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This category covers a wide range of topics focused around the benefits you will see when you learn to grow your own food. Benefits like self-sufficiency, health, cost savings, flavor, and fun!!

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This category covers a wide range of topics focused around the benefits you will see when you learn to grow your own food. Benefits like self-sufficiency, health, cost savings, flavor, and fun!!

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**Note: To help with self-sufficiency check out our facebook group where we have an active sharing community of beginning and experienced gardeners, all interested in sharing successes and failures. The group is called Grow Your Own Food at Home

How To Grow the Sweetest Raspberries

If you’re tired of bland store-bought raspberries that mold in a couple of days, try growing your own. By choosing the right raspberry variety and following a few simple growing tricks, you’ll be able to produce super-sweet berries bursting with real raspberry flavor! Let’s have a look at everything you need to know about how …

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Protecting a Blueberry Plant in a Pot Over Winter

Blueberry plants grown in containers will thrive in the Summer but they will usually need a little extra care in winter to prevent their roots from freezing. Find out how to protect a potted blueberry bush in winter, whether you’re overwintering it indoors or outdoors! Jump to:Hardiness ConsiderationsOutdoor CareIndoor Care This post may contain affiliate …

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How To Grow the Sweetest Strawberries

Growing your own strawberries will give you that old-fashioned sweetness that is missing in store-bought strawberries. June berries are often considered the sweetest type to grow but the ultimate sweetness is a mix of variety and growing conditions. Here are my favorite super-sweet strawberry varieties and a guide for how to enhance the sweetness beyond …

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Myths Around Blueberries: Growing, Cooking or Health

If you enjoy growing or cooking with blueberries, you’ve undoubtedly heard all sorts of folklore, gardening tips and health claims about this tasty fruit. But which are useful, and which do more harm than good? Let’s have a look at 7 common myths about blueberries that you may be surprised to learn aren’t true. Jump …

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How To Grow the Sweetest Blueberries

Wondering how to grow the sweetest blueberries and avoid a tart or bland harvest? No worries. With a little bit of help, you can get your blueberry shrubs to produce sweeter fruit than ever this year! Jump to:   Best Blueberry Cultivars for SweetnessAdd Potassium for Sweetest BerriesGrowing Tips for Sweetness This post may contain affiliate …

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Best and Worst Companion Plants for Blueberries

Growing plants that benefit blueberry bushes (aka companion planting) is a fantastic way to maximize your berry yield through pollinators, add visual appeal to your garden or deck, and get the most out of your available space. But… which species play nice with blueberry bushes, and which don’t? Let’s find out all about blueberry companion …

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Grow Blueberries in Pots for your Deck, Patio or Balcony

Growing blueberries in large pots is a perfect way to grow some of your own food at home when you are constrained by not having a large garden area, or if your garden area is shady (blueberries like full sun). This summary will give you the basic requirements for success, with a how-to video included …

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Leggy Tomato Seedlings | What Should You Do?

Are the tomato plants you started this spring looking a little… spindly? Sad? You’re probably dealing with leggy tomato seedlings, one of the most common issues when starting tomato seeds. Legginess can affect the health of the plants, but don’t worry: it’s fixable. Jump to: | Why Legginess Is Bad | Leggy Tomato Seedlings: Causes …

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When to Plant Tomatoes and Veggies using Nature’s Cues: Phenology

Old gardener stories are often based around a science called phenology. “Plant potatoes on Good Friday; prune trees on Presidents Day, and never plant anything during the full moon.” Homilies or science? Is there a reason phenology has existed for thousands of years, across the world, and more importantly, can we use it to help …

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