Are you new to gardening? Do you want to grow your own fresh veggies and save money? There’s nothing like a fresh crunchy carrot or crisp green peas straight from the garden. Winter is a great time to start planning, dreaming, and salivating. Here are 6 steps for starting a vegetable garden from scratch. 1) […]
Give up the grass! Grow veggies instead. Or wildflowers. Or herbs. Or make a butterfly garden. Or plant fruit bushes. In the 10 years I worked as a Landscape Gardener I got plenty of experience manually digging out sod to make garden beds. Its not fun. Don’t do it unless the area you’re digging out […]
The bee lawn is a natural ecosystem that allows for the spread of bees. The grass and flowers create a safe environment for the bees to live and work, and the trees and bushes provide food and cover for the bees. The bee lawn is a great place to watch bees at work, and it’s […]
Mustard greens are the perfect plant for laissez-faire gardeners like me. They are durable and robust. I don’t believe in struggling to grow plants that require babying, fertilizing, or covering. If it won’t grow where I live without a lot of extra effort, I won’t plant it. My gardening methods primarily involve creating a humus […]
Mesclun greens is the name used for a mix of leafy salad greens. Depending on the seed mix it may include anywhere from 5 to 12 different varieties of lettuces and other leafy plants such as mustard greens, arugula, endive, radicchio, frisee, and dandelion greens. Colors range from green to red to purple (while they […]
I have to admit, the first year I grew arugula, I rejected it as a foul tasting weed, decided to ignore it and left it to go to seed. Good thing. Being a prolific self-seeder, it came back, year after year, until finally, my taste buds developed a liking for leafy greens and I gave […]
Kale makes me happy. It’s a veggie that does triple duty: Health benefits of kale According to doctors, kale is one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet. He developed a food ranking system based on nutrients per calorie. The higher the levels of micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals) in a food, the […]
My house is located right next to the forest and I enjoy the benefit of it in many ways. It provides me with a peaceful place to walk, the sounds of wildlife, the fresh air it produces, cool shade in the summer, and a little bit of firewood to keep me warm in the winter. […]
Five years ago I began to discover a whole new way of living. It’s a way of living that contributes to the health of the planet as well as my own health. It involves thinking about the life cycle of everything I buy. It makes me happy and I feel clean. When considering purchases, I […]
Yes, it can be done. I often hear the lament of folks who yearn for the homesteading lifestyle. “I can’t afford the land“, they exclaim. A valid point. It may take years of saving to afford that sweet piece of land. Meanwhile, you are itching and craving to get started. It is possible: you can […]
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