Ever wondered where to place your compost bin to get the best results? Choosing the right spot makes all the difference in how fast your compost breaks down, and if it even works at all. Check out all of our tips for success. #GreenLiving #GardenTips #SustainableLiving #Composting101 #homesteading
How to Use Eggshells in the Garden-Learn the different ways you can use your eggshells to benefit your garden plants and improve your garden soil!
Learn how to grow luffa (loofah), a delicious vegetable to eat (when picked very young) or let luffa grow and develop into a useful sponge.
Everything you need to know about raising barn cats.
NOTE: This article is about 20 of my favorite medicinal healing herbs to grow in most garden areas and types of soil. There are 100’s more, though, that I just couldn’t include because of space. Enjoy this rundown of 20 of my favorites. Have you ever wondered which medicinal herbs are the best on
Preserving zucchini and summer squash is a great way to cut your grocery bill. You can ferment, dehydrate, can and even freeze zucchini for the winter.
Discover essential tips and insights for starting your homesteading journey. Perfect for beginners looking to embrace self-sufficient living.
If you’re growing celery in your garden, you’ll need to know when the stalks are ready to pick. Learn how and when to harvest celery on Gardener’s Path.
Electroculture gardening is all over the place right now, but we're about to dive a bit deeper into the science and how to try it out at home
Make your own insecticides and keep your garden pest free in a natural, safe and easy way. Check our DIY projects today.
Fight garden pests naturally! DIY homemade bug spray for vegetable plants with peppermint oil. Simple recipe & organic methods for a bug-free harvest!
Learn here how to make natural pesticides for gardens that can be used to combat bugs instead of using harmful chemical pesticides.
Wondering how to use excess hot peppers from the garden? Here's how to dry chili peppers, how to freeze hot peppers, and recipes!
Here's how to get rid of slugs in your garden and yard. 3 ingredients make this homemade chemical free slug tonic. Beer, Yeast and Sugar!
Here are 10 useful and pretty things that you can make with lavender!
Growing zinnia flowers in your backyard has plenty of benefits: These simple, low-maintenance plants provide colorful, wow-worthy, oversized blooms—with sturdy stalks that make them a prime choice for cutting gardens and indoor arrangements.
Zucchini is one of the easiest plants for new gardeners to grow. With these seven helpful tips for growing zucchini plants, you will have a great harvest!
Do you want to start composting but feel overwhelmed? Try these 15 composting tips for beginners and start your compost pile today!
Five uses for comfrey.
Don't let onions go to waste. These 4 EASY steps are the best way to store onion for longer storage life. But don't store onions next to one food item!
Preserving tomatoes is so much more than spaghetti sauce and salsa. Learn how to can, freeze, dehydrate and ferment tomatoes for now and later.
Beets are a staple in any homesteaders garden. They’re super nutritious plants that can be used for everything from sauteed greens to harvesting sugar from the roots. I happen to love the flavor of a homegrown beet, and once I figured out these tricks to growing beets, I was thrilled. Did you know beets are...
Read along to learn how to grow radishes, including when to plant, tips for preparing your soil, sowing seeds, proper spacing, thinning, harvesting, and also several tasty ways to use radishes in the kitchen!
Here are 10 useful and pretty things that you can make with lavender!
Follow our companion planting chart and plans in your vegetable garden to attract pollinators, increase yields, natural pest control and more.
Agriculture is one of the most important sectors with plenty of business opportunities. Here are the best farming business ideas that will make money.
Is your organic garden being overrun with pests? Here's how to get rid of bugs on plants in your garden- including the top 8 common garden pests!
Have you always wondered how to keep bugs out of your garden naturally? I'll show you the best flowers for companion planting in the vegetable garden.
These are the herbs that grow well together and those that don't. Companion planting has long been recognized as a valuable technique in gardening, and when
Help your Brussels sprouts thrive in the garden by using these good companion plants for Brussels sprouts. Also find out what not to plant with Brussels sprouts.
Grasshoppers decimate a garden quickly if not controlled. Learn how to kill grasshoppers and prevent them from attacking in this guide by Kevin Espiritu.
Pruning raspberries every year is essential for harvesting a bumper crop. Here's how and when to prune your canes depending on your raspberry variety.
Save money by learning how to grow a peach tree from germinated peach pits. (It works for plums and cherries too!)
Goldenrod is helpful for making salves for sore muscles, tea for your kidneys, and may be useful for respiratory woes.
Looking for the ultimate fall treat? This amazing Amish pumpkin butter recipe is perfect for the season, and so easy to make and store.
What to do with sage when you don't want your bountiful harvest to go to waste! There are so many ways that you an use it, as food and medicine!
An abundance of tomatoes, peppers, garlic, and onions from the garden means it's time to make our favorite garden salsa recipe.
Seasonal vegetables have great taste and they are also fresh, if you eat the vegetables according to the season then your body will definitely get…
Whole canned blackberries are perfect for baking and they keep their shape and flavor through the canning process. Add brandy and spices for extra warmth, or leave them out for plain canned blackberries.
See why you need to prune tomato plants early - and how to do it! Pruning tomato plants can lead to healthier plants and a bigger harvest!
Elderberries are an important part of how I keep my family healthy all winter long. Elderberry oxymel, syrup, jelly, vinegar, mead...the list goes on. They're easy to pick off the bushes in large clusters, and
Make your own dehydrated dill powder to use in recipes all year long! Having your own dried dill can save you a lot of money and prevents you from needing to run to the store in the winter months!
