Growing your own food is a delicate balance between your own personal time and energy, weather conditions but most importantly, the decisions you make about what to grow on your property. Planting edible perennials to harvest and enjoy (pretty much) forever is an excellent investment of your time as a gardener and homesteader! Casually defined,…
The Garden
How to Attract Beneficial Bugs to the Garden
When I hear people say that organic gardening isn’t possible, I have to scratch my head and wonder how we got so far away from our roots. Organic gardening is all I’ve ever known, primarily because that’s the way my dad taught me. My father always pointed to nature to correct itself and to make…
How to Start Seeds Indoors the Right Way
It’s not difficult to learn how to start seeds indoors, and it can really give you a big head start on the growing and preserving season! Over the years, depending upon what type of set-up I had, I’ve started seeds different ways. If you have a south-facing window, you will have the easiest time. If…
5 Ways to Avoid Garden Burnout
As the seed catalogs flood our mailboxes, glorious thoughts of beautifully colored fruits and vegetables surround our minds. We picture ourselves strolling through weedless gardens, as the birds sing, plucking the fruit of our labor, with just a glow of perspiration on our face! Psht. The reality of the garden is much different that the…
How to Have a Weed-Free Vegetable Garden
Every year, I read different posts about eliminating weeds from your garden. As an avid and experienced gardener, most of them leave me scratching my head with concern. So, here’s “How to Have a Weed-Free Vegetable Garden”! I say “sensibly” because I think many people go just a bit overboard with weed control. So, allow…