Garden

Straw Bale Gardening: An Easy Way To Grow Food

Straw bale gardening is simple and effective. Setting them up is the hardest part but there are many benefits to this type of garden. Let’s take a look.

A No-Sew Way to Make Your Own Lavender Bunnies

This adorable lavender bunny project yields the perfect spring decor. They’re easy to make, aromatic, and will make your home look and smell like spring!

Making Maple Syrup and Other Types of Tree Syrup

While it’s easy to make maple syrup, it is surely time-consuming. We go over the process and also teach you about a bunch of other trees to tap for syrup!

Growing Microgreens: Tutorial For Delicious and Nutritious Greens All Year

Growing microgreens is a great way to have fresh greens all winter. And they’re delicious and nutritious all year long, not just in winter.

Forcing Spring Bulbs For Flowers In Cold Months

Do you long for Spring color during the Winter? Have you tried forcing bulbs indoors so you have beautiful flowers in your house with very little effort?

Growing Sprouts: How and Why You Should be Growing & Eating Sprouts!

Last week we explored quenching spring fever by growing microgreens. Today let’s look into why eating and growing sprouts is a great idea!

Growing Herbs In Water for Fresh Herbs All Year

Growing herbs indoors can be tricky, one solution is growing herbs in water. Read on to see how we do it and for easy tips to keep your fresh herbs healthy.

How To Cure & Store Potatoes And Onions For Winter

Learning how to store potatoes and how to store onions is an essential skill for any gardener. Before you store them you need to cure them. Let’s learn how.

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.

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.

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.