Keeping Ants Out of the Garden USE CITRUS PEELINGS Collect citrus peelings (orange, lemon, etc.), ground them up and mix with water. Spray the liquid concoction over the mound. This method is an effective natural remedy for getting rid of carpenter ants and other garden ants. If you don’t want to make this, you can …
Eating & Cooking Daylilies We are all learning a lot about eating what nature provides and things that we wouldn’t usually consider food items, like dandelions and now daylilies! This is a little more complicated plant than is a dandelion. It has several medicinal purposes and can work like a laxative and a diuretic. Daylilies are also known …
MIY Cream of Chicken Soup Mix An awesome recipe for those who are busy parents or professionals. Cream of “something” soup is used in so many quick and easy meals. The baby is crying, your teen is in angst, or after a long day at work nothing is better than comfort food or easy nutrition in …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Food Preservation And Sustainability One of the most important parts of prepping or homesteading is sustainability. You can save and store a huge number of supplies only to have them wiped out in a disaster, taken from you by marauders or confiscated and eventually no matter how much you …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Some States Require a Permit to Trade Seeds It appears another simple homesteading, prepping, and gardening common practice has found its way into the law maker’s crosshairs. Seed libraries, friends, neighbors and even relatives may soon and are already in some states required to have a permit to gift …
DIY Cheese Waxing DIY cheese waxing sounds like a really bizarre process, doesn’t it?!? But once the cheese is incased in the wax it can store for years without getting moldy. Personally, a world without cheese to me is a personal SHTF scenario. I love cheese on or in just about everything. Not only does it …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Keyhole Gardening Keyhole gardening is not only an attractive way to grow your harvest but a very viable option in warmer climates. They have been the preferred method of gardens in spots like Africa where climates are hot and dry because they hold water so well and are able …
What Can’t Safely Be Canned? I know when I first began canning, I wanted to can EVERYTHING! I still re-can things I purchase in bulk down to meal size portions. But I have learned over the years and fortunately without any ill effects that not everything cans well. Not only do some things not can …
DIY Container Gardening Ideas and Tips There are a number of reasons why people who would like to have a full-size outdoor garden can’t or don’t. You may not have weather that is conducive to a full growing season, limited outdoor space, bad soil, time constraints or even a disability that makes it too difficult to garden. …
MIY Seed Pots The weather is looking better and better out there now. I saw a great article on The Gardening Channel on Making Your Own Seed Pots that I thought you might like, and so I’ve listed it below. Making seed pots out of old newspapers is not only a thrifty use of the …
