Ah, Spring. When the world comes back to life. And the best part? All those fresh fruits and veggies! Eating Seasonally in the Spring is the best! Eating seasonally not only ensures the freshest and ripest food, but it also saves money too! Pay attention to your local grocery stores and farmers’ markets. When certain …
The foundation of every garden is healthy soil. Healthy soil gives you fruit and vegetables full of nutrients, protects your plants during droughts, and supplies you with a wonderful harvest. But don’t worry. I’m here to teach you how to build healthy soil the easy and cheap way. Yes, there’s still some work involved, but …
Have you ever wondered how people in Alaska or northern Canada garden? Isn’t it cold all the time? Not quite! A cold climate garden is very possible and very rewarding. Gardeners in Zones 1, 2, 3, and 4 have all learned how to work with their climate and soil. They know how to make the …
Do you think fall gardening is too much work? It doesn’t have to be. Learn how to grow food for your family in the fall in any gardening zone. Let’s be honest, fall and winter gardening can be tough. When you need to plant your fall garden, you’re probably knee deep in harvesting and putting …
Selecting seeds for your fall garden is the first step to a successful year-round garden. The growing season need not end with the Autumn harvest! With careful planning and succession sowing, a bountiful fall garden can extend harvests into winter, and planting of overwintering varieties will give you a jump start on fresh produce in the …
Raising your own vegetables for fresh home produce is a goal that every self-reliant gardener strives to achieve. You’ll have success with vegetables for the home garden when you follow these simple rules. Once you sit down with the plethora of seed catalogs received every spring, you realize that the possibilities for growing healthy food in …
Serious home preservers look for shortcuts to help create the best product that will last the longest on the pantry shelves. Learning when to blanch vegetables can help save money, save time, and give you the best-tasting food. I am a lazy preserver and will take shortcuts whenever possible. Now, don’t get me wrong, these …
Canning foods is a wonderful way to preserve the harvest or even a great deal you find at your local farmers market or grocery store. But are you doing it correctly? Which is the best way? Water bath canning or pressure canning? When done correctly, canning is a wonderful and safe way to preserve foods …
Successfully saving seeds from homegrown vegetables, fruits, and herbs is easy with these tips. Save money on seed purchases and have a steady source of seeds to plant for years to come. Seed saving is a skill largely lost these days. With seed packages widely available, who needs to save seeds anymore? You can simply …