For your soil, there is no better ingredient than compost, whether you till it into your garden beds or use it as mulch around shrubs and trees, it is...
Gardening & Homesteading
Whether you tend a little patch of tomatoes, or are striving to produce most of the food for your family, here you’ll find articles about organic gardening, organic pest control, food preservation, permaculture, homesteading, and more.
If you’re looking for seeds for your vegetable garden that are not associated in any way with Monsanto, or any of their seed-selling subsidiaries, like...
Whether your a garden sage or a total newbie, these online vegetable garden planning tools can make planning this year's garden a real snap!
Weeds are the bane of every gardener, especially as the days heat up and vacation season starts. But short of hand-digging them every day, it can be a real...
Today I weeded my very overgrown flower garden, and learned (the hard way) that stinging nettles are the most common weed there. But despite the fire in my...
If you’re anything like me, you’ve dreamed about having fresh eggs from your backyard every morning, but have also had concerns about tending to a whole lot of...
It’s summer time, and it’s hot. What could be more wholesome and refreshing on a hot, sunny day than kids running through the sprinkler and...
Sun-dried tomatoes are one of my favorite foods. I love their concentrated, sweet tomato-ness in just about everything, and will even eat them straight when...
Peas are pretty easy to grow. Just give them cool, spring weather, composted soil that drains well, and some climbing support. If you’re short on space...
Both beets and Swiss chard are different varieties within the same plant family (Amaranthaceae-Chenopodiaceae) and their edible leaves share a resemblance in...
Winter squashes are members of the Cucurbitaceae family and relatives of both the melon and the cucumber. Winter squashes like butternut or pumpkin have hard...
While technically you can compost anything that was once living, some things are better left out of the compost pile for the sake of a better compost and less...
As snow falls this week, you should know that most conventional deicers are harmful to pets, kids, cars and local wildlife and rivers. Here are some safer eco...
Your tomato plants are tall and green; you’ve taken the time to carefully stake or cage them to support their growth. Right now they are loaded with tons...
Can you still grow some of your own food if your yard has shady spots? The answer is YES! Here is a list of 28 vegetables that grow in partial shade.
For many years, I taught gardening to inner-city high school students in Washington, D.C. We used the school grounds and derelict school greenhouses to...
