The Kratky method is a simplified hydroponic technique becoming increasingly popular with vegetable growers. One of the main fertilizer components is not available everywhere and in this blog post we show you how a 3 part hydroponic fertilizer can easily be substituted.
Go grab a tomato and a small bowl of water. You and I are going to save tomato seeds. Because we are awesome. And cheap. Saving money is only one of the reasons to save tomato seeds. The main reason to do it is so you can give them away. Ditto for saving lettuce, onion...Read More
Eight key lessons learned about no-till farming after 2+ seasons of using the deep mulch system. Learn how to adopt no-till farming techniques yourself!
Create an eye-catching, water-diverting dry creek bed for your yard and watch your drainage woes disappear.
A no-till garden can give yields that equal or surpass conventional gardens, and builds up your soil as well. Better yet, it requires a lot less work than conventional gardening. Here's how to get started.
A beautiful charcoal grey/black limestone tile with unusual snakeskin-like markings. This hard-wearing stone offers a smooth surface with a subtly worn edge. A popular choice for outdoor projects, Ballanstone tumbled limestone is available in external thickness 30mm flagstones and 50mm cobbles.
Wondering what the best soil for raised bed vegetable gardening is? You've come to the right place, a successful raised bed garden starts with the soil.
My Curb Appeal Plans: Beautiful Mailboxes, Mailbox Posts, and Mailbox Landscaping
As I mentioned in the Hillside Landscape post, our backyard consists of a small flat area near the house and a cleared hillside that continues up into a wooded area. Once we moved and settled into our home, we realized that the hill was actually one large Alabama sandstone rock loosely covered with a combination of weeds and grass. The dirt layer over the rock varied from a foot or so deep, to just several inches in some areas. Ultimately our solution, after considering many options, was to uncover the rock and embrace what God planted in our backyard–a beautiful sandstone hill. Projects like this are so rewarding, you can get most of the equipment here which makes it nice and easy too. We added some attractive evergreens and ornamental plants from the Southern Living […]
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These full sun perennials are all low maintenance plants with beautiful flowers that will thrive in full sun (even in the South!)
