How To Prune Basil
When I first started gardening, I really never used to bother with pruning my plants. Except for pruning tomatoes, I pretty much left all the […]
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DIY Cinder Block Compost Bin
When it comes to making compost for our garden, I always welcome trying different methods and systems. In the past we have used the diy […]
How To Grow Kumquats
I know what you are thinking… oh no here we go again with the strange name fruits. LOL. Worry not this fruit is actually in […]
How To Grow Bay Leaves
I never miss an opportunity to add new herbs to our ever growing selection. Although this one has tree like characteristics it is actually a […]
How To Prepare Your Garden Soil
Gardening needs time for preparations, if you really want to have the best soil for you plants. Remember the 3 diy garden soil tests and […]
How To Grow A Medjool Date Palm From Seed
If you have a sweet tooth you will absolutely love today’s post. Unlike when we made homemade hot fudge recipe or homemade pancake syrup recipe […]
How To Turn Wooded Land Into Your Homestead
More often than not, when you think of a homestead, you visualize a wooded area. In fact many wanna be homesteaders would prefer getting access […]
How To Grow Stevia
Most people probably think that Stevia is just a brand name, for sweetner. Well, it is actually a plant, classified as a herb. Just like […]
DIY Container Water Garden
If you follow my blog, you may have noticed I haven’t made too many flower gardening posts. That is mainly because I spend so much […]
How To Save Tomato Seeds
Ideally when you live on a homestead you want to shy away from buying seeds annually. So I prefer to save most of my seeds […]
How To Grow Wheat
They are some very commonly used household ingredients that not many people grow in their gardens. Flour is one, that we use every day for […]
How To Get Rid Of Aphids Naturally
All the fun when gardening stops the minute pests and diseases start to attack your plants. We have made various natural concoctions in the past […]
Homemade Fruit And Veggie Wash
Most people would just rinse their fruits and vegetables under water. That is ok, if you know where they are coming from and that all […]
How To Grow Green Beans
Green beans are probably one of the only plants that can be found in almost every garden. We have grown grand pa’s pole beans in […]
9 Fruit Trees You Can Plant In Winter
If you love to spend time in your garden, sometimes when the fall comes you just can’t stop gardening. That is why in the past […]
How To Grow Grapes From Seeds
Today was one of those days when I woke up feeling like doing the almost impossible. We have discussed growing grapes in containers already in […]
How To Get Rid Of Cutworms
Gardening can be lots of fun, especially when everything goes smoothly. There are a few things that an affect your garden like a drought, pests […]
DIY Garden Stick Fence
Our garden has always been in an open area out in the back. However, our dogs have started making it their playground, so I was […]
How To Grow Nectarines From Seed
I woke up this morning in a ‘fruity’ mood, I just felt like adding more fruit trees to our ever expanding orchard. We have already […]
How To Fight Tomato Blight Using Pennies
Just when you thought those pennies you have been collecting in that jar on top of your fridge were useless, you run into this post. […]