Are you interested in cultivating some different edible greens? Or maybe you're interested in re-creating a Medieval garden and are looking for ancient potherbs? Then consider growing sorrel this ...
Growing Oyster Leaf: How to Plant and Care for This Delicious Green
Did you know that there's a plant that tastes a bit like oysters? Oyster leaf plants are not only delicious but gorgeous, too. They produce blue-green leaves and pink flowers. If you’re open to ...
How to Make DIY Seed Tape and Use It to Sow Seeds
Have you ever struggled to plant tiny seeds like those from snapdragons or poppies? Or maybe spacing seeds appropriately is a struggle for you. I can relate. That's why I'm a huge fan of seed ...
Growing Plantain Herbs: How to Cultivate and Use This Common Weed
Edible weeds are gaining in popularity. More and more people are recognizing the value of plants we used to disregard as a nuisance, which is why many people are growing plantain. Plantain is known ...
Growing Buckwheat: How to Plant This Versatile Ancient Grain
Buckwheat is one of the fastest-growing grain crops out there, so if you have a short growing season, this staple is ideal. That's why you often find it growing in the northeast in states like New ...
How to Control and Deal With Squash Bugs in Your Garden
If you’ve ever grown pumpkins, you’ve probably seen squash bugs crawling around in your garden. They're one of the most common pests for cucurbits. Whether it’s zucchini, pumpkins, butternut, melons, ...
3 Ways to Make Homemade Aspirin Using Willow
Anyone who has homesteaded knows how achy you can be at the end of the day. Fortunately, most of us have painkillers in the medicine cabinet. But what if those aren't available? What happens if you're ...
Everything You Need to Know About Growing Barley
If you're a homebrewer, you've probably considered growing barley. But there's so much more to this wonder grain than that. Although barley is sometimes used as a cover crop, it can also make ...
Bleeding Heart Plant: How to Grow and Care for Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Sometimes finding color for a shaded or partially shaded area of the garden can be difficult. Many of the prettiest or most colorful flowering plants are sun lovers. If you have this problem, look no ...