As self-sufficiency and growing your own are becoming more popular, a lot of people are picking up gardening. Here’s how to read your garden zone map. When building a garden, one of the important things to need to consider is the location. Location is an important element of a thriving plant. Sun exposure dictates much …
What is a victory garden? In this post we’ll go over the deep history of victory gardens and go into why you should grow your own! In the United States, we have a long history of victory gardens. However they were also popular in the UK, Canada, Australia and Germany. These gardens were started during …
Keep this list of fresh-from-the-garden zucchini recipes for your harvest this year! When zucchinis come in, they come in, it seems like they all come in at one time! In the South we caution gardeners to lock their doors during the summer, otherwise people will break in and leave their excess zucchini! How to Grow …
One of the best vegetables for a beginner to grow is peas. In this post, I’ll go over everything you need to get started growing peas. I absolutely love peas. Not the mushy, tasteless store-bought peas, but the fresh peas from the garden. I love running out to the garden before dinner and searching the …
Throughout the Winter, and into the Spring, if you have a wood burning fireplace, or a wood stove, you have to clear out the ash to make room for new wood. In this post I’ve collected 12 unique ways you can re-purpose that wood ash. If you’re anything like me, however, you know things on …