DIY Wattle Raised Garden Beds
As much as I have used the no dig vegetable garden, in my garden I have also experimented with other methods. I really like the […]
Gardening
How To Grow Vanilla Beans
There are a lot of ingredients we use daily in our kitchens, that until recently would have never thought of making homemade versions. I jumped […]
DIY Sprouting Mason Jars
As much as I love working outside in our backyard garden, I also really enjoy indoor container gardening. I think I once shared a post […]
How To Grow Popcorn
For many of us when we think it is time to watch a movie, this is the snack that we think about. Not a year […]
DIY Industrial Pipe Shelves
When you first build your home or cabin on the homestead, you probably cut a few corners in order to get things done as fast […]
DIY Vertical Herb Garden Planter
I have been trying to avoid sharing any new planter ideas in recent months, as I feel I have already shared a lot. From the […]
Canning Fresh Lemons
When life gives you plenty of lemons make some lemonade. Remember that recipe for the healthy black lemonade I shared with you a little while […]
Sweet & Spicy Mango Salad Dressing
With all the fresh produce available in your garden during the gardening season, you have to enjoy as many salads as you possibly can like […]
How To Grow Starfruit
Twinkle, twinkle little star… how I wonder what you are? One of my favorite nursery rhymes growing up, and ever since I have been fascinated […]
How To Sweeten Watermelons
When we speak of things that are naturally sweet, there is honey and then there is the watermelons growing in my garden, of course. Although […]
How To Dehydrate Celery
They often say necessity is the mother of all inventions or in this case we will say preservations. Here I was looking at the celery […]
How To Grow Parsnips
Truth be told, it is not like we needed yet another root vegetable in our garden. We are already growing sweet potatoes, turnips, carrots and […]
DIY Stick Compost Bin
We tend to have many excuses for not starting our composts as gardeners, and over the years I have been trying to get rid of […]
How To Grow Baby Carrots
Naturally when you think of growing carrots, you probably want to prepare a large raised garden bed for them, right? Well hold your horses, I […]
DIY Whiskey Barrel Mint Garden
Why would you want to grow anything in a whiskey barrel, I hear you ask? Well simply because you can and it actually looks pretty […]
How To Grow Goji Berries
I laughed so hard the other day when one of our ‘neighbours’ Trisha stopped by and commented on how man different types of berries we […]
How To Make Chicken Manure Tea
Chickens are usually found on almost every homestead, sometimes even in the city. We all know about raising chickens for fresh daily eggs, however there […]
How To Grow Red Grapefruit
One of my favorite things to do is, attempting to grow my fruit trees especially from seeds. Sometimes I am successful and other times I […]
DIY Seed Germination Test
Has this ever happened to you before? You open up your diy seed vault, and pull out a pack of seeds. Then go through the […]
Homemade Natural Vitamin Water
Many would argue that food is more important than water. Why then is it that you can only survive 3 days without water and up […]