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It’s that time of year when home gardens are producing epic amounts of vegetables, especially cucumbers! While it may be tough to eat an abundance of cucumbers fresh, it’s super …
It’s that time of year when home gardens are producing epic amounts of vegetables, especially cucumbers! While it may be tough to eat an abundance of cucumbers fresh, it’s super …
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Most everyone has a favorite rose. If you wish you had more in your garden, learn how to grow roses from cuttings. This is an easy project that takes less …
Watching and tending to an abundance of peppers in the garden is a very rewarding experience indeed. But how many hot peppers can you realistically eat at once? Half of …
Colder weather may be on its way, but that doesn’t mean you need to say goodbye to your garden! The use of cold frames allow you to extend the gardening …
Mint (Mentha spp.) is an aromatic, perennial herb of the Lamiaceae family. A vigorous grower and spreader, mint has enjoyed a long history of use in cuisine, traditional medicine, and …
Fall is finally here with it’s cool, crisp weather and pumpkin spice everything. The changing fall foliage is beautiful too, until it starts coating your lawn and needs to be …
Aloe is one of those plants just about everyone has around the house. And if you don’t have a few, you should. And if you have just one but would …
To sit by the flickering light of a beeswax candle is to drift back in time and dream of quieter, calmer days. The dark room, the single flame, the comfort …
As fall proceeds and leaves begin to flurry down, you may be wondering what to do with all the wind blown foliage. Many gardeners seem to view fallen leaves as …
When you happen upon a cucumber, yellowing and past its prime, take it as a learning opportunity. There are seeds inside, ready to be saved. If you only knew how! …
Autumn is spectacular season, full of pumpkin pies, apple fritters and quince cheese. It also happens to be full of nuts. At this very moment, walnuts upon walnuts are falling …
Saving seeds from most fruits and vegetables is pretty straightforward. You wait until the crop has reached harvest time, harvest it, pull out the seeds, let them dry, and store …
If you’ve ever tried to grow squash in your home garden and ended up with huge rambling plants but no fruit, this tutorial is for you! How exactly do you …
No homestead feels complete without a flock of chickens. Whether you live out in the country or own a quarter-acre lot in the city, there’s a good chance you’ve considered …
If you are looking for something a little different to grow in your garden, elephant garlic is for you. Unlike regular garlic, elephant garlic is a perennial plant that can remain …
No matter how successfully you make tomatoes ripen more quickly in your garden, chances are you will still be left with a number of green tomatoes to use up at …
Whether you are a seasoned homesteader or a yearning-to-be homesteader, this list of self-reliant skills will give you so much to learn (plus resources to get started), that you’ll never …
It’s that time of year when chickens suddenly go from producing an egg every day to one or two a week, or if you’re really unlucky, no eggs at all. …
Fall is sneaking up on us quickly, which means it’s time to get digging in the garden to plant your garlic! Garlic is one of the few crops that you …
I have three large aloe vera plants, two that are pups from the main plant. They all share a big terra cotta bowl on the end of a coffee table, …
It’s never too late to plant seeds in the garden – except when it is covered by snow! Let’s not skip seasons too rapidly though, we are still in the …
I don’t know about you, but I’m not a morning person. I need a good strong cup of coffee every day to reanimate me and propel me into whatever responsibilities …
A quick search for “Using coffee grounds in the garden” and Google will unleash a deluge of links to articles telling you to save those spent grounds! We are advised …