6 Organic Mulches That Will Keep Plants Cool This Summer
Follow me Mulching your gardens during the warmest summer months will do wonders for growing plants and will encourage a healthier soil environment for your
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5 Important homesteading lessons to learn from American pioneers
Follow me The legacy and memory of homesteading live on in us. And while the era that our great-great-grandparents had to live through
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Market Garden Strategies for Survival Gardens
Follow me Preppers can reap some big rewards by applying some of the habits of successful market gardeners and small farmers to our home
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Food preservation tips: What kinds of food can you dehydrate?
Follow me There is almost no easier way to preserve food than to dry it. Used for thousands of years to extend the shelf-life
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How to Grow Blackberries
Follow me Blackberries are a sweet tasty treat that can easily be grown in a home garden. The perennial plants will provide plenty
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Seeding Indoors Now For Your Spring Garden
Follow me Spring may seem like its eons away, but it will be here before you know it. Starting your seeds indoors is
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Prepper’s food delight: Fruits and vegetables you can grow in your own garden
Follow me The ability to feed yourself and your family when SHTF is very important, so you may want to learn how to
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How to Start Your Own Survival Garden
Follow me Whether you’re living off-grid or in a city, access to food is one of the first concerns for a prepper. Food shortages are
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How to Grow Your Own Urban Vegetable Garden
Follow me Choosing to grow your own urban vegetable garden is a massive step towards self-reliance. With current events being what they are,
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8 Inexpensive Options for Small Space Gardening
Follow me With many options for inexpensive small space gardening out there, attempts to grow food in an urban environment can be successful
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Square Foot Gardening – Waste of Time for Preppers?
Follow me Square foot gardening can be an excellent way to produce a lot of food in a compact space. Added benefits come
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Garden Rebels: 10 Ways to Sow Revolution in Your Back Yard (and Why You MUST Go to Battle)
Follow me Perhaps the next Revolutionary War will take place in a vegetable garden. Instead of bullets, there will be seeds. Instead of
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Essentials for Indoor Seed Starting
Follow me Even if you don’t have access to a greenhouse, you can create conditions that will allow seedlings to thrive. Tops on
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Creating a More Self-Sufficient Garden for the Long Term
Follow me I love gardening. It’s fun, it’s rewarding, and it saves money. However, it’s only useful for prepping purposes in the long
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Gardening Keeps You Healthy
Follow me Thomas Jefferson famously wrote to Charles Willson Peale in 1811 at age 68, “But though an old man, I am but
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7 tips for creating a successful organic vegetable garden almost anywhere
Follow me There is nothing like enjoying the fruits of your labor, literally! The seeds you just planted turn out as little shoots
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How to grow chilli peppers
Follow me Growing chillies at home is easy, and there’s a huge variety of different types to choose from. Whether you want flavour,
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Benefits of common root vegetables
Follow me Root vegetables are exactly what the name implies – they are the root of the plant. The most common root vegetables
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How to Have a Garden When You “Can’t” Have a Garden
Follow me Are you itching to grow something for the table in these times of bare shelves, but don’t have space? Well, you’re
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The One Skill That Will Help During ANY Crisis: Self-Reliance
Follow me In the past several years, my family has been taking as many steps forward as possible when it comes to self-reliance.
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Want All the Green Beans You Can Eat? Get the Best Harvest With These Growing Tips
Follow me Here’s everything you need to know about growing a great and bountiful green bean harvest. When I was growing up, I
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8 Important Things To Do On The Homestead This Summer
Follow me The warm, sunny days are upon us. While we all love to sip on cold herbal tea that’s brewed in the
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Growing Great Sweet Peppers
Follow me Yes you can grow great sweet peppers! The big blocky bell peppers you find in supermarkets need a long warm (but
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Hydroponics: The Good, The Bad, & The Necessary Equipment
Follow me You could realistically grow an entire garden hydroponically in your own home, and with a large enough financial investment, have fresh
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