If you suffer from allergies, but love gardening, you can still indulge in your passion. There are many plants you can surround yourself with that won't set your allergies into overdrive. At ...
Vermicompost Worm Deaths: Common Causes & What to Do
Vermicomposting, or composting with worms, is one of the best ways to boost the health of your garden without having to maintain an outdoor compost bin. Worms might be a little creepy crawly ...
Homesteading While Pregnant – Tips to Help You Overcome Challenges
The countdown is on - I am currently pregnant with my first baby, due sometime within the next 3 weeks! One of the questions I agonized over before my husband and I decided to start a family ...
How to Deal With a Thrips Infestation in Your Garden
Did you find small, slender, winged insects on your plants? Have you noticed weird, distorted areas on the leaves and buds? Spot any black specks? If so, you might have thrips. They might be tiny, ...
How and Why to Add Magnesium to Garden Soil
Magnesium is an essential nutrient needed for optimal plant growth, but like all other nutrients, it's depleted over time. Gardeners need to know how to add magnesium to the soil to ensure their crops ...
Are Spiders in the Garden Good or Bad?
Finding a massive, creepy spider in your garden can be frightening at first, and you might have to resist the urge to squish it with your shoe. You probably know that pests are problematic, but are ...
25 Medieval Vegetables and Herbs to Try Growing
When most people think of food in the medieval era, they likely either think of grand royal banquets or peasant gruel. In fact, that's far from the truth. They had an incredibly varied diet that you ...
Raising Pigs on Concrete: The Pros and Cons to Consider
For as long as I have been raising pigs, I have always done so on a dirt floor or on pasture. On my farm, raising pigs in this way only makes sense. We raise most of our pigs during the summer ...
Growing Honeyberry (Haskap): Varieties, Planting, Care, and Harvest Guide
If you haven't met or tried growing the spectacular honeyberry before, prepare to be amazed. These luscious fruits are shaped like elongated Concord grapes, are the same color as blueberries, and ...