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Category: The Garden
Use Your Kitchen Scraps to Re-Grow Valuable Foods | New Book by Katie Elzer-Peters
A lifestyle guide to reducing waste and re-growing kitchen scraps into a food source you can control and trust. This post contains affiliate links. For years I’ve harvested and used the seeds from my store-bought or garden-harvested cucumbers, peppers and…
Keep Warm by Thinking of Your Spring Garden | 3 New Books from Quarto Knows
Though the Siberian Vortex is wreaking havoc on the world outside our front doors we can still warm the cockles of out heart with thoughts of the future. Quarto Press has recently released three gardening related books which can bring…
Gardenite 10 Pattern Metal Triggerless Thumb Control Hose Nozzle Review & Giveaway, ends 4/30/18
Thanks to Gardenite I was invited to review this specialty hose nozzle just in time for spring gardening. When I received the nozzle immediately I saw the benefit of not having a trigger for a couple of reasons. First of…
8 Tips for Having A Great Yard for Your Pet in the Spring
How to be “Backyard Ready” for Dog Fun When Spring Hits Winter is nearly over, and it’s time for your dog to get outside to bask in the sunshine and roll in the grass. Here are some tips to help…
How Many Goats Does It Take to Mow a Lawn?
Spring is here as will soon be the need to mow your lawn. Big Box hardware and outdoor supply stores are boasting sales on noisy, gas-guzzling grass chopping behemoths. Have you ever considered a more natural alternative to a hearing-hampering,…
The 2018 Garden Guide: Advice and Inspiration for the Modern Gardener
The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s all-new gardening annual features endless edibles, plants with pizzazz, front-yard foodscapes, guidance on planning a path, and more! [dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#1db130″ ]If you are a gardener you are probably familiar with…
Getting Ready for Spring Yard Work: Safety Tips to Remember
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”5″ border_color=”#39a94b” ]This post could not be more timely. Even in Zone 5 & 6 things are beginning to thaw out and we can clearly see the ravages of Winter’s freeze on our precious…
Companion Planting: Fight Garden Pests and Increase Your Yields The Natural Way
It was warm outside yesterday. Almost 60 Fahrenheit and it makes me itch to get into the garden. When my girls were very small I turned my attention almost solely to vegetable gardening and left the flowers to a few leftover…
Do You Know How To “Read” A Garden?
Many of us, myself included, enjoy walking through gardens – large and small – just for the enjoyment of being in nature. Seeing the plants grow and how meticulously a flower or vegetable garden bed has been laid out brings…
