It seems that every February I find myself daydreaming and planning the upcoming garden season. However, it is often the coldest part of a Midwest winter. Luckily, there are several flowers that germinate best by going through a freeze and thaw season. With many spring bulbs planted in fall, there are always a few seeds […]
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How to Grow Food in Hanging Planters
Hanging planter indoor gardens are a perfect solution for urban preppers and provide added non-seasonal gardening opportunities.
How to Make Seed Tape for Your Garden
Seed tape is a strip of biodegradable paper or tape that has seeds affixed to it. You can make your own seed tape with just a few things.
How To Start Seeds In An Egg Carton
Paper egg cartons are great for starting seeds indoors. They’re practically free, they’re the right size, and the carton is biodegradable.
How to Make Natural Rooting Hormone
Here are the basic principles of what rooting hormones do, how they work, and how you can make some of your own naturally.
7 Reasons Raised Bed Gardening Is So Popular
Raised bed gardening in a highly versatile form of growing crops in both small and large places, and it’s become very popular.
This Stick Will Produce Hundreds of Pounds of Food
It’s possible to start off with mere sticks and turn them into trees that produce hundreds of pounds worth of food for the year.
How to Harvest Seeds from Your Garden
Harvesting seeds from your garden is meaningful, saves you money, and is good for the environment. Here’s how to harvest and store seeds.
No Till Gardening: An Easy Option for New Gardeners
No-till gardening is a gardening method that preserves soil structure, improves the health of your soil, and saves you back-breaking effort.
How to Grow Mushrooms in a 5-Gallon Bucket
Mushrooms are easy to grow in the right conditions. Here is a simple way to grow mushrooms in a 5-gallon bucket using woodchips and mushroom spawn.
