Gardening

Gardening is without question an exceedingly rewarding activity enjoyed by lots of people of all age and gender groups. Whether you’re a commercial grower with large areas of land growing vast quantities of produce, or a weekend gardener that has a few planters and a tiny border, the satisfaction of seeing plants grow from minute […]

Growing your own food sounds like a great idea, until you begin to count the cost. If you aren’t careful, the cost of supplies for a new garden or even an established garden can easily outweigh the gains of growing your own produce. Gardening is definitely an investment in your food and your health, but

Tender and with a distinctive taste of the earth beetroot (beta vulgaris) is worth growing for it’s high calorie content – 186 calories per pound. It is one of the top 10 vegetables with high calorie content that you can easily grow from seed in most zones in the US., and this article will show

If you’re ready to sink your shovel into the soil for a garden of your own, there’s a number of considerations that need to be made beforehand. There’s no boilerplate design or format when it comes to gardening – but you can expect different results based on how your garden is set up. Whether you’re

Nothing says summertime like fresh cantaloupe, with those grown on your homestead being the best by far. However, as with anything planted in the garden, there is more to know than just the process of sticking the seed or the plant into the ground. In this article, we are going to take a looks at

When I first moved into my neighborhood, a friendly neighbor welcomed me in with a beautifully potted aloe plant that she had propagated herself. She was so good at growing them that she gave them to all the new neighbors, her family, and friends. It was such a lovely gift, but before long, I had

For the purposes of this article, I will define a greenhouse as a standalone structure built for the purpose of growing plants. While there are multiple types of greenhouses, the one I would like to describe in this article is also variously referred to as a hoop house or as a poly-tunnel, depending on who

Picture this – it’s a hot Saturday afternoon in July, and you’ve found yourself down on your knees in your garden, wiping sweat from your brow as you make your way into your third straight hour of pulling weeds. “Is it even worth it?” you ask yourself as you reach for your trowel yet again.