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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16 Foods You Can Re-Grow from Kitchen Scraps
16 Foods You Can Re-Grow from Kitchen Scraps Imagine having an unlimited supply of your family’s favorite produce. Incidentally, produce is often one the most expensive items on most grocery lists so anything that you can cut down will help you to tremendously curb that grocery expense. Various food can …
Read More »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 …
Read More »9 Homemade Plant Foods
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 »Growing Peonies in Pots
Growing Peonies in Pots Growing Peonies in Pots Peonies, known for their lush and extravagant blooms, are a favorite among garden enthusiasts. While traditionally grown in gardens, cultivating peonies in pots offers a unique and flexible way to enjoy these stunning flowers. This article will guide you through the process …
Read More »Easy Steps to Your Own Backyard Fruit Haven
Easy Steps to Your Own Backyard Fruit Haven Easy Steps to Your Own Backyard Fruit Haven There’s something magical about stepping into your backyard and being surrounded by a lush, thriving orchard. A backyard orchard not only enhances the beauty of your outdoor space but also provides a bounty of …
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 »12 Ways To Repurpose Tree Stumps and logs
12 Ways To Repurpose Tree Stumps and logs If you have had a tree in your garden and have cut it down for what ever reason and unsure what to do with the stumps you have left of that tree as you dont have a log burner or just looking …
Read More »15 Clever and Surprising Uses for Garlic
15 Clever and Surprising Uses for Garlic 15 Clever and Surprising Uses for Garlic When you think of garlic, you probably picture dicing and sautéing the aromatic cloves. Maybe the aroma comes back to you and makes your stomach rumble. Or perhaps you imagine wearing a garlic necklace to repel …
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 »30 ways you have never considered for using wood ash
30 ways you have never considered using wood ash If you’ve got a fireplace or fire pit full of wood ashes and would like to find a more useful purpose for them than simply tossing them in the trash, read on! We’ve come across 30 great uses for ash you …
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