Dandelion Jelly Makes abt 6 half pints or 3 pints Pick at least 10 cups of dandelion blossoms. Snip off base of each flower until you have just yellow petals. You need to end up with 4 cups petals. It is ok if there are little bits of green. Pour boiling water over the petals. …
Forsythia Syrup & Jelly Recipes Forsythia Jelly Makes Abt 6 half pints or 3 pints… Pick at least 10 cups of Forsythia blossoms. Snip off base of each flower until you have just yellow petals. You need to end up with 4 cups petals. Pour boiling water over the petals. Let this sit until room …
DIY Milkcrate Composter Good soil is the corner stone to any successful garden. Compost is an essential part of creating good healthy soil for your plants and making it yourself the ultimate in recycling of kitchen waste. From kitchen waste comes new crops to reenter the kitchen as produce to feed your family. It sure …
Gluten Free Prepping As celiac disease becomes more prevalent in American society, gluten free products are becoming more and more accessible and need to be accounted for in our preps. Although the cause of celiac disease is currently unknown, just like with some other allegories it can develop later in life and isn’t always something …
19 Wild Urban Edibles When we speak of foraging 99 times out of 100, we are referring to wooded and swampy areas and not an urban environment. However, not everyone is going to just happen to be in a rural area on the day a SHTF event occurs. More numbers than we can count will …
DIY Raised Planter Stand A raised planter is a perfect solution for those avid gardeners who have developed a bad back or rusty knees and shouldn’t stoop as much as an ordinary ground-based garden requires. They can also solve a multitude of space issues, soil issues and provide a garden spot for renters who may not be …
This is a great time to start working on your Spring gardening plans, even though Spring doesn’t officially start until much later in the month. Quite a bit of the country still has to contend with cold weather spells in March, but in some of the Southern areas, things are already starting to heat up. …
Testing Seed Viability I can so relate to the frustration expressed by the author of the featured article’s experience with her beans! Knowing in advance the viability of a package or group of home saved seeds can save you frustration and money. If you as did the author, plant a bunch of seed and then …
When to Start Planting Deciding when to start planting vegetable Seeds depends on your climate and conditions — and the vegetable itself. Vegetables differ not only in size, color, shape, and taste, but also in their preferred growing conditions. There are two groups: cool season and warm season. PLANTING COOL SEASON VEGGIES… Cool-season vegetables grow …
Heat Your Greenhouse Without Power This almost sounds like a no brainer. Greenhouses are intended to convert solar power to heat. But what if you want to grow during the winter months or if the weather is rainy and gloomy for a long period of time? Unconverted solar just isn’t enough at that time. Unless …
