Preview: Growing winter vegetables has many benefits. Cooler weather and less pests make winter gardening a much more pleasant task. So cold weather is approaching. What if you don’t want to give up gardening just yet? Did you know that in many areas, you can continue to have some homegrown goodness from your garden all winter? While heat loving plants…
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Preview: There are many things you should do NOW to prepare the garden for winter. By doing these 13 things, your garden will be ready for planting in the spring. (Please note that some of the links in this article may be affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you purchase something through a link. It will…
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Preview: Growing blueberries is rewarding for the backyard gardener. Blueberry bushes can be grown in the garden, in a container, or as a landscape plant. Why Grow Blueberries? Growing blueberries is always a great idea because, well… blueberries. Nothing beats the taste of homegrown fruit. However, blueberries also make a great landscape plant. The flowers provide beauty in the spring,…
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Preview: Saving seeds from your garden can save you money. But did you know that you can’t save seeds from ALL plants? Read below to know which seeds to save and how to properly store the seeds for next year. Saving Seeds? Be Sure to Save the Right Kind First, you need to decide whether it is even worth saving…
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Preview: This post explains how lighting a chicken coop can be done safely if the backyard chicken keeper chooses to provide supplemental light during the winter. Lighting your chicken coop is a matter of personal preference. Some chicken keepers prefer to give their chickens a rest over the winter. Others don’t want to resort to store-bought eggs, so lighting the…
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Preview: Lasagna gardening is an easy way to start a new garden bed without much work. You can start layering materials now and plant in it immediately, or allow time for it to “cook” and plant next season. Would like to have a garden bed ready for next year, but don’t have the foggiest idea about how to get started?…
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Preview: If you need back to school lunch box ideas, you’ve come to the right place. This post shares lots of recipes and ideas to help you solve the lunch packing dilemma. School will be starting soon and that means its time to get back in the groove of packing lunches. Whether your kids take their lunch every day or…
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