Everything you need to know about starting a garden and have it thrive afterwards.
Whether it’s container gardening, companion planting or just good ol’ advice on how to plant seeds, we’ve got you covered.
It’s never too early to plan your spring garden! It’s time to resume (or start) planting, growing, and nurturing your vegetable garden as it starts to come to life. The dream of gardening begins when the weather is still cold or snow is still on the ground. Seed catalogs are arriving in the mail, and …
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Building a garden each year doesn’t have to be cumbersome. You don’t have to till the ground, build raised beds, or even plant in containers. HOW? Straw bale gardens are where it’s at! If you’re looking for a way to garden without having to worry about weed control, straw bale gardening may be the option …
In our tiny little town, we have tiny little backyards. Our home sits on less than 1/5 of an acre, actually. Yet, we strive to grow 75-80% of our own food each year. It’s truly possible, you just need to know how to maximize your growing space. Here are a few tips to help you …
If you’re looking to join a CSA, or “Community Supported Agriculture”, you may be confused on exactly how to choose the perfect CSA. There are usually quite a few available and this can mean that you will need to pick one. If you’re confused, there are a few ways that you can help yourself choose …
We love growing our own food, but due to limited space, we can’t grow everything we want. That may be the case for a lot of people, too, so the next best thing is trying a CSA. Have you ever heard of a CSA? CSA stands for “community supported agriculture” and whether you know it …
When Spring comes, preparing the garden beds for planting, tilling the soil happens. This will loosen the dirt to allow the roots a place to grow. When you are tilling the garden beds, there is a lot of loose dirt. Cats love to scratch the dirt. They scratch at the litter when using the litter …
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Today, my awesome friend is sharing her experience with mini hoop tunnels in her garden! Enjoy! How do Mini Hoop Tunnels Work? Are Mini Hoop Tunnels Worth the Effort? Springtime is in the air! Some lucky people hardly get any snow (if any at all!) but for many gardeners this time of the year is …
Do you want to keep birds and other animals out of your garden? Did you forget which row the carrots are? Here’s how to use dollar store toy pinwheels to solve those problems! Imagine it. Digging into the warm, moist soil in the Spring and carefully planting your seeds and seedlings. You water them, mulch …
We love gardening, and are fortunate enough to be able to raise about 75% of our own produce each year. That’s accounting for all the produce we freeze, can and dehydrate as well as eat fresh. We use a combination of containers, raised beds and “conventional” ground gardens to accomplish this. Is digging down into …
Growing a garden in containers makes it easy for small spaces. It’s actually one of the best small vegetable garden ideas. You can plant just about anything in a container, really. Of course, the larger plants may need bigger containers, but just about any garden can be grown in a container. All you need are …
