Tag: Gardening

DIY Barn Greenhouse

DIY Barn Greenhouse My favorite designer of all things DIY is without hesitation Ana White. Featured today is her barn greenhouse. The majority of the world has a distinct growing season and an equally disguisable off season. If you are fortunate enough to have room on your property for a greenhouse you can significantly extend that …

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Jump Start Your Seeds

Some posts may contain affiliate links Jump Start Your Seeds It’s that time of year! Use these tricks to speed up germination, then plant up some pots! Having all the help you can in gardening is a God send. This is especially true if you live in a climate with a shorter growing season, your seeds are …

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An Upscale Herb Garden from Recycled Materials

An Upscale Herb Garden from Recycled Materials Instructions Build your own herb garden from recycled materials. 1st you take a piece of scrap wood and cut to your specifications. Sand the cut edges, stain with your chosen color and coat with a sealer. (Eventually some water will be spilled!) Add hangers to the end you …

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It’s Garlic Season! Start With a Single Bulb

It’s Garlic Season! Start With a Single Bulb The months of October and November are prime planting season for garlic. Although they can be planted in the spring as well. Not everyone knows that you can grow pretty much unlimited garlic from just a one bulb! It’s a very easy crop to grow and requires very little care. …

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First Garden or Updating? 3 Things to Consider

First Garden or Updating?  3 Things to Consider This year’s gardening season is nearing in most areas of the world. So if you have decided this year you’re going to plant your first garden, if your garden this past year didn’t produce as well as you had hoped. or your garden last year was so awesome you want …

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Foraging Safely -Common Non-Edible Plants

Foraging Safely -Common Non-Edible Plants   Many of us are learning about foraging and edible plants as we become a more health conscious and prepared society. But we must remember to choose the plants we decide to eat with care as the wrong one can make you extremely ill. It is an old tale that …

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Aquaponics: Co-Mingling Fish & Garden

Aquaponics: Co-Mingling Fish & Garden   Aquaponics is a subject relatively new to me, but it definitely has piqued my interest. A mini eco system co-mingling fish and garden. However, most of the systems I have seen are huge and well beyond my ability to build, purchase, or maintain. Until this one! This article gives …

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Inexpensive Composting Toilet

Inexpensive Composting Toilet Human waste isn’t traditionally something we like to talk about or even think about but the attached video makes a lot of practical green living sense. There are several very nice bathroom composting systems on the market. But for the most part the prices currently are daunting and often the set up …

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Simple Weed Can be Used To Improve Health & Make Beer

Simple Weed Can be Used To Improve Health & Make Beer The stinging nettles grow in the wild virtually everywhere in the world. This weed can easily be found during a hike in the woods or along the roadside. The primary nutritional value the plant is often heralded for is its fiber and calcium content. Strong …

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3 Inexpensive DIY Greenhouses

3 Inexpensive DIY Greenhouses DIY Green Houses Lots of us are not fortunate enough to live in areas where year round planting is possible outdoors. But we all eat year around! So if we can extend our growing seasons we can put more food on the table now and later in a SFTF scenario. There …

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