Tricia Drevets, Author at Homestead Survival Site

How to Grow Marigolds – A Gardener’s Best Friend

Marigolds are a wonderful addition to your garden because they attract pollinators and they deter pests. Here’s how to grow marigolds.

Preventing weeds in your garden is easier than you think. Here are a dozen ways to prevent weeds so you aren’t pulling weeds all day.

Medicinal flowers are often overlooked as most people pay more attention to herbs, but these flowers can remedy all sorts of ailments.

If you’re new to gardening, start with some plants that are easy to grow. Here are the easiest plants to grow in your garden.

Stop growing the same old plants. There are lots of unusual edible plants that can add color to your garden and flavor to your meals.

A hotbed is a raised bed that uses layers of decomposing organic materials as a heat supply to grow plants. Here’s how to make one.

Rubber bands have all sorts of off-grid uses in first aid, fishing, starting a fire, organizing your gear, and much more.

There are certain foods that have a very long shelf life. These 15 are great for food storage as they will last at least 15 years.

Winter is a terrible time for a power outage, but it happens to millions of people. Here’s how to prepare for and survive winter blackout.

Researching indicates that PFAS (forever chemicals) are in rainwater all over the planet. Here’s how to remove them.