by | | Growing Vegetables, Heirlooms, Non-GMO and Seed Saving/Storing, Herbs and Herb Gardens, Homestead Gardening, Seeds and Planting
With the warm days of spring comes an increase in traffic to and from local nurseries. People who have had cabin fever all winter are chomping at the bit the get outside and begin the new planting season. Before you load up on plants or flower seeds, make sure your...
by | | Composting Tips, Greenhouse, Growing Fruits, Growing Vegetables, Home Life, Homestead Gardening, Homesteading Lifestyle, Organic Farming, Organic Gardening and Growing, worm farming
When I was growing up I loved to dig for earthworms in our backyard garden. As a kid, I spent lots of time looking for worms so that I always had a ready-supply of bait for my favorite fishing hole. I became pretty good at finding these worms because I learned where...
by | | Greenhouse, Growing Vegetables, Homestead Gardening
If you are a homesteader you understand that plant reproducing and over-all harvest yield are essential. In fact, for lots of people gardening is a really effective pastime, and sometimes, a necessity of self-reliance and source of income. It is a good means to work...
by | | Growing Fruits, Growing Vegetables, Home Life
Having and maintaining an effective garden has to do with more than simply having a “green thumb” or understanding when to grow your tomatoes. There is plenty that can be learned through day-to-day expertise and ideas that experienced gardeners are...
by | | Growing Vegetables, Herbs and Herb Gardens
We are several months away before the weeds begin attacking our garden, but let’s go ahead and get a head-start on getting prepared. If you are determined that gardening is for you then before you do anything else you must find out about the kind of necessary...
by | | Growing Fruits, Growing Vegetables, Home Life, Organic Farming, Organic Gardening and Growing
Exactly how one takes care of their organic garden can say a whole lot about them as a farmer and person. An activity that focuses on working in the dirt and relying on nature and spending quality time is just what makes organic gardening enjoyable. That can appear...
