Reviving the lost art of self-reliance, one small step at a time
No matter what size your yard (or apartment!) is, you can have a productive vegetable garden using techniques like vertical gardening, container gardening, and maximizing your garden yields.
You’ve heard about hydroponics, but what is hydroponic growing? This method of growing plants without soil has many benefits for the home gardener.
Hydroponics 101: An Introduction to Growing Food HydroponicallyRead More
Extend your harvest season by utilizing the succession planting method. It’s an easy way to make your garden work harder and produce more vegetables.
Succession Planting: An Easy Trick to Harvest More Food from Your Veggie GardenRead More
Tender green lettuce leaves are very susceptible to damage from slugs and snails. They’re also a favorite of pests like rabbits and deer, though admittedly those are not a problem for me here. To combat the damage from snails and slugs, try planting lettuce in containers up off the ground.
Growing Lettuce in Containers to Eliminate Pest DamageRead More
Growing tomatoes in pots is a great way to generate a crop in a small garden space. Here, the best way to plant tomatoes, the best soil for tomatoes, and how to maintain plants for success! You can plant any kind of tomato in a container. But if you’re planting tomatoes in pots or growing …
Growing blueberries in containers is a great way to produce fruit right in your own backyard. Even apartment dwellers can harvest fruit from the balcony!
Urban fruit! An edible landscape is great for city gardeners and fruiting trees are a perfect addition to an edible landscape. They’re beautiful, functional as they provide shade, and they can produce fruit within 3-5 years. Planting a fruit tree now will provide an abundant harvest for years to come.
Urban Fruit Trees: Creating an Edible Landscape for a Small Scale HarvestRead More
What you need to know about planting figs, fig tree care, & growing an indoor fig tree. The pretty tropical foliage & sweet harvest make them hard to beat.
These small garden ideas will help you get the most bang for your vegetable gardening buck!
Small Garden Ideas: Get the Most Bang for your Buck!Read More
Where bamboo is plentiful, it’s an excellent building material and resource for gardeners. This bamboo trellis building method is a bit different!
