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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Did you know that growing tomatoes in hanging baskets is a great option if you’re short on space (or just looking to try something different)? If you choose the right tomato variety and follow a few simple guidelines, you can grow heaps of them without taking up any floor space on your balcony or deck. …
You don’t need a lot of space to be able to grow edible plants. Starting your own balcony herb garden is the perfect way to grow different herbs for your food, cocktails, tea and more. And it’s easy too! In this guide, we’ll have a look at everything you need to know to get started. …
If young tomato plants are left growing in a small pot or plug for too long, they can become root bound. In order to give them a chance to thrive in the garden, they need a little help from you to free up their root ball. Find out everything you need to know about root …
Grow bags are a great option for growing tomatoes and many other crops in small spaces. But if the season is coming to a close, you may wonder: can you reuse grow bags for tomatoes? The answer is yes. Let’s find out how to store your grow bags properly to ensure they last and much …
Grow bags for tomatoes are a good solution for people that don’t have a yard or garden plot. They have some advantages (breathability) over other type of planters typically used for tomatoes. Find out everything you need to know around the best grow bags for tomatoes. Jump to: | What Are Grow Bags? | Pros …
Signs of Nutritional Deficiencies in Heirloom Tomato Seedlings and solutions to help prevent a range of tomato diseases
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 …
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 …