For me, nothing calls to mind summer better than a fresh slice of honeydew melon. Growing up, we always had these fruits in the refrigerator once summer rolled around. I love slicing them up and throwing the bits and pieces in salads, soups, and desserts. Unfortunately, when it comes to growing melons of all kinds, …
I’ll be honest – I don’t know if there’s anything quite as irritating as fire ants. When I’m working in my garden, I want to be focused on pulling weeds and making sure my plants are well-cared for. I don’t want to be worried about ants crawling around and stinging me! Fire ants are common …
If you’re trying to reduce the number of chemicals that you expose your body to, your food is a great place to start. Unless you can organically produce 100% of all of the food you eat on your own property, the reality is that you are going to have to buy produce treated with herbicides …
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Although raising chickens is one of the easiest ways to get started with livestock, the reality is that they aren’t totally without effort. You love chickens, right? Well, so do a large variety of predators. These opportunistic creatures are just waiting for the perfect moment to go after your birds – and they will take …
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Growing up, whenever I caught a cold, my mom would reach for the echinacea tea. She always said it was one of the best natural treatments for a cold or flu, and once I got older, I found that this was absolutely the case. Echinacea has a million uses in the kitchen and the medicine …
Whether it’s dill pickles that have your heart, or a dill sauce on crispy grilled salmon, rest assured that dill is an easy herb to grow. With a little bit of sunlight and plenty of water, dill can easily be grown from seed. It matures quickly, and can be enjoyed during successive harvests throughout the …
This year, one of my main gardening goals was to learn how to plant, grow, and harvest fennel – along with a number of other culinary herbs. I’ll be honest, the fennel has taken a bit of time to really get going! Some of my other herbs (especially the lemon balm) have done quite well, …
Nothing says spring quite like the appearance of fragrant pink chive blossoms in the herb garden. If you’ve planted chives just once, you will likely find that they keep coming back, year after year, these plants are hardy, easy to grow perennials that tolerate cool, rainy weather with grace. If you’re looking for guidance on …
Freezing eggplant is a great way to store some of the season’s harvest – and to get a head start on your meal prepping this fall. Even if you plan to cook your eggplant after thawing it out, freezing is a great way to prevent food spoilage, and to extend the bounty of your harvest …
Gardening should be easy, right? You plant a few seeds, water them on a regular basis, and just wait for the harvest to pour in. Unfortunately, if you’re new to gardening, things aren’t always quite that simple. While the basic practices of gardening will more or less become second nature to you over time, there …
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