Growing Potatoes: Everything You Need to Know Growing Potatoes Everything You Need to Know Potatoes seem complicated to grow because you can’t see your progress above ground, but potatoes are easy. Homemade potato chips and herb roasted potatoes could be in your future. All you need to do is learn …
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18 Trees That Can Be Tapped For Their Sap
18 Trees That Can Be Tapped For Their Sap Some trees yield a sugar-rich sap which can be drunk raw, fermented into alcoholic beverages or gently boiled down to syrup. Below is a list of 20 tress that you can be tapped and their sap be used on your homestead. This …
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9 Homemade Plant Foods 9 Homemade Plant Foods – photo from Sokolenko/shutterstock While many people buy plant food on their own, the truth is that you can also prepare plant food at home. In fact, there are many different recipes and guidelines to try out, so it’s not overly difficult. …
Read More »Making an Automatic Chicken Waterer
Easy Steps To Making an Automatic Chicken Waterer credit – Rob Bob’s Aquaponics & Backyard Farm Chickens don’t require a lot of complicated care steps, but they do need an abundance of water to lay the eggs we want. You will find yourself making the walk to your chicken coop several …
Read More »11 Natural Pest Fighting Flowers
11 Natural Pest Fighting Flowers Flowers have more purposes in your garden than looking beautiful. If you research companion planting, you quickly learn that flowers can fight pests. Using flowers planted amongst your vegetable garden is a creative and natural way to fight pests looking for a quick meal. Years …
Read More »15 Creative Ways to Reuse and Upcycle Milk Jugs
15 Creative Ways to Reuse and Upcycle Milk Jugs Are you are looking for new craft ideas? Do you want to try upcycling to save money? How about recycling those plastic bottles instead of throwing them away? Get with the kids and see which of the ideas shown here are ones …
Read More »How to Build a Fire Pit
How to Build a Fire Pit on a Small Budget How to Build a Fire Pit on a Small Budget It is summertime, and everyone wants to have a fire pit where you can roast marshmallows and hot dogs in your backyard. Building a fire pit can be pricey, but …
Read More »Best Dwarf trees to grow in Containers
12 Best Dwarf Trees To grow In Containers 12 Best Dwarf Trees To grow In Containers Growing trees in a pot can restrict you, since most trees tend to have their roots go deep into the earth looking for water and nutrients. However, there are many dwarf trees that can …
Read More »14 Creative Ways To Hide Your Air Conditioner Unit
14 Creative Ways To Hide Your Air Conditioner Unit Your air conditioner unit works hard all summer to keep us cool and most of us could not be with out it in the summer months. But if you are like me the last thing you want to do is look at it …
Read More »How To Make A Flower Pot Grill & Smoker
How To Make A Flower Pot Grill & Smoker How To Make A Flower Pot Grill & Smoker People always look for unique ways to cook their food to provide better flavor or convenience; especially when barbecuing. Magnify your barbecuing experience with a flower pot grill and smoker! What Can the …
Read More »8 Common Medicinal Trees You Should Be Growing
8 Common Medicinal Trees You Should Be Growing 8 Common Medicinal Trees You Should Be Growing Tree medicines have an advantage over fresh herbs in that they can be harvested year-round. There are several prevalent varieties that grow in North America whose roots, leaves, bark, or twigs can be used to …
Read More »Best Organic Fertilizers For a Vegetable Garden
The Best Organic Fertilizers For a Vegetable Garden The Best Organic Fertilizers For a Vegetable Garden Growing a vegetable garden is a great way to save money, eat fresh garden-grown produce and enjoy nature right at your backyard; no matter where you live – in the city or outside the …
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