Garden

How To Start Seeds Indoors: And Tips for Starting Your Garden Inside

Get a jump on the season by learning how to start seeds indoors. This costs a fraction of the starter plants at commercial nurseries!

Frozen Plants: 6 Ways To Help Save Plants That Have Been Frozen

Each year frozen plants are a problem for all gardeners north of the frost line. But don’t worry, frost on plants is not a death sentence!

Eight Steps for Keeping Your Christmas Tree Fresh

Learn how to keep a Christmas tree fresh longer. Luckily, there are several natural ways to help prolong the life of our Christmas trees!

15 Creative Uses For Leftover Halloween Pumpkins

Wondering what to do with old pumpkins after Halloween? You’ve come to the right place! Here are 15 creative ways to make them useful again.

Benefits of Strawberry Leaf and Strawberry Leaf Tea

Let’s talk about all the strawberry leaf benefits that you have probably never heard of. And learn how to make yummy strawberry leaf tea.

A Few Natural Ways to Keep Pumpkins Fresh Longer

Preserving carved pumpkins after Halloween is simple. You can make a DIY natural preserving wash and spray using just a few ingredients.

How To Grow Moss: A Simple and Fun DIY Project

Learning how to grow moss is a fun and easy project. While some people are looking for ways to get rid of moss, others are trying to grow it.

Got Cucumbers? Make Dehydrated Pickle Chips!

Cucumbers tend to ripen all at once leaving you with a bumper crop. This year I dehydrated pickles to make some delicious dried pickle chips!

Kill Mice With Salt: Pet-Safe Natural Rat and Mouse Poison w/No Kill Tips

This simple recipe is for natural rat poison and mouse poison that’s safe for dogs and cats. You can kill mice with salt, rather than poison.

Malabar Spinach: Benefits and How to Grow & Eat It

Malabar spinach (Basella alba [or rubra]) is a unique climbing vine. Though it’s not a true spinach, it tastes the same as regular spinach.

Learn How to Harvest And Store Seasonal Berries

It’s berry season so let’s focus on how to harvest and store several popular berry varieties like blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries.

How to Remove a Tick Once You Have Been Bitten

Do you know how to remove a tick? I was recently bit so I made this plan for safe, natural removal. Here’s how I did it and how you can too!

10 Useful and Unique Garden Border Edging Ideas

I love my garden but didn’t want garden borders like everyone else so I made this list of 10 unique and fun garden border edging ideas. Enjoy!

How To Build a Cob House with Cob Construction

Cob house construction is a building technique using lumps of earth, sand, straw, and water. Cob can build homes, barns, coops, and more.

Learn How to Make Your Own Dehydrated Potatoes

In this article, you’ll learn how to dehydrate potatoes and use your dehydrated potatoes to make everyone’s favorite: potatoes au gratin!

Growing Hops For Shade, Beer, and Soap is Simple

Growing hops is easy and fun. You can use your hops as shade plants, make beer with them, or use them as a soothing agent in soaps and balms.

How to Make A Quick and Easy Bee Watering Station!

You’ve heard of birdbaths but nobody ever thinks about a bee waterer for honeybees! Here is a simple way to make a DIY bee watering station.

How to Build A Naturally Heated Outdoor Shower

I think outdoor showers are a must on the farm and now that I finally own a home I am building a DIY outdoor shower on top of my goat shed!