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10/13/2018 / By Zoey Sky

A beginner’s guide to growing your own broccoli

Broccoli is a delicious superfood that offers a lot of health benefits. If you want to plant this cruciferous vegetable in your garden or homestead, here are some tips that you need to keep in mind. Broccoli planting season Broccoli that matures during cool weather yields heads that are sweeter than broccoli harvested during other times of […]

09/24/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

How to grow ginger at home

Ginger is a superfood that is packed with nutrients and other healthy compounds that are beneficial to both your physical and mental health. Most of its medicinal properties come from the rhizome — the underground part of the stem, which is commonly mislabeled as the root. Ginger can be used fresh, powdered, dried, or even as […]

08/09/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Gardening hacks: High-yield strategies to make the most out of your space

You don’t need a large plot of land to have a garden with a high vegetable yield. For productive gardening, you just need to figure out which strategies are best for your garden space. Here are seven high-yield strategies that can help you maximize your garden space. (h/t to GoodHousekeeping.com) (1) Use raised beds with rich soil. […]

08/05/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Control weeds naturally with vinegar

If you want to use a natural and non-toxic weed killer in your garden or homestead, try some horticultural vinegar. You can use this kind of vinegar to keep your garden free of weeds. It is effective for weed control and it is also an eco-friendly option that does not include any harmful chemicals. If […]

08/04/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Go fig-ure: 7 types of figs to add to your garden and how to grow them

Our relationship with the fig tree is one for the books: It’s one of the first crops that we’ve learned to cultivate (predating even wheat), and we’ve been enjoying its sweet, juicy fruit ever since. Of course, the fact that figs are ridiculously easy to propagate could be a significant factor in why our ancestors decided […]

04/16/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Yummier and juicier: Using natural fertilizers increases fruit yield and size

Do you want your farm or garden-grown fruits to become yummier and juicier? Use organic fertilizer, not chemical-based ones. A field experiment in a south farm in Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Manakkadavu, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu in India showed that using acid lime as fertilizer resulted in the highest harvest of fruits per tree. Panchakavya, an […]

06/29/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Plants “decide” how sweet to make their nectar depending on which insect colonies they want to entice

A recent study by the University of Edinburgh, published in the journal Biotropica and funded by the National Autonomous University of Mexico, once again highlights the marvels of design in the natural world around us. The research team has discovered that certain flowering crops, including cotton, beans, pumpkins, courgettes, acacia honey and passion fruit, carefully […]

05/09/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Here are 8 seeds that are great for long term storage

Every gardening process starts with the seeds. Seeds vary in size, shape, and germination period. Some seeds take longer to mature compared with others. Leftover seeds may also prove to be a major dilemma among gardeners, as certain seeds have shorter shelf life than others. A recently published article in OffTheGridNews.com lists eight seeds that can […]

04/26/2017 / By Russel Davis

Hybrid, heirloom, or GMO? Do you really know your vegetables?

Differentiating hybrid, heirloom, and GMO vegetables can be confusing. Gardeners still interchange these terms, yet the nuances among them need to be understood. These gardening labels describe how the vegetables are reproduced. An article in the gardening website BonnniePlants.com has provided an overview on what makes the gardening methods different from each other. Hybrid plants vs. […]

04/17/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Easy cukes: How to grow cucumbers for summer

What makes the cucumber truly special is how easy it is to grow. All you need is planning and patience, and soon enough you’ll have jar after jar of this amazingly versatile vegetable. Not only is it a refreshing addition to summer salads, but it’s also an effective treatment against sunburn. GardeningKnowHow.com states that there are two basic […]

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