Reviving the lost art of self-reliance, one small step at a time
There’s nothing more rewarding than planting food and watching it grow from seed to harvest.
Growing a veggie garden is quite possibly one of the most rewarding activities a person can undertake. A little bit of poking around the soil can net bushels of fresh produce.
Knowing where your produce comes from and how it was grown is priceless. In a world where so many of us are trying to cut our exposure to unnecessary chemicals in our lives, taking control of our fresh food production is empowering.
From how much to plant and choosing appropriate vegetable varieties for your region, to soil improvement and composting. there’s plenty here to get you started.
Try your hand at growing lettuce indoors! Eat fresh salad greens year round by adopting the idea of growing an inside garden. Perfect for city folks!
Lasagna gardening is an easy way to get started with no-till growing. Sheet mulching with materials you have on hand makes for a budget-friendly garden.
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Keeping your garden free of sap sucking leafhoppers will help your garden stay healthy. Here’s how to prevent damage to your vegetable plants naturally.
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Plant flowers for bees and other pollinators to increase your harvest. These perennial flowers that attract bees are pretty and draw pollinators to gardens.
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Watering vegetables is one chore that you’ll need to tackle during hot summer months. Here’s how to water — and how not to water — your veggies.
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Homemade rooting hormone made from willow is free and easy to make. Use this natural willow water for rooting cuttings or for easing transplant stress.
Growing food in an urban garden has its challenges. Finding a fast, easy way to get growing in raised beds isn’t one of them. Grow bags solve that problem!
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Seed saving is something gardeners have been doing forever. It’s a great way to maintain a continuous supply of heirloom or open-pollinated seeds. Instead of depending on the nursery or your favorite seed catalog every year, you can save seeds from crops you grow and plant them again the following year.
Also known as a Mexican husk tomato, tomatillos are widely used in Mexican cuisine. Growing tomatillos is easy and the plants are prolific.
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