We grow lettuce, spinach, greens and different herbs indoors all winter long for our eating enjoyment. We also start our garden seedlings indoors, transplanting them in the garden when it gets...
Category: Gardening
Hummingbirds⎜Excellent Garden Pollinators, Great Insect Control
In the garden you might catch a glimpse of iridescent feathers reflecting brilliant color as a sunbeam ricochets off a flurry of wings. This thumb-sized jewel makes the faintest hum as it pauses...
Growing Tomatoes – Tips, Tricks, Health Benefits, Fertilizer
Being the crown jewel of many gardens, you like most people probably think of tomatoes when you think of growing a vegetable garden. Here on our homestead, the one plant we definitely have to...
Growing flowers in our gardens are not only for the beauty they bring to us while also helping to pollinate our plants, they can bring a splash of color and exotic taste to the plates on our table....
The ideal spot for a garden on our homestead happened to be where a previous owner had graded the lot before building a metal shop. The grading had removed the top soil and left hard rocky soil...
Here in the Pacific Northwest where we still have snow on the ground as I write, I find myself turning to thoughts of planning for our Spring garden. Having gardened for most of my life I know...
