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 …
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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 …
Are you new to gardening and want to grow some spinach? This guide will teach you how to grow spinach! Spinach is a green leafy vegetable that can be eaten raw or cooked. It makes great salads, sandwiches, and soups. Growing spinach is easy and can be done in most climates with plenty of sunlight. …
Bread and butter pickles are a great, easy, beginning canner’s recipe. It’s not as labor-intensive as most recipes, doesn’t require a ton of processing time, and it’s honestly hard to screw up! How Bread and Butter Pickles Got Their Name Bread and Butter Pickles reportedly got their name because they would be served on bread …
Celebrate the summer harvest with these 13 Fresh From the Garden Tomato Recipes! There’s nothing better than a fresh-from-the-vine tomato, still warm from the summer sun. Tomatoes are one of my favorite things to grow – they’re relatively easy to grow and their fruit roles in almost all summer long. To celebrate the hearty, versatile …
