing well. It towered ...
Growing Herb Fennel: The Complete Guide to Plant, Care, and Harvest
The herb fennel has a long growing history and a multitude of uses including culinary and medicinal ones. Nowadays, most people use fennel in the kitchen for its unique anise or licorice-like ...
How to Make Blood Meal Fertilizer from Wild Game
As you may have been able to guess from my other articles, I’m a huge proponent of using absolutely everything to its greatest potential. I hate the idea of anything going to waste, and that’s a ...
Growing Caigua: Planting, Raising, and Using Slipper Gourd
Now and then, I discover a vegetable that makes me wonder why I hadn't heard of it before. Caigua is one of those plants. I've fallen in love with this tasty vegetable, and I think everyone should be ...
How to Make Homemade Fish Emulsion from Scraps
One of the foundations of self-sufficient living is to never let anything go to waste. Or at least try to waste as little as possible. For example, vegetable scraps get transformed into compost to mix ...
Growing Culantro: Planting, Care, and Harvesting This Tasty Herb
Most people have never heard of culantro, but if you're looking for a tasty new option to start growing in your herb garden, it may be just the thing. Culantro is known for its strong, aromatic ...
9 Edible Bog Plants to Grow in Marshy Soil
It can be frustrating when you want to plant certain species, but your land doesn’t cooperate with your dreams. Instead of fighting it, choose edible plants that can grow in bog or marshy ...