Garden

Learn How to Grow Your Own Rice at Home

When you think of growing rice the U.S. isn’t the first place you think of. But you can grow rice here and you don’t have to flood the fields to do it.

A Few Natural Ways to Keep Pumpkins Fresh Longer

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

11 Unusual Ways To Use Up Your Tomato Bounty

Fresh, homegrown tomatoes are best used fresh or for canning. But what if you did that and still have a bunch leftover? Here are 11 ways to use them up!

A Tutorial For A Simple DIY Herb Drying Rack

This DIY herb drying rack is the perfect space-saving solution to dry your herbs. It is affordable and useful and is made from simple household items.

Use Corn Gluten Meal As A Natural Weed Killer

Looking for a natural weed killer? You’re in luck, we know of one that works great that you’ve probably never heard of. Yes, it’s natural and it kills weeds!

Learn How to Make Your Own Compost Tumbler

Compost tumblers are expensive and usually made of plastic. Maybe they’re safe maybe not. I’d rather have a metal DIY compost tumbler, so I made my own!

5 Excellent Herbs to Grow For Homemade Tea

Save money and grow your own tea garden! You get to pick which plants to grow and create tea blends with the freshest herbs! Here are 5 good herbs for tea.

Learn How To Waterproof Shoes And Boots Naturally

I figured out how to waterproof shoes and boots naturally because it seems like I always have wet boots from gardening. Not anymore! Learn how I do it now!

Facts and Benefits of Having Praying Mantis Around

Are you intrigued by praying mantis facts? They are one of the insects I was most fascinated by as a child. Learn how to utilize them in your yard and garden.

My 4 Step Process for Rooting My Own Plant Cuttings

Recently I shared some ideas on how to make more plants from your existing plant cuttings. Today I wanted to touch on how to root plant cuttings you already made.

12 Natural Snake Repellent Ideas To Get Rid of Snakes

Snakes can be hard to deal with in and around your home but there are natural snake repellent ideas you can employ to get rid of them if you so desire.

Using Plant Cuttings to Make More Plants for Free!

Today we’ll discover vegetative propagation (plant cuttings) that allow us to produce more plants from existing plants, rather than having to buy more plants from the garden center.

Learn to Grow Fennel for Food, Health, and Pleasure

Growing fennel is easy! Whether you’re growing it for bulb, leaf, or both, it can be direct seeded into your garden after your last frost. You can even grow it in a pot if you are short on space.

Grow These Flowers That are Beautiful AND Edible!

Grow edible flowers to give your garden beauty, with usefulness. Flowers are pretty, but many are also edible. Use this list to supplement your garden with beautiful, edible, flowers!

List of Gardening Techniques to Help New Gardeners

I put together this list of gardening techniques to help new gardeners here at DIY Natural navigate through all the different approaches to growing gardens.

The Many Benefits of Learning to Start Seeds Indoors

Starting seeds indoors is simple, it saves a lot of money, and it allows you to do some gardening before it’s warm out. No, it’s not same as digging in the soil outside, but it’s the next best thing!

What is Herbs de Provence and How Do You Use it?

Let’s answer the question, “What is Herbs de Provence?”, learn how to use it, and learn how to make a Herbs de Provence oil so we can cook with these delicious flavors more often!

How And Why To Attract Bluebirds To Your Garden

You should learn how to attract bluebirds because they’re beautiful, have a sweet sounding song, and they eat mosquitoes and other insects by the thousands every day! More bluebirds means less mosquitoes.