There’s always something new to learn about gardening! If you have questions about how to harden off your seedlings or what to do with old garden soil, you’re in the right place.
Want to keep your gardener spirit alive but don’t have time for a full-blown in-ground garden? Meet container gardening — the more affordable, less time-consuming, and more space-efficient alternative to traditional gardening. In this guide for gardening with limited time, I’m showing you how to put together a container garden and sharing my top recommendations…
Congratulations! You’ve managed to successfully grow a healthy crop. So, what comes next? You might think it’s time to harvest, but you must carefully consider the harvest timing for each plant you grow. This can seem daunting if you’re a beginner. However, once you get the hang of it, you’ll end up with a perfect…
Nothing fosters a positive community better than sharing resources, and plants are the top resource, in my opinion! That’s why I just love sharing and trading my homegrown goods with neighbors and friends. Let me tell you how I found myself in a frugal community that helps me save money as well as make new…
If you have a garden, you’re bound to come across various bugs roaming around your plants. While some may be harmful or even devastating to your greens, many are beneficial insects that can help your garden flourish. In this article, I’m sharing examples of beneficial garden bugs, what they can do for your precious garden,…
Pesticides are chemicals specifically formulated to repel, kill, or disrupt the reproduction of insects that harm crops and plants. While they’re nowadays known to have negative effects on human health, what is their real extent of danger? In this article, I’m sharing insights into pesticide exposure and its impact on our lives. Brace yourself, things…
You walk out to your garden hoping to find your plants growing before your eyes, but instead you find weeds taking over. While weeds are incredibly annoying to us gardeners, your plants will actually love them – if you prepare them as a drink. You see, weed tea is full of nutrients that will help…
Interested in an off-the-grid lifestyle? Then you need to make off-grid gardening part of your plan! Yes, it can be challenging to grow plants and crops without electricity and commercial or inorganic products. But, the sense of achievement and pride that you can experience knowing that you’re self-sufficient and doing your part is like no…
Have you heard the term “leaf mold” and pictured moldy patches spread under trees in the yard? Luckily, that’s not the kind of mold that we’re talking about here. Leaf mold is actually a good thing to have and it can really help improve your garden soil. But where do you get leaf mold? And…
This is not a drill. Planting season has officially begun! I know you are all itching to roll up your sleeves and dig in after a long winter. So let’s get to it! It’s important to know that over time the nutrients in your soil will get depleted and need to be replenished. And Spring…
With all the technological advancements of this day and age, there are many ways in which you can start a fire. However, there’s still an appeal surrounding going old school and starting a fire with wood. If you live in an area with lots of Yucca plants, you may ask: can you burn Yucca wood?…