Gardening

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 …

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 …

11 Vegetables and Herbs You Can Grow Inside This Winter Vegetables and Herbs You Can Grow Inside This Winter When you are a gardening lover, the winter times can bring about some serious blues. You have nothing fresh growing, no plants to tend! The garden sits empty, and you stare longingly wishing …

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 …

How To Grow Square Shaped Fruits & Vegetables How To Grow Square Shaped Fruits & Vegetables When we think of fruits and vegetables, the image that usually comes to mind is their natural, irregular shapes. However, what if we could defy nature’s norms and grow square produce? The concept of …

9 Ways to Grow More Food Without Spending Money 9 Ways to Grow More Food Without Spending a fortune Gardening saves you money and produces healthy food for your family. The more food you grow, the more money you save, but how can you grow more food without spending more …

How Much Should You Plant To Provide A Year’s Worth of Food Homesteading was once a way of life; gardening wasn’t a hobby, it was how you fed yourself and your family throughout the year. Your survival rested on your ability to grow crops, save seeds and preserve the harvest. …

 Keep Wasps Away With a Brown Paper Bag Wasps are unfriendly guests at everyone’s house. I recommend using a brown grocery sack to trick wasps into staying away. There are some species of wasps that tend to avoid a pre-existing wasp’s nest, so by crumpling up a brown paper sack …

7 Plants to Rid You of Pesky Mosquitos 7 Easy to Grow Mosquito-Repelling Plants /shutterstock Summertime is here and with the warm nights, the backyard barbecues, and the buzzing of thunderstorms that dot humid horizons, the conditions will also be perfect for our tiny, hungry winged friends — the mosquitos! A savvy DIY-er knows …

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 …